monomers by fermentation, emerges as a promising intermediate for the sustainable
manufacture of commodity polyamides and polyesters including Nylon-6, 6 and
polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Current conversion schemes consist in the biological
production of cis, cis-muconic acid using metabolically engineered yeasts and bacteria, and
the subsequent diversification to adipic acid, terephthalic acid, and their derivatives using …