Pseudomonas putida KT2440 has gained increasing interest as a host for the production of
biochemicals. Because of the lack of a systematic characterization of inducible promoters in …

The sugar dehydration products, furfural and 5-(hydroxymethyl) furfural (HMF), are
commonly formed during high-temperature processing of lignocellulose, most often in …

Glycine betaine (betaine) is widely distributed in nature and can be found in many
microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, and fungi. Due to its particular functions, many …

To broaden the substrate scope of microbial cell factories towards renewable substrates,
rational genetic interventions are often combined with adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) …

At the onset of the 4th Industrial Revolution, the role of synthetic biology (SynBio) as a fuel
for the bioeconomy requires clarification of the terms typically adopted by this growing …

Bio-upcycling of plastics is an upcoming alternative approach for the valorization of diverse
polymer waste streams that are too contaminated for traditional recycling technologies …

Lignin biosynthesis typically results in a polymer with several inter-monomer bond linkages,
and the heterogeneity of linkages presents a challenge for depolymerization processes …

Organic and inorganic chlorine compounds are formed by a broad range of natural
geochemical, photochemical and biological processes. In addition, chlorine compounds are …

Highlights•Pseudomonas species are well suited as a platform for industrial and
environmental biotechnology.•A range of Synthetic Biology methods for genetic refactoring …

Bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are isotactic polymers that play a critical role in
central metabolism, as they act as dynamic reservoirs of carbon and reducing equivalents …