Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8426008 | Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology | 2017 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Isoprenoids are the most abundant and highly diverse group of natural products. Many isoprenoids have been used for pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, flavors, cosmetics, food additives and biofuels. Carotenoids and isoprenoid-based biofuels are two classes of important isoprenoids. These isoprenoids have been produced microbially through metabolic engineering and synthetic biology efforts. Herein, we briefly review the engineered biosynthetic pathways in well-characterized microbial systems for the production of carotenoids and several isoprenoid-based biofuels.
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Authors
Fu-Xing Niu, Qian Lu, Yi-Fan Bu, Jian-Zhong Liu,