The Future of Metabolic Engineering

2022 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Engineering ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals Back to the future: Why we need enzymology to build a synthetic metabolism of the future

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 551-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias J Erb
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Engineering ◽  
Metabolic Networks ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Theoretical Design ◽  
Enzyme Discovery ◽  
Tremendous Progress ◽  
The Future ◽  
Actual Realization

Biology is turning from an analytical into a synthetic discipline. This is especially apparent in the field of metabolic engineering, where the concept of synthetic metabolism has been recently developed. Compared to classical metabolic engineering efforts, synthetic metabolism aims at creating novel metabolic networks in a rational fashion from bottom-up. However, while the theoretical design of synthetic metabolic networks has made tremendous progress, the actual realization of such synthetic pathways is still lacking behind. This is mostly because of our limitations in enzyme discovery and engineering to provide the parts required to build synthetic metabolism. Here I discuss the current challenges and limitations in synthetic metabolic engineering and elucidate how modern day enzymology can help to build a synthetic metabolism of the future.

scholarly journals The future of metabolic engineering and synthetic biology: Towards a systematic practice

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vikramaditya G. Yadav ◽  
Marjan De Mey ◽  
Chin Giaw Lim ◽  
Parayil Kumaran Ajikumar ◽  
Gregory Stephanopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Engineering ◽  
Synthetic Biology ◽  
The Future ◽  
Systematic Practice
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