Critical enzyme reactions in aromatic catabolism for microbial lignin conversion

E Erickson, A Bleem, E Kuatsjah, AZ Werner… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
The application of microbes to valorize aromatic compounds derived from the abundant
plant biopolymer lignin is a rapidly developing area of research that may ultimately enable …

Lignin valorization: production of high value-added compounds by engineered microorganisms

E Rosini, F Molinari, D Miani, L Pollegioni - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lignin is the second most abundant polymer in nature, which is also widely generated
during biomass fractionation in lignocellulose biorefineries. At present, most of technical …

Valorization of lignin components into gallate by integrated biological hydroxylation, O-demethylation, and aryl side-chain oxidation

C Cai, Z Xu, H Zhou, S Chen, M Jin - Science Advances, 2021 - science.org
Converting lignin components into a single product is a promising way to upgrade lignin.
Here, an efficient biocatalyst was developed to selectively produce gallate from lignin …

[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 …

Metabolism of syringyl lignin-derived compounds in Pseudomonas putida enables convergent production of 2-pyrone-4, 6-dicarboxylic acid

S Notonier, AZ Werner, E Kuatsjah, L Dumalo… - Metabolic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Valorization of lignin, an abundant component of plant cell walls, is critical to enabling the
lignocellulosic bioeconomy. Biological funneling using microbial biocatalysts has emerged …

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 …

One-pot bioconversion of lignin-derived substrates into gallic acid

B Fu, G Xiao, Y Zhang, J Yuan - Journal of Agricultural and Food …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Lignin is regarded as the most abundant renewable aromatic compound on earth. In this
study, we established Escherichia coli-based whole-cell biocatalytic systems to efficiently …

Formaldehyde stress

RQ He, J Lu, JY Miao - Science China Life Sciences, 2010 - Springer
Formaldehyde, one of the most toxic organic compounds, is produced and processed in
human cells. The level of human endogenous formaldehyde is maintained at a low …

Formaldehyde in biological systems: Involving sources, related diseases and reaction-based fluorescent detection

C Wang, X Zhang - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Formaldehyde (FA) as a double-edged sword is incisively and vividly exhibited in our life.
The occurrence and progression of many diseases is demonstrated to be relavent to FA …

Enzymatic demethylation of lignin for potential biobased polymer applications

B Venkatesagowda - Fungal Biology Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Lignin is a highly methylated, recalcitrant biopolymer available aplenty in nature, and is
highly heteropolymer in nature, but yet it has been an under-utilized biopolymer. Modifying it …