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Bacterial microcompartments moving into a synthetic biological world

Bacterial microcompartments moving into a synthetic biological world
Bacterial microcompartments moving into a synthetic biological world
Bacterial microcompartments are proteinaceous organelles that are found in a broad range of bacteria. They are composed of an outer protein shell that encases a specific metabolic process. Examples include the carboxysome, which houses enzymes associated with carbon fixation, and the propanediol metabolosome, which contains enzymes linked with the catabolism of propanediol to propionic acid. In this article the molecular structure of bacterial microcompartments is examined and the potential to engineer these intriguing organelles for biotechnological applications is explored.
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Frank, Stefanie
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Lawrence, Andrew D.
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Prentice, Michael B.
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Warren, Martin J.
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Frank, Stefanie
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Prentice, Michael B.
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Frank, Stefanie, Lawrence, Andrew D., Prentice, Michael B. and Warren, Martin J. (2013) Bacterial microcompartments moving into a synthetic biological world. Journal of Biotechnology, 163 (2), 273-279. (doi:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2012.09.002).

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Bacterial microcompartments are proteinaceous organelles that are found in a broad range of bacteria. They are composed of an outer protein shell that encases a specific metabolic process. Examples include the carboxysome, which houses enzymes associated with carbon fixation, and the propanediol metabolosome, which contains enzymes linked with the catabolism of propanediol to propionic acid. In this article the molecular structure of bacterial microcompartments is examined and the potential to engineer these intriguing organelles for biotechnological applications is explored.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 11 September 2012
Published date: 20 January 2013

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Local EPrints ID: 488306
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/488306
ISSN: 0168-1656
PURE UUID: 937660da-0260-4290-9a73-4ceecd1a562c
ORCID for Andrew D. Lawrence: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5853-5409

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Last modified: 21 Mar 2024 03:11

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Author: Stefanie Frank
Author: Andrew D. Lawrence ORCID iD
Author: Michael B. Prentice
Author: Martin J. Warren

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