The sustainable production of chemicals from renewable, nonedible biomass has emerged
as an essential alternative to address pressing environmental issues arising from our heavy …

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 …

Bio-based production of chemicals and materials has attracted much attention due to the
urgent need to establish sustainability and enhance human health. Metabolic engineering …

Synthetic sRNAs allow knockdown of target genes at translational level, but have been
restricted to a limited number of bacteria. Here, we report the development of a broad-host …

Carminic acid is a natural red dye extracted from the insect Dactylopius coccus. Due to its
ideal dying effect and high safety, it is widely used in food and cosmetics industries …

Highlights•Precision fermentation can contribute to a sustainable future food
supply.•Genome-edited microorganisms can improve the qualities of fermented foods.•Food …

Pigments are involved in many aspects of human life, including food, cosmetics, and textiles.
At present, the pigment market is mainly occupied by synthetic pigments. However, synthetic …

As a current trend of fabricating healthier products, food manufacturing companies seek for
natural-based food colorant aiming to replace the synthetic ones, which apart from meeting …

Highlights•Systems metabolic engineering has enabled efficient production of natural
products.•Systems-level engineering of metabolism has increased pathway efficiencies.•Cell …

Methanotrophs are potent natural producers of several bioactive secondary metabolites
(SMs) including isoprenoids, polymers, peptides, and vitamins. Cryptic biosynthetic gene …