Cell-free chemoenzymatic starch synthesis from carbon dioxide

T Cai, H Sun, J Qiao, L Zhu, F Zhang, J Zhang, Z Tang… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Starches, a storage form of carbohydrates, are a major source of calories in the human diet
and a primary feedstock for bioindustry. We report a chemical-biochemical hybrid pathway …

De novo artificial synthesis of hexoses from carbon dioxide

J Yang, W Song, T Cai, Y Wang, X Zhang, W Wang… - Science Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Developing artificial “CO 2-sugar” platforms is meaningful for addressing
challenges posed by land scarcity and climate change to the supply of dietary sugar …

Metabolic engineering of yeast for the production of carbohydrate-derived foods and chemicals from C1–3 molecules

H Tang, L Wu, S Guo, W Cao, W Ma, X Wang, J Shen… - Nature Catalysis, 2024 - nature.com
The increase in population-related and environmental issues has emphasized the need for
more efficient and sustainable production strategies for foods and chemicals. Carbohydrates …

High-yield hydrogen production from starch and water by a synthetic enzymatic pathway

YHP Zhang, BR Evans, JR Mielenz, RC Hopkins… - PloS one, 2007 - journals.plos.org
Background The future hydrogen economy offers a compelling energy vision, but there are
four main obstacles: hydrogen production, storage, and distribution, as well as fuel cells …

Enzymatic transformation of nonfood biomass to starch

C You, H Chen, S Myung… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
The global demand for food could double in another 40 y owing to growth in the population
and food consumption per capita. To meet the world's future food and sustainability needs …

Challenges and Opportunities in Converting CO2 to Carbohydrates

CP O'Brien, MJ Watson, AW Dowling - ACS Energy Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
The agriculture industry relies on biogenic photosynthesis to meet world demands for
carbohydrates that are used for food and consumer products. However, this biogenic …

Cell-free enzyme cascades—application and transition from development to industrial implementation

M Teshima, VP Willers, V Sieber - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•State-of-the-art in vitro enzyme cascades to assimilate CO 2-derived C1
compounds.•Current transitioning state of the biomass-based production of commodity …

Commodity scale production of sugars from starches

WD Crabb, JK Shetty - Current opinion in Microbiology, 1999 - Elsevier
The production of sugars from starch sources is an industry that exists in its present form due
to the application of industrial enzymology to solve process related problems. As the industry …

Integration of heterogeneous and biochemical catalysis for production of fuels and chemicals from biomass

I Wheeldon, P Christopher, H Blanch - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2017 - Elsevier
The past decade has seen significant government and private investment in fundamental
research and process development for the production of biofuels and chemicals from …

High‐yield production of dihydrogen from xylose by using a synthetic enzyme cascade in a cell‐free system

JS Martín del Campo, J Rollin, S Myung… - Angewandte …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Approximately 50 million metric tons of dihydrogen are produced annually from
nonrenewable natural gas, petroleum, and coal.[1] H2 production from water remains …