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[Synthetic biology for metabolic engineering--a review]. 2009

Junshu Wang, and Qingsheng Qi

State Key Laboratory ofMicrobial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.

In the last few decades, with the development of recombinant DNA technology, metabolic engineering has made tremendous advances. Synthetic biology is a newly and rapidly emerging discipline. It has great potential in assisting and simplifying the study of metabolic engineering. This review focuses on the recent development of synthetic biology and its application in optimizing metabolic pathway and engineering cellular chassis.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007218	Industrial Microbiology	The study, utilization, and manipulation of those microorganisms capable of economically producing desirable substances or changes in substances, and the control of undesirable microorganisms.	Microbiology, Industrial
D008660	Metabolism	The chemical reactions in living organisms by which energy is provided for vital processes and activities and new material is assimilated.	Anabolism,Catabolism,Metabolic Concepts,Metabolic Phenomena,Metabolic Processes,Metabolic Phenomenon,Metabolic Process,Metabolism Concepts,Metabolism Phenomena,Process, Metabolic,Processes, Metabolic,Concept, Metabolic,Concept, Metabolism,Concepts, Metabolic,Concepts, Metabolism,Metabolic Concept,Metabolism Concept,Phenomena, Metabolic,Phenomena, Metabolism,Phenomenon, Metabolic
D005818	Genetic Engineering	Directed modification of the gene complement of a living organism by such techniques as altering the DNA, substituting genetic material by means of a virus, transplanting whole nuclei, transplanting cell hybrids, etc.	Genetic Intervention,Engineering, Genetic,Intervention, Genetic,Genetic Interventions,Interventions, Genetic
D058615	Synthetic Biology	A field of biological research combining engineering in the formulation, design, and building (synthesis) of novel biological structures, functions, and systems.	Biologies, Synthetic,Biology, Synthetic,Synthetic Biologies