[HTML][HTML] Syringic acid (SA)‒a review of its occurrence, biosynthesis, pharmacological and industrial importance

C Srinivasulu, M Ramgopal, G Ramanjaneyulu… - Biomedicine & …, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of phytochemicals in control of human diseases have been considerable public and
scientific interest in current days. Syringic acid (SA), a phenolic compound often found in …

[HTML][HTML] A field of dreams: Lignin valorization into chemicals, materials, fuels, and health-care products

J Becker, C Wittmann - Biotechnology Advances, 2019 - Elsevier
Lignin is one of the most abundant renewable resources on earth and is readily produced as
a sidestream during biomass fractioning. So far, these large quantities of lignin have been …

Genetic and biochemical investigations on bacterial catabolic pathways for lignin-derived aromatic compounds

E Masai, Y Katayama, M Fukuda - Bioscience, biotechnology, and …, 2007 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Lignins are the most abundant aromatic compounds in nature, and their decomposition is
essential to the terrestrial carbon cycle. White rot fungi secreting phenol oxidases are …

[HTML][HTML] Guiding stars to the field of dreams: Metabolically engineered pathways and microbial platforms for a sustainable lignin-based industry

F Weiland, M Kohlstedt, C Wittmann - Metabolic engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignin is an important structural component of terrestrial plants and is readily generated
during biomass fractionation in lignocellulose processing facilities. Due to lacking …

Application of pretreatment, fermentation and molecular techniques for enhancing bioethanol production from grass biomass–A review

S Mohapatra, C Mishra, SS Behera, H Thatoi - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Grasses as lignocellulose biomass are promising feed stocks for renewable bioethanol
production, since these raw materials have high productivity, require low agricultural inputs …

Mapping the diversity of microbial lignin catabolism: experiences from the eLignin database

DP Brink, K Ravi, G Lidén… - Applied microbiology and …, 2019 - Springer
Lignin is a heterogeneous aromatic biopolymer and a major constituent of lignocellulosic
biomass, such as wood and agricultural residues. Despite the high amount of aromatic …

Progress in development of epoxy resin systems based on wood biomass in Japan

T Koike - Polymer Engineering & Science, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews the progress in the development of wood biomass origin epoxy resin
system from 1960s to recent years in Japan. The methods of using wood biomass for epoxy …

Microbial demethylation of lignin: Evidence of enzymes participating in the removal of methyl/methoxyl groups

B Venkatesagowda, RFH Dekker - Enzyme and microbial technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Lignin is an abundant natural plant aromatic biopolymer containing various functional
groups that can be exploited for activating lignin for potential commercial applications …

A Tetrahydrofolate-Dependent O-Demethylase, LigM, Is Crucial for Catabolism of Vanillate and Syringate in Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6

T Abe, E Masai, K Miyauchi, Y Katayama… - Journal of …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Vanillate and syringate are converted into protocatechuate (PCA) and 3-O-methylgallate
(3MGA), respectively, by O-demethylases in Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6. PCA is …

Characterization of the Terephthalate Degradation Genes of Comamonas sp. Strain E6

M Sasoh, E Masai, S Ishibashi, H Hara… - Applied and …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
We isolated Comamonas sp. strain E6, which utilizes terephthalate (TPA) as the sole carbon
and energy source via the protocatechuate (PCA) 4, 5-cleavage pathway. Two almost …