Synthetic biology as a building block for circular bioeconomy: a case study of Chitin

Ahmad Fuad, Fazia Adyani and Yusof, Faridah and Abdul Halim, Amanatuzzakiah and Ahmad, Farah and Ahmad Nor, Yusilawati (2024) Synthetic biology as a building block for circular bioeconomy: a case study of Chitin. In: Circular Bioeconomy:Towards a Sustainable Future. Springer Nature, Singapore Pte Ltd, pp. 25-50. ISBN 978-981-97-7009-0

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Abstract

Synthetic biology has revolutionized many aspects of life, by engineering organisms to have new abilities to be applied for practical uses. Among the fields that benefit most from the advent of synthetic biology is the pharmaceutical field, notably drug discovery. The drug discovery pipeline is known to take over a decade to reach the market, however, with the aid of synthetic biology, the process may well be sped up to completion. This chapter discusses an important aspect of synthetic biology that serves as the basis of circular bioeconomy from a pharmaceutical point of view, which is in silico approach to study protein-drug interactions in novel drug development. This revolves around the analyses of chitin, which is a naturally occurring compound and a biodegradable polymer that has potential as pharmaceutical products and potent drugs that can be obtained at low cost from food and forestry waste, respectively.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Additional Information:	7200/117776
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Chitin, In silico analysis, Synthetic biology, Circular bioeconomy
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Biotechnology Engineering
Depositing User:	Dr Fazia Adyani Ahmad Fuad
Date Deposited:	16 Jan 2025 15:36
Last Modified:	16 Jan 2025 15:36
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/117776

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