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Metabolic engineering

Biological art of producing useful chemicals

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Metabolic engineering is a process for modulating the metabolism of the organisms so as to produce the required amounts of the desired metabolite through genetic manipulations. Considering its advantages over the other chemical synthesis routes, this area of biotechnology is likely to revolutionize the way in which commodity chemicals are produced.

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  1. Ram Kulkarni Symbiosis School of Biomedical Science, Symbiosis International University, Lavale, Pune, 412 115, India

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Ram Kulkarni is an Assistant Professor at Symbiosis International University, Pune. His research interests are in metabolic engineering of lactic acid bacteria for increasing their nutraceutical properties.

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Kulkarni, R. Metabolic engineering. Reson 21, 233–237 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-016-0318-4

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