Chitin and its N-deacetylated derivative chitosan are two biological polymers that have
found numerous applications in recent years, but their further deployment suffers from …

With the development of metabolic engineering and synthetic biology, microbial cell
factories (MCFs) have provided an efficient and sustainable method to synthesize a series of …

Industrial biocatalysis is an economically attractive option for the production of valuable
chemicals. Our repertoire of cheap building blocks and commodity target molecules is vastly …

Background To develop pathways for advanced biofuel production, and to understand the
impact of host metabolism and environmental conditions on heterologous pathway …

Butanediol is a promising valuable chemical that can be used in various areas as a liquid
fuel and a platform chemical. Here, 2, 3-butanediol production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae …

The synthesis of complex molecules using multiple enzymes simultaneously in one reaction
vessel has rapidly emerged as a new frontier in the field of bioprocess technology. However …

Abstract Acetoin and 2, 3-butanediol (2, 3-BD) have a large number of industrial
applications. The production of acetoin and 2, 3-BD has traditionally relied on oil supplies …

The construction of non-native biosynthetic pathways represents a powerful, modular
strategy for the production of valuable synthons and fine chemicals. Accordingly, artificially …

The advent of biotechnology has enabled metabolic engineers to assemble heterologous
pathways in cells to produce a variety of products of industrial relevance, often in a …

Nature relies on complexes of colocated enzymes to efficiently perform multiple catalytic
steps. Such enzyme colocalisation promotes substrate channelling, enhances the activity of …