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Abstract
5-Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA), a nonproteinogenic amino acid, has emerged as a versatile metabolite for applications in health, agriculture, and sustainability. Advances in ALA synthase engineering and metabolic rewiring have enabled scalable biosynthesis. The next frontier should expand beyond production, positioning it as a gateway to future biotechnological applications.
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Trends in Biotechnology publishes reviews and perspectives on the applied biological sciences, focusing on useful science applied to, derived from, or inspired by living systems.
The major themes that TIBTECH is interested in include:
Bioprocessing (biochemical engineering, applied enzymology, industrial biotechnology, biofuels, metabolic engineering)
Omics (genome editing, single-cell technologies, bioinformatics, synthetic biology)
Materials and devices (bionanotechnology, biomaterials, diagnostics/imaging/detection, soft robotics, biosensors/bioelectronics)
Therapeutics (biofabrication, stem cells, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, antibodies and other protein drugs, drug delivery)
Agroenvironment (environmental engineering, bioremediation, genetically modified crops, sustainable development).