Biotechnology of Isoprenoids

Albert Boronat

Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción

Terpenoid Biosynthesis in Prokaryotes

Claudia Schmidt-Dannert

Biosynthesis of Terpenoid Natural Products in Fungi

Dorothea Tholl

Biosynthesis and Biological Functions of Terpenoids in Plants

Irini Pateraki

Allison Maree Heskes

Björn Hamberger

Cytochromes P450 for Terpene Functionalisation and Metabolic Engineering

Yun Chen

Yongjin J. Zhou

Verena Siewers

Jens Nielsen

Enabling Technologies to Advance Microbial Isoprenoid Production

Chase Kempinski

Zuodong Jiang

Stephen Bell

Joe Chappell

Metabolic Engineering of Higher Plants and Algae for Isoprenoid Production

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This book review series presents current trends in modern biotechnology. The aim is to cover all aspects of this interdisciplinary technology where knowledge, methods and expertise are required from chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, genetics, chemical engineering and computer science. Volumes are organized topically and provide a comprehensive discussion of developments in the respective field over the past 3-5 years. The series also discusses new discoveries and applications. Special volumes are dedicated to selected topics which focus on new biotechnological products and new processes for their synthesis and purification. In general, special volumes are edited by well-known guest editors. The series editor and publisher will however always be pleased to receive suggestions and supplementary information. Manuscripts are accepted in English.

Contenu

Terpene biosynthesis in prokaryotes.- Terpene biosynthesis in fungi.- Terpene biosynthesis in plants.- Terpene synthases: functions, evolution, and engineering.- (Plant) P450s for terpene functionalization.- Terpene hydroxylation / cyclization with engineered microbial enzymes.- Directed evolution of genes and enzymes for isoprenoid metabolic engineering.- Advances in the analysis of isoprenoid metabolites.- Metabolic engineering of bacterial and yeast microbial platform strains for isoprenoid production.- Metabolic engineering of algae, mosses, and higher plants for terpenoid production.- Bioprocess engineering for synthesis and conversion of isoprenoids.- Isoprene.- Menthol and related monoterpenes.- Monterpene indole alkaloids.- Farnesene and other isoprenoid biofuels.- Valencene and Nootkatone.- Santalenes and Santalols.- Sclareol and ambroxide related diterpenes.- Taxol.- Carotenoids.