In this article we will discuss about the metabolic engineering of golden rice. Golden rice was contributed by two German research team headed by Potrykus of Swiss Institute of Technology in Zurich. Peter Beyer of the University of Freiburg. The team has engineered Japonica rice variety by adding three genes, two of which are new to genetic engineering and are [...]
In this article we will discuss about the metabolic engineering of alkaloid biosynthesis and phenylpropanoids. Alkaloid Biosynthesis: Metabolic engineering of Alkaloid, belongs to the broad category of secondary metabolism. These nitrogenous compounds are used as active principle to combat various diseases. More than 10,000 alkaloids have been isolated and their structures elucidated. They have very important functions in plants and [...]
In this article we will discuss about the metabolic engineering of monoterpene. Terpenoids are otherwise known as isoprenoids are the largest family of natural products. They are well known for their constituents of the essential oils. Monoterpenes are commercially significant because of their extensive use in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. The terpenoids are made up of few to thousands [...]