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Synthetic Biology – Metabolic Engineering

  • Covers trends in modern biotechnology
  • All aspects of this interdisciplinary technology, where knowledge, methods and expertise are required from chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, genetics, chemical engineering and computer science, are treated
  • More information as well as the electronic version available at springer.com

Part of the book series: Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology (ABE, volume 162)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Promoter and Terminator Discovery and Engineering

    • Matthew Deaner, Hal S. Alper
    Pages 21-44
  3. Engineering Biomolecular Switches for Dynamic Metabolic Control

    • Cheng-Wei Ma, Li-Bang Zhou, An-Ping Zeng
    Pages 45-76
  4. Pathway Design, Engineering, and Optimization

    • Eva Garcia-Ruiz, Mohammad HamediRad, Huimin Zhao
    Pages 77-116
  5. Synthetic Biology for Cell-Free Biosynthesis: Fundamentals of Designing Novel In Vitro Multi-Enzyme Reaction Networks

    • Gaspar Morgado, Daniel Gerngross, Tania M. Roberts, Sven Panke
    Pages 117-146
  6. Synthetic Biology of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)

    • De-Chuan Meng, Guo-Qiang Chen
    Pages 147-174
  7. Engineering and Evolution of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Produce Biofuels and Chemicals

    • Timothy L. Turner, Heejin Kim, In Iok Kong, Jing-Jing Liu, Guo-Chang Zhang, Yong-Su Jin
    Pages 175-215
  8. Corynebacterium glutamicum for Sustainable Bioproduction: From Metabolic Physiology to Systems Metabolic Engineering

    • Judith Becker, Gideon Gießelmann, Sarah Lisa Hoffmann, Christoph Wittmann
    Pages 217-263
  9. Xenobiology: State-of-the-Art, Ethics, and Philosophy of New-to-Nature Organisms

    • Markus Schmidt, Lei Pei, Nediljko Budisa
    Pages 301-315
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 317-322

About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA

    Huimin Zhao

  • Institut für Bioprozess- und Biosystemtechnik, Technische Universitðt Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg, Germany

    An-Ping Zeng

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Softcover Book USD 379.99
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