Background Itaconic acid is a bio-derived platform chemical with uses ranging from polymer
synthesis to biofuel production. The efficient conversion of cellulosic waste streams into …

Background In the last years, the biotechnological production of platform chemicals for fuel
components has become a major focus of interest. Although ligno-cellulosic material is …

Renewable raw materials in sustainable biorefinery processes pose new challenges to the
manufacturing routes of platform chemicals. Beside the investigations of individual unit …

This study assessed the feasibility of using bleached cellulose pulp from Eucalyptus wood
as a feedstock for the production of itaconic acid by fermentation. Additionally, different …

Itaconic acid is a valuable platform compound for the production of bio‐based polymers,
chemicals, and fuels. Ustilago maydis is a promising host for the production of itaconic acid …

Neurospora crassa is a filamentous fungus potent in secreting cellulase and degrading
lignocellulosic materials. Here, heterologous cis-aconitic acid decarboxylase was expressed …

Background Itaconic acid is an unsaturated, dicarboxylic acid which finds a wide range of
applications in the polymer industry and as a building block for fuels, solvents and …

Itaconic acid (IA) is a precursor of various chemicals, which has been on the US Department
of Energy's list of the top 12 platform chemicals that can potentially be produced from …

The discovery of itaconic acid as a product of citric acid pyrolytic distillation in 1837 opened
the possibility of using it as a polymer building block. Itaconic acid, featuring two carboxylic …

Abstract Background The family of Ustilaginaceae is known for their capability to naturally
produce industrially valuable chemicals from different carbon sources. Recently, several …