The chemical industry has made a contribution to modern society by providing cost‐
competitive products for our daily use. However, it now faces a serious challenge regarding …

New robust biocatalysts are needed to depolymerize or hydrolyze recalcitrant
heterogeneous lignocellulosic biomass polymers into monomers and to convert the mixed …

A Lactobacillus brevis strain with the ability to synthesize butanol from glucose was
constructed by metabolic engineering. The genes crt, bcd, etfB, etfA, and hbd, composing …

Adipic acid is a high-value compound used primarily as a precursor for the synthesis of
nylon, coatings, and plastics. Today it is produced mainly in chemical processes from …

With rapid progress in the fields of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering, there are
possible applications to generate a wide range of advanced biofuels with maximized yield …

Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an important platform organism for the synthesis of a great
number of natural products. However, the assembly of controllable and genetically stable …

The production of alternative transportation fuels from renewable sources has gained
increased attention due to energy and environmental concerns. Recently, progress has …

The field of Metabolic Engineering has recently undergone a transformation that has led to a
rapid expansion of the chemical palate of cells. Now, it is conceivable to produce nearly any …

Genome-scale metabolic models are increasingly becoming available for a variety of
microorganisms. This has spurred the development of a wide array of computational tools …

To engineer non-model organisms, suitable genetic parts must be available. However,
biological parts are often host strain sensitive. It is therefore necessary to develop genetic …