Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Functional Genomics and Metabolic Engineering

Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Functional Genomics and Metabolic Engineering provides extensive coverage of new developments, state-of-the-art technologies, and potential future trends in the field, compiling the latest ideas from across the entire arena of biotechnology and bioengineering.

This volume provides data-based scientific knowledge and state-of-art information on functional genomics and metabolic engineering. It covers the core subjects of functional genomics, such as epigenomics, metagenomics, genomics of extremophiles, genomics studies in nutrient transport, genomics of miRNA, and genomics of pathogenesis.

An overview of metabolic engineering theories and approaches is supported with specific important examples of secondary metabolites, including Streptomyces, pentose utilization in E. coli, bacterial ethanol fermentation, yeast mediated benzaldehyde biotransformation, carotenoid production, acetic acid production by E. coli, and NADH regeneration.

Provides state-of-the-art information and applications of functional genomics and metabolic engineering as applied to biotechnologySupports the education and understanding of biotechnology education and R&DDemonstrates new means of enabling cells to produce valuable proteins, polypeptides, and primary and secondary metabolites

Section 1: Functional Genomics 1. Functional epigenomics 2. Functional Metagenomics 3. Functional genomics of extremophiles 4. Functional genomics studies in nutrient transport 5. Functional genomics of miRNA 6. Functional genomics of pathogenesis

Section 2: Metabolic Engineering 7. Overview of metabolic engineering theories and approaches 8. Polyketide synthesis 9. Secondary metabolites from Streptomyces 10. Pentose utilization in E. coli 11. Bacterial ethanol fermentation 12. Yeast mediated benzaldehyde biotransformation 13. Carotenoid production 14. Acetic acid production by E. coli 15. NADH regeneration