A review of the interdisciplinary field of synthetic biology, from genome design to spatial engineering Written by an international panel of experts, Synthetic Biology draws from various areas of research in biology and engineering and explores the current applications to provide an authoritative overview of this burgeoning field. The text reviews the synthesis of DNA and genome engineering and offers a discussion of the parts and devices that control protein expression and activity. The authors...
Providing information on the main approaches for the analysis of metabolites, this textbook: Covers basic methodologies in sample preparation and separation techniques, as well as the most recent techniques of mass spectrometry. Differentiates between primary and secondary metabolites. Includes four chapters discussing successful metabolome studies of different organisms. Highlights the analytical challenges of studying metabolites. Illustrates applications of metabolome analysis through the use...