The demand for sustainable and environmentally friendly sources of foods and cosmetics is
increasing owing to concerns about the rapid growth of the global population and climate …

There is an increasing demand for carotenoids due to their applications in the food, flavor,
pharmaceutical and feed industries, however, the extraction and synthesis of these …

Human enterprises through the solar system will entail long-duration voyages and habitation
creating challenges in maintaining healthy diets. We discuss consolidating multiple sensory …

Plant cell wall hydrolysates contain not only sugars but also substantial amounts of acetate,
a fermentation inhibitor that hinders bioconversion of lignocellulose. Despite the toxic and …

Background Product toxicity is one of the bottlenecks for microbial production of biofuels,
and transporter-mediated biofuel secretion offers a promising strategy to solve this problem …

Concerns regarding food security arise from population growth, global warming, and
reduction in arable land. With advances in synthetic biology, food production by microbes is …

Covering: 2015 up to July 2021 The market for cosmetics is consumer driven and the desire
for green, sustainable and natural ingredients is increasing. The use of isolated enzymes …

Background The limitation of storage space, product cytotoxicity and the competition for
precursor are the major challenges for efficiently overproducing carotenoid in engineered …

Carotenoids are important precursors of a wide range of apocarotenoids with their functions
including: hormones, pigments, retinoids, volatiles, and signals, which can be used in the …

Xylose is the second most abundant sugar in lignocellulosic biomass. Efficient and rapid
xylose utilization is essential for the economic bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass into …