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Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology Template

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About the Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology format

Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleNumbered (Elsevier)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization Biofuel production and bioconversion
ISSN2097-1206
Citation impact (2-yr)3.8
h-index57
i10-index339
Total citations13,890
Article processing charge$1,500
Open accessYes
Top institutions publishing hereChinese Academy of Sciences
Journal websitewww.sciencedirect.com
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Papers published in Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology per year

1
2013
1
2015
37
2016
38
2017
38
2018
28
2019
50
2020
59
2021
95
2022
80
2023
136
2024
173
2025

Citation impact of Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology by publication year

0
2013
29
2015
1.6K
2016
2.1K
2017
1.6K
2018
671
2019
1.3K
2020
1.6K
2021
1.9K
2022
1.1K
2023
1.1K
2024
463
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology

Reactive oxygen species and antioxidant properties from mushrooms

Carmen Sánchez · 24 Dec 2016

Preventive medicine and food industry have shown an increased interest in the development of natural antioxidants, since those most commonly used synthetic antioxidants may have restricted use in food. This could explain why there is currently much research on the antioxidant properties from natural products such as mushrooms. Many mushrooms have been reported to possess…

Activation of microbial secondary metabolic pathways: Avenues and challenges

Bikash Baral, Amir Akhgari, Mikko Metsä‐Ketelä · 1 Sep 2018

Microbial natural products are a tremendous source of new bioactive chemical entities for drug discovery. Next generation sequencing has revealed an unprecedented genomic potential for production of secondary metabolites by diverse micro-organisms found in the environment and in the microbiota. Genome mining has further led to the discovery of numerous uncharacterized 'cryptic' metabolic pathways in…

CRISPy-web: An online resource to design sgRNAs for CRISPR applications

Kai Blin, Lasse Ebdrup Pedersen, Tilmann Weber et al. · 12 Feb 2016

CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing has been one of the major achievements of molecular biology, allowing the targeted engineering of a wide range of genomes. The system originally evolved in prokaryotes as an adaptive immune system against bacteriophage infections. It now sees widespread application in genome engineering workflows, especially using the Streptococcus pyogenes endonuclease Cas9. To utilize…

The secondary metabolite bioinformatics portal: Computational tools to facilitate synthetic biology of secondary metabolite production

Tilmann Weber, Hyun Uk Kim · 6 Feb 2016

Natural products are among the most important sources of lead molecules for drug discovery. With the development of affordable whole-genome sequencing technologies and other 'omics tools, the field of natural products research is currently undergoing a shift in paradigms. While, for decades, mainly analytical and chemical methods gave access to this group of compounds, nowadays…

Engineering of Yarrowia lipolytica for production of astaxanthin

Kanchana Rueksomtawin Kildegaard, Belén Adiego-Pérez, David Doménech Belda et al. · 23 Oct 2017

Astaxanthin is a red-colored carotenoid, used as food and feed additive. Astaxanthin is mainly produced by chemical synthesis, however, the process is expensive and synthetic astaxanthin is not approved for human consumption. In this study, we engineered the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica for de novo production of astaxanthin by fermentation. First, we screened 12 different…

Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology use?
Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology uses Numbered (Elsevier) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology 12 (2023) 45–58.
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