The plastic crisis requires drastic measures, especially for the plastics' end-of-life. Mixed
plastic fractions are currently difficult to recycle, but microbial metabolism might open new …

The use of biocatalysis for industrial synthetic chemistry is on the verge of significant growth.
Biocatalytic processes can now be carried out in organic solvents as well as aqueous …

During the last decades a large number of flavin-dependent monooxygenases have been
isolated and studied. This has revealed that flavoprotein monooxygenases are able to …

Environmental problems such as the deterioration of groundwater quality, soil degradation
and various threats to human, animal and ecosystem health are closely related to the …

Pseudomonas putida KT2440 is a well-established chassis in industrial biotechnology. To
increase the substrate spectrum, we implemented three alternative xylose utilization …

Although Escherichia coli has long been recognized as the best-understood living organism,
little was known about its abilities to use aromatic compounds as sole carbon and energy …

Monooxygenases are enzymes that catalyze the insertion of a single oxygen atom from O2
into an organic substrate. In order to carry out this type of reaction, these enzymes need to …

New types of asymmetric functionalizations of alkenes are highly desirable for chemical
synthesis. Here, we develop three novel types of regio-and enantioselective multiple oxy …

Human activities have resulted in the release and introduction into the environment of a
plethora of aromatic chemicals. The interest in discovering how bacteria are dealing with …

Background Rhamnolipids are biosurfactants featuring surface-active properties that render
them suitable for a broad range of industrial applications. These properties include their …