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 …

The dicarboxylic acid muconic acid has garnered significant interest due to its potential use
as a platform chemical for the production of several valuable consumer bio-plastics …

Strains of Escherichia coli were constructed and evaluated that synthesized cis, cis‐muconic
acid from d‐glucose under fed‐batch fermentor conditions. Chemical hydrogenation of the …

Muconic acid is the synthetic precursor of adipic acid, and the latter is an important platform
chemical that can be used for the production of nylon-6, 6 and polyurethane. Currently, the …

A wide range of commercially relevant aromatic chemicals can be synthesized via the
shikimic acid pathway. Thus, this pathway has been the target of diverse metabolic …

Muconic acid (MA) is a chemical building block and precursor to adipic and terephthalic
acids used in the production of nylon and polyethylene terephthalate polymer families …

Muconic acid is a valuable platform chemical with potential applications in the production of
polymers such as nylon and polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The conjugate base …

There is currently a strong interest to derive the biological precursor cis, cis-muconic acid
from shikimate pathway-branches to develop a biological replacement for adipic acid …

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 …

Muconic acid is a potential platform chemical for the production of nylon, polyurethanes, and
terephthalic acid. It is also an attractive functional copolymer in plastics due to its two double …