Zwitterionic biomaterials

Q Li, C Wen, J Yang, X Zhou, Y Zhu, J Zheng… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The term “zwitterionic polymers” refers to polymers that bear a pair of oppositely charged
groups in their repeating units. When these oppositely charged groups are equally …

Grand challenges for industrializing polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)

D Tan, Y Wang, Y Tong, GQ Chen - Trends in biotechnology, 2021 - cell.com
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a diverse family of sustainable bioplastics synthesized
by various bacteria, but their high production cost and unstable material properties make …

Physiological limitations and opportunities in microbial metabolic engineering

J Montaño López, L Duran, JL Avalos - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
Metabolic engineering can have a pivotal role in increasing the environmental sustainability
of the transportation and chemical manufacturing sectors. The field has already developed …

Transforming biorefinery designs with 'Plug-In Processes of Lignin'to enable economic waste valorization

ZH Liu, N Hao, YY Wang, C Dou, F Lin, R Shen… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Biological lignin valorization has emerged as a major solution for sustainable and cost-
effective biorefineries. However, current biorefineries yield lignin with inadequate …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates synthesis by halophiles and thermophiles: towards sustainable production of microbial bioplastics

S Obruča, P Dvořák, P Sedláček, M Koller… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are microbial polyesters produced by numerous prokaryotes.
These materials are generally considered to be renewable and biodegradable alternatives …

Synthetic biology of extremophiles: a new wave of biomanufacturing

JW Ye, YN Lin, XQ Yi, ZX Yu, X Liu, GQ Chen - Trends in Biotechnology, 2023 - cell.com
Microbial biomanufacturing, powered by the advances of synthetic biology, has attracted
growing interest for the production of diverse products. In contrast to conventional microbes …

Metabolic engineering for sustainability and health

GB Kim, SY Choi, IJ Cho, DH Ahn, SY Lee - Trends in Biotechnology, 2023 - cell.com
Bio-based production of chemicals and materials has attracted much attention due to the
urgent need to establish sustainability and enhance human health. Metabolic engineering …

Microbial production of ectoine and hydroxyectoine as high-value chemicals

M Liu, H Liu, M Shi, M Jiang, L Li, Y Zheng - Microbial Cell Factories, 2021 - Springer
Ectoine and hydroxyectoine as typical representatives of compatible solutes are not only
essential for extremophiles to survive in extreme environments, but also widely used in …

Factors affecting the competitiveness of bacterial fermentation

JA Lee, HU Kim, JG Na, YS Ko, JS Cho, SY Lee - Trends in Biotechnology, 2023 - cell.com
Sustainable production of chemicals and materials from renewable non-food biomass using
biorefineries has become increasingly important in an effort toward the vision of 'net zero …

Concomitant production of value-added products with polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthesis: A review

B Yadav, A Talan, RD Tyagi, P Drogui - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The concern over the damaging effects of petrochemical plastics has inspired innumerable
researchers to synthesize green plastics. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are promising …