Metabolic Pathway Engineering

3 Credits

A focus on the analysis and engineering of metabolic pathways through (chemical) engineering principles, will be covered. Topics covered include: overview of biochemistry and metabolism; metabolic flux analysis and isotope labeling illustrated with examples from the recent scientific literature; technologies for engineering metabolic pathways; metabolic control analysis and pathway regulation; applications of metabolic engineering to synthesis of biofuels and therapeutics; specialized and related subjects such as protein engineering and synthetic biology.