[HTML][HTML] Merging automation and fundamental discovery into the design–build–test–learn cycle of nontraditional microbes

N Gurdo, DC Volke, PI Nikel - Trends in Biotechnology, 2022 - cell.com
Major advances toward a bio-based industry enabled cost-efficient bioproduction of multiple
chemicals, yet successful industrial processes are relatively scarce and limited to the use of …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and opportunities in bringing nonbiological atoms to life with synthetic metabolism

R Haas, PI Nikel - Trends in Biotechnology, 2023 - cell.com
The relatively narrow spectrum of chemical elements within the microbial 'biochemical
palate'limits the reach of biotechnology, because several added-value compounds can only …

A nonconventional archaeal fluorinase identified by in silico mining for enhanced fluorine biocatalysis

I Pardo, D Bednar, P Calero, DC Volke… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Fluorinases, the only enzymes known to catalyze the transfer of fluorine to an organic
molecule, are essential catalysts for the biological synthesis of valuable organofluorines …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated rational and evolutionary engineering of genome-reduced Pseudomonas putida strains promotes synthetic formate assimilation

J Turlin, B Dronsella, A De Maria, SN Lindner… - Metabolic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Formate is a promising, water-soluble C1 feedstock for biotechnology that can be efficiently
produced from CO 2—but formatotrophy has been engineered in only a few industrially …

Role of the CrcB transporter of Pseudomonas putida in the multi‐level stress response elicited by mineral fluoride

P Calero, N Gurdo, PI Nikel - Environmental Microbiology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of mineral fluoride (F−) in the environment has both a geogenic and
anthropogenic origin, and the halide has been described to be toxic in virtually all living …

[HTML][HTML] A synthetic C2 auxotroph of Pseudomonas putida for evolutionary engineering of alternative sugar catabolic routes

NT Wirth, N Gurdo, N Krink, À Vidal-Verdú, S Donati… - Metabolic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Acetyl-coenzyme A (AcCoA) is a metabolic hub in virtually all living cells, serving as both a
key precursor of essential biomass components and a metabolic sink for catabolic pathways …

Engineering non-haem iron enzymes for enantioselective C(sp3)–F bond formation via radical fluorine transfer

Q Zhao, Z Chen, J Soler, X Chen, J Rui, NT Ji, QE Yu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
In recent years there has been a surge in the development of methods for the synthesis of
organofluorine compounds. However, enzymatic methods for C–F bond formation have …

From Rags to Riches: Exploiting the Calvin‐Benson‐Bassham Cycle for Biomanufacturing

F Federici, E Orsi, PI Nikel - ChemCatChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Industrial chemical production largely relies on fossil fuels, resulting in the unavoidable
release of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere. The concept of a circular carbon …

[HTML][HTML] Enzymatic synthesis of mono-and trifluorinated alanine enantiomers expands the scope of fluorine biocatalysis

M Nieto-Domínguez, A Sako… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Fluorinated amino acids serve as an entry point for establishing new-to-Nature chemistries
in biological systems, and novel methods are needed for the selective synthesis of these …

Identification of Genes Essential for Fluorination and Sulfamylation within the Nucleocidin Gene Clusters of Streptomyces calvus and Streptomyces virens

M Wojnowska, X Feng, Y Chen, H Deng… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The gene cluster in Streptomyces calvus associated with the biosynthesis of the fluoro‐and
sulfamyl‐metabolite nucleocidin was interrogated by systematic gene knockouts. Out of the …