Production of biofuels from renewable resources such as cellulosic biomass provides a
source of liquid transportation fuel to replace petroleum-based fuels. This endeavor requires …

Biofuel from renewable biomass is one of the answers to help solve the problems
associated with limited fossil resources and climate change. Butanol has superior liquid‐fuel …

Production of chemicals and fuels directly from CO 2 is an attractive approach to solving the
energy and environmental problems. 1-Butanol, a chemical feedstock and potential fuel, has …

The sustainability revolution is the defining challenge of our time to meet increasing needs
in the energy− food− water nexus without compromising the ability of next generations. To …

A large space of chemicals with broad industrial and consumer applications could be
synthesized by engineered microbial biocatalysts. However, the current strain optimization …

New organisms and biological systems designed to satisfy human needs are among the
aims of synthetic genomics and synthetic biology. Synthetic biology seeks to model and …

Background Retinoids are lipophilic isoprenoids composed of a cyclic group and a linear
chain with a hydrophilic end group. These compounds include retinol, retinal, retinoic acid …

Short-chain esters have broad utility as flavors, fragrances, solvents, and biofuels.
Controlling selectivity of ester microbial biosynthesis has been an outstanding metabolic …

Butanol is an alternative type of fuel. Amid the depletion of the world's (accessible)
petroleum reserves, butanol is considered to be a potential energy source. Although butanol …

Abstract Background While Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a promising host for cost-effective
biorefinary processes due to its tolerance to various stresses during fermentation, the …