Structural insights into polyhydroxyalkanoates biosynthesis

HY Sagong, HF Son, SY Choi, SY Lee… - Trends in biochemical …, 2018 - cell.com
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are diverse biopolyesters produced by numerous
microorganisms and have attracted much attention as a substitute for petroleum-based …

The 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase: an engineered enzyme for carbon chain elongation of chemical compounds

L Liu, S Zhou, Y Deng - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2020 - Springer
Because of their function of catalyzing the rearrangement of the carbon chains, thiolases
have attracted increasing attentions over the past decades. The 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase …

Integrated engineering of β-oxidation reversal and ω-oxidation pathways for the synthesis of medium chain ω-functionalized carboxylic acids

JM Clomburg, MD Blankschien, JE Vick, A Chou… - Metabolic …, 2015 - Elsevier
An engineered reversal of the β-oxidation cycle was exploited to demonstrate its utility for
the synthesis of medium chain (6–10-carbons) ω-hydroxyacids and dicarboxylic acids from …

Rational design of the substrate tunnel of β-ketothiolase reveals a local cationic domain modulated rule that improves the efficiency of Claisen Condensation

L Liu, S Zhou, Y Deng - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Formation of carbon–carbon bonds via Claisen condensation catalyzed by thiolase
generates a diverse range of carbon frameworks in biosynthetic chemistry. During catalysis …

An Efficient New Process for the Selective Production of Odd-Chain Carboxylic Acids by Simple Carbon Elongation Using Megasphaera hexanoica

H Kim, BS Jeon, BI Sang - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The caproate-producing bacterium, Megasphaera hexanoica, metabolizes fructose to
produce C2~ C8 carbon-chain carboxylic acids using various electron acceptors. In …

A polyketoacyl-CoA thiolase-dependent pathway for the synthesis of polyketide backbones

Z Tan, JM Clomburg, S Cheong, S Qian, R Gonzalez - Nature Catalysis, 2020 - nature.com
Polyketides found in nature originate from backbones synthesized through iterative
decarboxylative Claisen condensations catalysed by polyketide synthases (PKSs) …

Engineering Escherichia coli for selective 1-decanol production using the reverse β-oxidation (rBOX) pathway

J Chen, R Gonzalez - Metabolic Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Decanol has great value in the pharmaceutical and fragrance industries and plays an
important role in the chemical industry. In this study, we engineered Escherichia coli to …

Metabolic engineering of β-oxidation to leverage thioesterases for production of 2-heptanone, 2-nonanone and 2-undecanone

Q Yan, TR Simmons, WT Cordell, NJH Lozada… - Metabolic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Medium-chain length methyl ketones are potential blending fuels due to their cetane
numbers and low melting temperatures. Biomanufacturing offers the potential to produce …

Structural Insights into Novel Thiolases for Enhancing the Production of Tailored Biochemicals

J Hong, HF Son, SY Park, J Park, H Seo, KH Liu… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Thiolase is essential in the first step of synthesizing many value-added biochemicals.
However, only a few feasible THLs have been reported, and a limited understanding of …

Converting sugars into cannabinoids—the state-of-the-art of heterologous production in microorganisms

GR Favero, GV de Melo Pereira, JC de Carvalho… - Fermentation, 2022 - mdpi.com
The legal cannabis market worldwide is facing new challenges regarding innovation in the
production of cannabinoid-based drugs. The usual cannabinoid production involves …