Metabolic engineering of seed oil metabolism can be achieved via a wide range of methods.
(1) Metabolic engineering of mammalian membranes.
Chu, H. S. et al. Metabolic engineering of 3-hydroxypropionic acid biosynthesis in Escherichia coli.
Shaw, A. J. et al. Metabolic engineering of microbial competitive advantage for industrial fermentation processes.
Metabolic engineering of the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica greatly enhances yields of omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid.
Recent breakthroughs in the metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria were reviewed.
Dixon, R. A., Liu, C. G. & Jun, J. H. Metabolic engineering of anthocyanins and condensed tannins in plants.
Ledesma-Amaro, R. et al. Metabolic engineering of Yarrowia lipolytica to produce chemicals and fuels from xylose.
Becker, J. V. et al. Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the synthesis of the wine-related antioxidant resveratrol.
Meesapyodsuk, D., Chen, Y., Ng, S. H., Chen, J. & Qiu, X. Metabolic engineering of Pichia pastoris to produce ricinoleic acid, a hydroxyl fatty acid of industrial importance.
Lewinsohn, E. et al. Enhanced levels of the aroma and flavor compound S-linalool by metabolic engineering of the terpenoid pathway in tomato fruits.
