New materia medica project: synthetic biology based bioactive metabolites research in medicinal plant.
- Author:
Yong WANG
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Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: bioactive metabolites; medicinal plant; new materia medica project; synthetic biology
- From: Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2017;33(3):478-485
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: In the last decade, synthetic biology research has been gradually transited from monocellular parts or devices toward more complex multicellular systems. The emerging plant synthetic biology is regarded as the "next chapter" of synthetic biology. The complex and diverse plant metabolism as the entry point, plant synthetic biology research not only helps us understand how real life is working, but also facilitates us to learn how to design and construct more complex artificial life. Bioactive compounds innovation and large-scale production are expected to be breakthrough with the redesigned plant metabolism as well. In this review, we discuss the research progress in plant synthetic biology and propose the new materia medica project to lift the level of traditional Chinese herbal medicine research.
