Engineering of Microbial Biosynthetic Pathways

Metabolic engineering is a powerful tool for generating natural metabolites and industrially important biomolecules in a renewable and sustainable manner. It has been successfully used to produce chemicals, drugs, enzymes, amino acids, antibiotics, biofuels, and pharmaceuticals. The book reviews the various technologies used for metabolite detection, extraction, biosensors, and microbial strain development for the production of these valuable compounds. It also discusses genetic engineering and synthetic biology tools for metabolic engineering and addresses ethical, patenting, and regulatory issues.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 318 pages
Publication date: 18 July 2021
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

Metabolic engineering is a powerful tool that has the potential to revolutionize the production of natural metabolites and industrially important biomolecules. By extending or modifying biosynthetic pathways in a wide range of organisms, scientists can generate large quantities of valuable biomolecules in a renewable and sustainable manner. This field has already been successfully used to produce a wide range of products, including chemicals, drugs, enzymes, amino acids, antibiotics, biofuels, and industrially important pharmaceuticals.

The book provides a comprehensive overview of the basic and advanced metabolic engineering technologies used to generate natural metabolites and industrially important biomolecules. It covers topics such as metabolite detection, extraction, and biosensors, as well as the metabolic engineering of microbial strains for the production of industrially useful enzymes, proteins, organic acids, vitamins, and antibiotics. The book also discusses various genetic engineering and synthetic biology tools for metabolic engineering.

In addition to its technical content, the book also addresses ethical, patenting, and regulatory issues in the metabolic engineering of microbes. It provides insights into the ethical considerations that arise when modifying living organisms and discusses the legal and regulatory framework that governs this field.

This book is a valuable resource for beginners in metabolic engineering, as well as students, researchers, biotechnology, and metabolic engineering-based companies. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date understanding of the field and its applications, and will help readers to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to contribute to this rapidly evolving field.

Weight: 516g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811526060
Edition number: 1st ed. 2020