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<h3 style="text-align:center">Then what does synthetic biology "synthesize"?</h3> | <h3 style="text-align:center">Then what does synthetic biology "synthesize"?</h3> | ||
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or raw materials can serve more people. Today, scientists have been able to use micro-organisms or | or raw materials can serve more people. Today, scientists have been able to use micro-organisms or | ||
modified industrial enzymes to synthesize bio-plastics, bio-fuels, chemical raw materials and other | modified industrial enzymes to synthesize bio-plastics, bio-fuels, chemical raw materials and other | ||
− | chemical products.<br> For example, DuPont has achieved the reality of micro-algae efficiently synthesizing | + | chemical products. |
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+ | <br> For example, DuPont has achieved the reality of micro-algae efficiently synthesizing isobutanol; | ||
+ | Blupha, a well-known company to Chinese iGEM teams, has also mastered the biosynthetic method to | ||
+ | get PHA production. However, most of the existing products are facing the dilemma as for the cost, | ||
+ | making them outshined by the traditional chemical products, which in fact limits the industrial promotion | ||
+ | of synthetic biology. | ||
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<h3 style="text-align:center">What is acrylic acid?</h3> | <h3 style="text-align:center">What is acrylic acid?</h3> | ||
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+ | </div> | ||
<h4>Acrylic acid is an important synthetic organic chemical raw material. Acrylic acid and its ester compounds | <h4>Acrylic acid is an important synthetic organic chemical raw material. Acrylic acid and its ester compounds | ||
are widely used in adhesives, coatings, synthetic rubber, high absorbent resin and other chemical | are widely used in adhesives, coatings, synthetic rubber, high absorbent resin and other chemical | ||
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<h3 style="text-align:center">The existing methods of producing acrylic acid | <h3 style="text-align:center">The existing methods of producing acrylic acid | ||
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<a class="accordion-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapse3"> | <a class="accordion-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapse3"> | ||
− | + | Lactate dehydration pathway | |
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<a class="accordion-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapse6"> | <a class="accordion-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapse6"> | ||
− | + | 3-hydroxypropionic acid pathway | |
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<a class="accordion-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapse4"> | <a class="accordion-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapse4"> | ||
− | + | Propionic acid oxidation pathway | |
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<a class="accordion-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapse5"> | <a class="accordion-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapse5"> | ||
− | + | DMSP pathway | |
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<h3 style="text-align:center">Why we choose Glycerol as cabon source?</h3> | <h3 style="text-align:center">Why we choose Glycerol as cabon source?</h3> | ||
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+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/5/5a/%E7%94%98%E6%B2%B9.png" class="img-responsive" width="50%" height="50%"> | ||
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<h4>Glycerol is a simple polyol compound, which presents as viscous liquid at the room temperature. It is | <h4>Glycerol is a simple polyol compound, which presents as viscous liquid at the room temperature. It is |
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