How Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering Can Boost the Generation of Artificial Blood Using Microbial Production Hosts

How Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering Can Boost the Generation of Artificial Blood Using Microbial Production Hosts

Hemoglobin is an essential protein to the human body as it transports oxygen to organs and tissues through the bloodstream (Looker et al., 1992). In recent years, there has been an increasing concern regarding the global supply of this vital protein, as blood availability cannot currently meet the h...

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Main Authors: August T. Frost, Irene H. Jacobsen, Andreas Worberg, José L. Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Subjects:
synthetic biology
metabolic engineering
yeast
protein production
blood substitutes
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbioe.2018.00186/full

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