Engineering a novel pathway for isoprenoid synthesis

Isoprenoids comprise a large class of chemicals, of significant interest due to their diverse properties. Most isoprenoids are plant secondary metabolites and are of commercial importance due to their varied applications in fields spanning medicine, agriculture, flavors, fragrances, cosmetics and nutrition. Biological production of isoprenoids in microbes is considered to be the most efficient and commercially viable way for their large-scale production. Thus far, isoprenoid biosynthesis has been performed through pathways inextricably linked to glycolysis. Furthermore, these pathways are inherently limited due to their extensive cofactor requirements, complex regulation and large number of steps. In this thesis we present a novel pathway for isoprenoid synthesis, the Isopentenol Utilization Pathway (IUP), which aims to overcome these limitations.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctoral

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2019

Author dc:creator

• Chatzivasileiou, Alkiviadis Orfefs.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Gregory Stephanopoulos.

• Chemical Engineering.

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• MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/123243

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/123243