Production of Terpenoids by Synthetic Biology Approaches

Terpenoids are a large family of natural products with remarkable diverse biological functions, and have a wide range of applications as pharmaceuticals, flavors, pigments, and biofuels. Synthetic biology is presenting possibilities for sustainable and efficient production of high value-added terpenoids in engineered microbial cell factories, using Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae which are identified as well-known industrial workhorses. They also provide a promising alternative to produce non-native terpenes on account of available genetic tools in metabolic engineering and genome editing. In this review, we summarize the recent development in terpenoids production by synthetic biology approaches.

• Publication year

  2020

• Venue

  Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

• Publication date

  2020-04-24

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00347PMID 32391346PMCID 7193017
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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