Recent progress in the synthesis of advanced biofuel and bioproducts

BF Pfleger, R Takors - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights●Why biofuels and bioproducts remain critical to society●What molecular
products can be made by biotechnology using available feedstocks●How new systems and …

Methanol biotransformation toward high-level production of fatty acid derivatives by engineering the industrial yeast Pichia pastoris

P Cai, X Wu, J Deng, L Gao, Y Shen… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Methanol-based biorefinery is a promising strategy to achieve carbon neutrality goals by
linking CO2 capture and solar energy storage. As a typical methylotroph, Pichia pastoris …

Recombination machinery engineering facilitates metabolic engineering of the industrial yeast Pichia pastoris

P Cai, X Duan, X Wu, L Gao, M Ye… - Nucleic Acids …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The industrial yeast Pichia pastoris has been harnessed extensively for production of
proteins, and it is attracting attention as a chassis cell factory for production of chemicals …

Whole‐cell biocatalysis: Advancements toward the biosynthesis of fuels

TB Madavi, S Chauhan, A Keshri… - Biofuels, Bioproducts …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The availability of robust microbial systems has facilitated the implementation of greener
technology replacing existing less sustainable chemical technologies. Whole‐cell …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering precursor supply for the high-level production of ergothioneine in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

SA van der Hoek, M Rusnák, G Wang, LD Stanchev… - Metabolic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ergothioneine (ERG) is an unusual sulfur-containing amino acid. It is a potent antioxidant,
which shows great potential for ameliorating neurodegenerative and cardiovascular …

Biosynthesis of fatty alcohols in engineered microbial cell factories: advances and limitations

A Krishnan, BA McNeil, DT Stuart - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Concerns about climate change and environmental destruction have led to interest in
technologies that can replace fossil fuels and petrochemicals with compounds derived from …

[HTML][HTML] Yeast based biorefineries for oleochemical production

Y Zhang, J Nielsen, Z Liu - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Yeast based biorefineries on glucose enable the production of various
oleochemicals.•Efficient utilization of xylose and arabinose in yeasts facilitates oleochemical …

Engineering Escherichia coli for selective 1-decanol production using the reverse β-oxidation (rBOX) pathway

J Chen, R Gonzalez - Metabolic Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Decanol has great value in the pharmaceutical and fragrance industries and plays an
important role in the chemical industry. In this study, we engineered Escherichia coli to …

Computation-driven redesign of an NRPS-like carboxylic acid reductase improves activity and selectivity

K Shi, JM Li, MQ Wang, YK Zhang, ZJ Zhang… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Engineering nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) has been a “holy grail” in synthetic
biology due to their modular nature and limited understanding of catalytic mechanisms …

Engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae for sustainable biobased fuel production: Overcoming bottlenecks and implementing strategies

A Sahoo, PK Das, VD Veeranki, S Patra - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2025 - Elsevier
The aim of net zero carbon emission and depleting petroleum reserves have pin-pointed the
focus on renewable sources to meet the ever-increasing demand for fuel and high-value …