Naslov
Synthetic Biology : A novel approach for the construction of industrial microorganisms

Autori
Žučko, Jurica ; Starčević, Antonio ; Diminić, Janko ; Elbekali, Mouhsine ; Lisfi, Mohamed ; Long, Paul F. ; Cullum, John ; Hranueli, Daslav

Izvornik
Food technology and biotechnology (1330-9862) 51 (2013), 1; 3-11

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
molecular biotechnology; industrial microorganisms; DNA synthesis; homologous recombination; recombinant gene clusters

Sažetak
The recent achievement of synthesising a functioning bacterial chromosome marks a coming of age for engineering living organisms. In the future this should allow the construction of novel organisms to help solve the problems facing the human race, including health care, food, energy and environmental protection. In this minireview, the current state of the field is described and the role of synthetic biology in biotechnology in the short and medium term is discussed. It is particularly aimed at the needs of food technologists, nutritionists and other biotechnologists, who might not be aware of the potential significance of synthetic biology to the research and development in their fields. The potential of synthetic biology to produce interesting new polyketide compounds is discussed in detail.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biotehnologija

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