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A pathway for every product? Tools to discover and design plant metabolism

Journal Article · · Plant Science
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  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Mathematics and Computer Science Division
The vast diversity of plant natural products is a powerful indication of the biosynthetic capacity of plant metabolism. Synthetic biology seeks to capitalize on this ability by understanding and reconfiguring the biosynthetic pathways that generate this diversity to produce novel products with improved efficiency. In this work, we review the algorithms and databases that presently support the design and manipulation of metabolic pathways in plants, starting from metabolic models of native biosynthetic pathways, progressing to novel combinations of known reactions, and finally proposing new reactions that may be carried out by existing enzymes. We show how these tools are useful for proposing new pathways as well as identifying side reactions that may affect engineering goals.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1474405
Journal Information:
Plant Science, Journal Name: Plant Science Journal Issue: C Vol. 273; ISSN 0168-9452
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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