[HTML][HTML] Depolymerization and conversion of lignin to value-added bioproducts by microbial and enzymatic catalysis

C Weng, X Peng, Y Han - Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2021 - Springer
Lignin, the most abundant renewable aromatic compound in nature, is an excellent
feedstock for value-added bioproducts manufacturing; while the intrinsic heterogeneity and …

Creative biological lignin conversion routes toward lignin valorization

ZH Liu, BZ Li, JS Yuan, YJ Yuan - Trends in Biotechnology, 2022 - cell.com
Lignin, the largest renewable aromatic resource, is a promising alternative feedstock for the
sustainable production of various chemicals, fuels, and materials. Despite this potential …

[HTML][HTML] Industrial biotechnology of Pseudomonas putida: advances and prospects

A Weimer, M Kohlstedt, DC Volke, PI Nikel… - Applied Microbiology …, 2020 - Springer
Pseudomonas putida is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that can be encountered in
diverse ecological habitats. This ubiquity is traced to its remarkably versatile metabolism …

[HTML][HTML] Pseudomonas putida as a functional chassis for industrial biocatalysis: from native biochemistry to trans-metabolism

PI Nikel, V de Lorenzo - Metabolic engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
The itinerary followed by Pseudomonas putida from being a soil-dweller and plant colonizer
bacterium to become a flexible and engineer-able platform for metabolic engineering stems …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering microbial division of labor for plastic upcycling

T Bao, Y Qian, Y Xin, JJ Collins, T Lu - Nature communications, 2023 - nature.com
Plastic pollution is rapidly increasing worldwide, causing adverse impacts on the
environment, wildlife and human health. One tempting solution to this crisis is upcycling …

[HTML][HTML] A field of dreams: Lignin valorization into chemicals, materials, fuels, and health-care products

J Becker, C Wittmann - Biotechnology Advances, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] The metabolic potential of plastics as biotechnological carbon sources–review and targets for the future

T Tiso, B Winter, R Wei, J Hee, J de Witt, N Wierckx… - Metabolic …, 2022 - Elsevier
The plastic crisis requires drastic measures, especially for the plastics' end-of-life. Mixed
plastic fractions are currently difficult to recycle, but microbial metabolism might open new …

Valorization of industrial lignin to value-added chemicals by chemical depolymerization and biological conversion

LT Nguyen, DP Phan, A Sarwar, MH Tran… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Lignin is a renewable aromatic resource and the most abundant aromatic biopolymer on
Earth. As a byproduct of paper pulping, more than 50 million tons of waste lignin is …

[HTML][HTML] Production of itaconic acid from alkali pretreated lignin by dynamic two stage bioconversion

JR Elmore, GN Dexter, D Salvachúa… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Expanding the portfolio of products that can be made from lignin will be critical to enabling a
viable bio-based economy. Here, we engineer Pseudomonas putida for high-yield …

Metabolically engineered Corynebacterium glutamicum for bio-based production of chemicals, fuels, materials, and healthcare products

J Becker, CM Rohles, C Wittmann - Metabolic engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …