Stilbenes are some of the important phenolic compounds originating from plant families like
Vitaceae, Leguminaceae, Gnetaceae, and Dipterocarpaceae. Structurally, they have a C6 …

In this review, we address recent advances made in pathway engineering, directed
evolution, and systems/synthetic biology approaches employed in the production and …

Microorganisms are a promising source of an enormous number of natural products, which
have made significant contribution to almost each sphere of human, plant and veterinary life …

Throughout the decades of its history, the advances in bacteria-based bio-industries have
coincided with great leaps in strain engineering technologies. Recently unveiled clustered …

Nutraceuticals are bioactive or chemical compounds acclaimed for their valuable biological
activities and health-promoting effects. The global community is faced with many health …

Amino acids are naturally occurring and structurally diverse metabolites in biological system,
whose potentials for chemical expansion, however, have not been fully explored. Here, we …

Dihydrochalcones are plant secondary metabolites comprising molecules of significant
commercial interest as antioxidants, antidiabetics, or sweeteners. To date, their …

Carotenoids are a class of terpenes of commercial interest that exert important biological
functions. While various strategies have been applied to engineer β-carotene production in …

The expression of correctly folded and functional heterologous proteins is important in many
biotechnological production processes, whether it is enzymes, biopharmaceuticals or …

Lignocellulose is a rich and sustainable globally available carbon source and is considered
a prominent alternative raw material for producing biofuels and valuable chemical …