Fuelling the future: microbial engineering for the production of sustainable biofuels
Global climate change linked to the accumulation of greenhouse gases has caused
concerns regarding the use of fossil fuels as the major energy source. To mitigate climate …
concerns regarding the use of fossil fuels as the major energy source. To mitigate climate …
Physiological limitations and opportunities in microbial metabolic engineering
J Montaño López, L Duran, JL Avalos - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
Metabolic engineering can have a pivotal role in increasing the environmental sustainability
of the transportation and chemical manufacturing sectors. The field has already developed …
of the transportation and chemical manufacturing sectors. The field has already developed …
Recent advances in microbial CO2 fixation and conversion to value-added products
Increasing CO 2 levels in atmosphere has led to the unprecedented climate change in
recent years. Conventional methods for CO 2 capture are often cost inefficient, unsafe and …
recent years. Conventional methods for CO 2 capture are often cost inefficient, unsafe and …
Microbial engineering for the production of advanced biofuels
PP Peralta-Yahya, F Zhang, SB Del Cardayre… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Advanced biofuels produced by microorganisms have similar properties to petroleum-based
fuels, and can'drop in'to the existing transportation infrastructure. However, producing these …
fuels, and can'drop in'to the existing transportation infrastructure. However, producing these …
Cyanobacteria: Review of current potentials and applications
Continual increases in the human population and growing concerns related to the energy
crisis, food security, disease outbreaks, global warming, and other environmental issues …
crisis, food security, disease outbreaks, global warming, and other environmental issues …
Improving fatty acids production by engineering dynamic pathway regulation and metabolic control
Global energy demand and environmental concerns have stimulated increasing efforts to
produce carbon-neutral fuels directly from renewable resources. Microbially derived …
produce carbon-neutral fuels directly from renewable resources. Microbially derived …
Exploiting diversity and synthetic biology for the production of algal biofuels
DR Georgianna, SP Mayfield - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Modern life is intimately linked to the availability of fossil fuels, which continue to meet the
world's growing energy needs even though their use drives climate change, exhausts finite …
world's growing energy needs even though their use drives climate change, exhausts finite …
Recent developments in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering in microalgae towards biofuel production
In the wake of the uprising global energy crisis, microalgae have emerged as an alternate
feedstock for biofuel production. In addition, microalgae bear immense potential as bio-cell …
feedstock for biofuel production. In addition, microalgae bear immense potential as bio-cell …
Potential of industrial biotechnology with cyanobacteria and eukaryotic microalgae
RH Wijffels, O Kruse, KJ Hellingwerf - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2013 - Elsevier
Both cyanobacteria and eukaryotic microalgae are promising organisms for sustainable
production of bulk products such as food, feed, materials, chemicals and fuels. In this review …
production of bulk products such as food, feed, materials, chemicals and fuels. In this review …
Synthetic non-oxidative glycolysis enables complete carbon conservation
IW Bogorad, TS Lin, JC Liao - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Glycolysis, or its variations, is a fundamental metabolic pathway in life that functions in
almost all organisms to decompose external or intracellular sugars. The pathway involves …
almost all organisms to decompose external or intracellular sugars. The pathway involves …