Microbial synthesis of oleochemicals has advanced significantly in the last decade.
Microbes have been engineered to convert renewable substrates to a wide range of …

Covering: 2005 to 2015 Although natural products are best known for their use in medicine
and agriculture, a number of fatty acid-derived and isoprenoid natural products are being …

Methanol is an ideal feedstock for biomanufacturing that can be beneficial for global carbon
neutrality; however, the toxicity of methanol limits the efficiency of methanol metabolism …

Sustainable production of oleochemicals requires establishment of cell factory platform
strains. The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an attractive cell factory as new strains can …

Lipid composition determines the physical properties of biological membranes and can vary
substantially between and within organisms. We describe a specific role for the viscosity of …

Type I modular polyketide synthases (PKSs) are polymerases that utilize acyl-CoAs as
substrates. Each polyketide elongation reaction is catalyzed by a set of protein domains …

Fatty alcohols in the C12-C18 range are used in personal care products, lubricants, and
potentially biofuels. These compounds can be produced from the fatty acid pathway by a …

The current scenario in renewable energy is focused on development of alternate and
sustainable energy sources, amongst which microalgae stands as one of the promising …

To date, the most significant sources of biofuels are starch-or sugarcane-based ethanol,
which have been industrially produced in large quantities in the USA and Brazil …

Short branched-chain fatty acids (SBCFAs, C4-6) are versatile platform intermediates for the
production of value-added products in the chemical industry. Currently, SBCFAs are mainly …