The microbial cell - functional unit for energy dependent multistep biocatalysis

- Use of native pathways and single recombinant enzymes for whole-cell multistep biocatalysis.
- Design of artificial pathways with large substrate scope using synthetic biology and retrosynthetic approaches.
- Coupling of artificial to native pathways for the bioconversion of cheap renewables.
- Integration of functional cellular modules in whole-cell biocatalyst design.