Metabolic engineering in methanotrophic bacteria

MG Kalyuzhnaya, AW Puri, ME Lidstrom - Metabolic engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
Methane, as natural gas or biogas, is the least expensive source of carbon for (bio) chemical
synthesis. Scalable biological upgrading of this simple alkane to chemicals and fuels can …

Methane-oxidizing enzymes: an upstream problem in biological gas-to-liquids conversion

TJ Lawton, AC Rosenzweig - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Biological conversion of natural gas to liquids (Bio-GTL) represents an immense economic
opportunity. In nature, aerobic methanotrophic bacteria and anaerobic archaea are able to …

Biological conversion of methane to liquid fuels: status and opportunities

X Ge, L Yang, JP Sheets, Z Yu, Y Li - Biotechnology advances, 2014 - Elsevier
Methane is the main component of natural gas and biogas. As an abundant energy source,
methane is crucial not only to meet current energy needs but also to achieve a sustainable …

Trimethylamine N-oxide metabolism by abundant marine heterotrophic bacteria

I Lidbury, JC Murrell, Y Chen - Proceedings of the National …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is a common osmolyte found in a variety of marine biota
and has been detected at nanomolar concentrations in oceanic surface waters. TMAO can …

Systematic metabolic engineering of Methylomicrobium alcaliphilum 20Z for 2, 3-butanediol production from methane

AD Nguyen, IY Hwang, OK Lee, D Kim… - Metabolic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Methane is considered a next-generation feedstock, and methanotrophic cell-based
biorefinery is attractive for production of a variety of high-value compounds from methane. In …

Electroporation-based genetic manipulation in type I methanotrophs

X Yan, F Chu, AW Puri, Y Fu… - Applied and …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Methane is becoming a major candidate for a prominent carbon feedstock in the future, and
the bioconversion of methane into valuable products has drawn increasing attention. To …

[HTML][HTML] Recent trends and advances in biogas upgrading and methanotrophs-based valorization

B Comesaña-Gándara, O García-Depraect… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The global quest for sustainability in industrial activities and waste management has
recently boosted biogas production worldwide. However, the rapid decrease in the levelized …

Type II methanotrophs: A promising microbial cell-factory platform for bioconversion of methane to chemicals

DTN Nguyen, OK Lee, TT Nguyen, EY Lee - Biotechnology Advances, 2021 - Elsevier
Methane, the predominant element in natural gas and biogas, represents a promising
alternative to carbon feedstocks in the biotechnological industry due to its low cost and high …

Facultative methanotrophy: false leads, true results, and suggestions for future research

JD Semrau, AA DiSpirito… - FEMS microbiology …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Methanotrophs are a group of phylogenetically diverse microorganisms characterized by
their ability to utilize methane as their sole source of carbon and energy. Early studies …

Metabolic engineering of methanotrophs and its application to production of chemicals and biofuels from methane

OK Lee, DH Hur, DTN Nguyen… - Biofuels, Bioproducts and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Methane‐assimilating bacteria, methanotrophs, can play an important role in producing
various value‐added chemicals and biofuels from methane, which is considered a next …