01528nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245005000055210004900105260007700154300001400231490000700245520082100252653001901073653001401092653002201106653001301128653001301141100002101154700002501175700001801200856008001218 2013 eng d a1439-422700aG-Quadruplexes as tools for synthetic biology0 aGQuadruplexes as tools for synthetic biology aBOSCHSTRASSE 12, D-69469 WEINHEIM, GERMANYbWILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBHcNOV a2077-20810 v143 a

With the potential to engineer biological systems, synthetic biology is an emerging field that combines various disciplines of sciences. It encompasses combinations of DNA, RNA and protein modules for constructing desired systems and the rewiring of existing signalling networks. Despite recent advances, this field still lags behind in the artificial reconstruction of cellular processes, and thus demands new modules and switches to create genetic circuits. The widely characterised noncanonical nucleic acid secondary structures, G-quadruplexes are promising candidates to be used as biological modules in synthetic biology. Structural plasticity and functional versatility are significant G-quadruplex traits for its integration into a biological system and for diverse applications in synthetic circuits.

10aG-quadruplexes10aribozymes10asynthetic biology10atopology10azipcodes1 aAgarwala, Prachi1 aPandey, Satyaprakash1 aMaiti, Souvik uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/g-quadruplexes-tools-synthetic-biology-002164nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245012300055210006900178260000800247300001200255490000800267520134900275653002101624653001601645653002601661653002901687653002201716100002401738700002301762700002301785856012601808 2021 eng d a0175-759800aMetabolic engineering and synthetic biology for isoprenoid production in Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae0 aMetabolic engineering and synthetic biology for isoprenoid produ cJAN a457-4750 v1053 a

Isoprenoids, often called terpenoids, are the most abundant and highly diverse family of natural organic compounds. In plants, they play a distinct role in the form of photosynthetic pigments, hormones, electron carrier, structural components of membrane, and defence. Many isoprenoids have useful applications in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and chemical industries. They are synthesized by various isoprenoid synthase enzymes by several consecutive steps. Recent advancement in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology has enabled the production of these isoprenoids in the heterologous host systems like Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Both heterologous systems have been engineered for large-scale production of value-added isoprenoids. This review article will provide the detailed description of various approaches used for engineering of methyl-d-erythritol-4-phosphate (MEP) and mevalonate (MVA) pathway for synthesizing isoprene units (C-5) and ultimate production of diverse isoprenoids. The review particularly highlighted the efforts taken for the production of C-5-C-20 isoprenoids by metabolic engineering techniques in E. coli and S. cerevisiae over a decade. The challenges and strategies are also discussed in detail for scale-up and engineering of isoprenoids in the heterologous host systems.

10aEscherichia coli10aIsoprenoids10aMetabolic engineering10aSaccharomyces cerevisiae10asynthetic biology1 aNavale, Govinda, R.1 aDharne, Mahesh, S.1 aShinde, Sandip, S. uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/metabolic-engineering-and-synthetic-biology-isoprenoid-production-escherichia-coli-and03068nas a2200277 4500008004100000022001400041245014600055210006900201260000800270300001100278490000800289520210100297653002402398653002402422653001802446653002502464653002702489653002202516100002002538700002502558700001702583700001702600700002302617700002002640856013002660 2024 eng d a0008-621500aMicrobial production of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) for versatile applications: biotechnological strategies for green process development0 aMicrobial production of NacetylDglucosamine GlcNAc for versatile cFEB a1090390 v5363 a

N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) is a commercially important amino sugar for its wide range of applications in pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics and biofuel industries. In nature, GlcNAc is polymerised into chitin biopolymer, which is one of the major constituents of fungal cell wall and outer shells of crustaceans. Sea food processing industries generate a large volume of chitin as biopolymeric waste. Because of its high abundance, chitinaceous shellfish wastes have been exploited as one of the major precursor substrates of GlcNAc production, both in chemical and enzymatic means. Nevertheless, the current process of GlcNAc extraction from shellfish wastes generates poor turnover and attracts environmental hazards. Moreover, GlcNAc isolated from shellfish could not be prescribed to certain groups of people because of the allergic nature of shell components. Therefore, an alternative route of GlcNAc production is advocated. With the advancement of metabolic construction and synthetic biology, microbial synthesis of GlcNAc is gaining much attention nowadays. Several new and cuttingedge technologies like substrate co-utilization strategy, promoter engineering, and CRISPR interference system were proposed in this fascinating area. The study would put forward the potential application of microbial engineering in the production of important pharmaceuticals. Very recently, autotrophic fermentation of GlcNAc synthesis has been proposed. The metabolic engineering approaches would offer great promise to mitigate the issues of low yield and high production cost, which are major challenges in microbial bio-processes industries. Further process optimization, optimising metabolic flux, and efficient recovery of GlcNAc from culture broth, should be investigated in order to achieve a high product titer. The current study presents a comprehensive review on microbe-based eco-friendly green methods that would pave the way towards the development of future research directions in this field for the designing of a cost-effective fermentation process on an industrial setup.

10aGenetic engineering10aGlcNAc applications10aMarket status10aMicrobial bioprocess10aN-acetyl-D-glucosamine10asynthetic biology1 aDas, Sancharini1 aChowdhury, Chiranjit1 aKumar, Pavan1 aRoy, Debasis1 aGosavi, Suresh, W.1 aSen, Ramkrishna uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/microbial-production-n-acetyl-d-glucosamine-glcnac-versatile-applications-biotechnological