Plant benzoic acids (BAs) are building blocks or important structural elements for numerous
primary and specialized metabolites, including plant hormones, cofactors, defense …

Iron is a versatile redox-active catalyst and a required cofactor within a diverse array of
biological processes. To almost all organisms, iron is both essential and potentially toxic …

Aromatic aldehydes are useful in numerous applications, especially as flavors, fragrances,
and pharmaceutical precursors. However, microbial synthesis of aldehydes is hindered by …

The conversion of biomass-derived sugars and aromatic molecules to cis, cis-muconic acid
(referred to hereafter as muconic acid or muconate) has been of recent interest owing to its …

Covering: 1997 to 2023 The shikimate pathway is the metabolic process responsible for the
biosynthesis of the aromatic amino acids phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan. Seven …

Iron is required for microbial growth and proliferation. To survive in low-iron environments,
some microorganisms secrete ferric iron chelators called siderophores. Siderophore …

It is now widely accepted that siderophores play a role in marine iron biogeochemical
cycling. However, the mechanisms by which siderophores affect the availability of iron from …

Adipic acid is a high-value compound used primarily as a precursor for the synthesis of
nylon, coatings, and plastics. Today it is produced mainly in chemical processes from …

Background Vanillin is an industrially valuable molecule that can be produced from simple
carbon sources in engineered microorganisms such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae and …

Engineering the shikimate pathway is a primary approach for biosynthesis of various
aromatic compounds, many of which are involved in formation of important compounds with …