Throughout their lifecycle, petroleum-based plastics are associated with many
environmental problems, including greenhouse gas emissions, persistence in marine and …

Production of industrial chemicals using renewable biomass feedstock is becoming
increasingly important to address limited fossil resources, climate change and other …

As important genome editing tools, CRISPR/Cas systems, especially those based on type II
Cas9 and type V Cas12a, are widely used in genetic and metabolic engineering of bacteria …

Bioconversion of a heterogeneous mixture of lignin-related aromatic compounds (LRCs) to a
single product via microbial biocatalysts is a promising approach to valorize lignin. Here …

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 is one of the most abundant renewable resources on earth and is readily produced as
a sidestream during biomass fractioning. So far, these large quantities of lignin have been …

Corynebacterium glutamicum is a major workhorse in industrial biotechnology. For the past
several decades, this soil bacterium has been used to produce the amino acids l-glutamate …

The increased implementation of renewable resources in the chemical industry is mainly
driven by environmental reasons. However, as a rather underestimated side-effect of this …

Highlights•High-value organic acids range from carbon-two to carbon-six molecules.•
Engineered microbial cells reach titers of more than 200 g/L of organic acids.•Production …

Background Cis, cis-muconic acid (MA) is a dicarboxylic acid of recognized industrial value.
It provides direct access to adipic acid and terephthalic acid, prominent monomers of …