Aspergillus as a versatile cell factory for organic acid production

L Yang, M Lübeck, PS Lübeck - Fungal Biology Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Filamentous fungi from the genus Aspergillus are of high importance for biobased organic
acid production. So far, a number of Aspergillus strains belonging to phylogenetically …

Improvement strategies, cost effective production, and potential applications of fungal glucose oxidase (GOD): current updates

MK Dubey, A Zehra, M Aamir, M Meena… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Fungal glucose oxidase (GOD) is widely employed in the different sectors of food industries
for use in baking products, dry egg powder, beverages, and gluconic acid production. GOD …

Enhanced recovery of valuable metals from spent lithium-ion batteries through optimization of organic acids produced by Aspergillus niger

N Bahaloo-Horeh, SM Mousavi - Waste management, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present study, spent medium bioleaching method was performed using organic acids
produced by Aspergillus niger to dissolve Ni, Co, Mn, Li, Cu and Al from spent lithium-ion …

Comprehensive genomic analysis of a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium Pantoea agglomerans strain P5

V Shariati J, MA Malboobi, Z Tabrizi, E Tavakol… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
In this study, we provide a comparative genomic analysis of Pantoea agglomerans strain P5
and 10 closely related strains based on phylogenetic analyses. A next-generation shotgun …

Creatine and creatine forms intended for sports nutrition

S Andres, R Ziegenhagen, I Trefflich… - Molecular nutrition & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Creatine is a popular ergogenic supplement in sports nutrition. Yet, supplementation of
creatine occasionally caused adverse effects such as gastrointestinal complaints, muscle …

Advances in electrocatalysis for energy conversion and synthesis of organic molecules

Y Holade, K Servat, S Tingry, TW Napporn… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Ubiquitous electrochemistry is expected to play a major role for reliable energy supply as
well as for production of sustainable fuels and chemicals. The fundamental understanding of …

Microbial production of organic acids by endophytic fungi

APG Dezam, VM Vasconcellos, PT Lacava… - Biocatalysis and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The microbial production of organic acids has been considered as a promising strategy to
obtain building-block chemicals from renewable feedstocks such as lignocellulosic agro …

Predictability of silver nanoparticle speciation and toxicity in ecotoxicological media

J Köser, M Engelke, M Hoppe, A Nogowski… - Environmental …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as an antimicrobial agent has increased
significantly over the past decade which potentiates their release to the environment. The …

Comparative genomics and transcriptome analysis of Aspergillus niger and metabolic engineering for citrate production

X Yin, H Shin, J Li, G Du, L Liu, J Chen - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Despite a long and successful history of citrate production in Aspergillus niger, the molecular
mechanism of citrate accumulation is only partially understood. In this study, we used …

Direct transformation of cellulose to gluconic acid in a concentrated iron (III) chloride solution under mild conditions

H Zhang, N Li, X Pan, S Wu, J Xie - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A simple method for directly converting cellulose to gluconic acid in a concentrated iron (III)
chloride (FeCl3) solution without an additional catalyst was demonstrated. It was found that …