Chemicals from lignin: an interplay of lignocellulose fractionation, depolymerisation, and upgrading

W Schutyser, T Renders, S Van den Bosch… - Chemical society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In pursuit of more sustainable and competitive biorefineries, the effective valorisation of
lignin is key. An alluring opportunity is the exploitation of lignin as a resource for chemicals …

A review on lignin structure, pretreatments, fermentation reactions and biorefinery potential

VK Ponnusamy, DD Nguyen, J Dharmaraja… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, lignin valorization is commercially an important and advanced sustainable
process for lignocellulosic biomass-based industries, primarily through the depolymerization …

Industrial biotechnology of Pseudomonas putida: advances and prospects

A Weimer, M Kohlstedt, DC Volke, PI Nikel… - Applied Microbiology …, 2020 - Springer
Pseudomonas putida is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that can be encountered in
diverse ecological habitats. This ubiquity is traced to its remarkably versatile metabolism …

[HTML][HTML] Pseudomonas putida as a functional chassis for industrial biocatalysis: from native biochemistry to trans-metabolism

PI Nikel, V de Lorenzo - Metabolic engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
The itinerary followed by Pseudomonas putida from being a soil-dweller and plant colonizer
bacterium to become a flexible and engineer-able platform for metabolic engineering stems …

Antiepileptic drug carbamazepine promotes horizontal transfer of plasmid-borne multi-antibiotic resistance genes within and across bacterial genera

Y Wang, J Lu, L Mao, J Li, Z Yuan, PL Bond… - The ISME …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Antibiotic resistance is a severe global threat for public health, causing around 700,000
deaths per year. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is one of the most significant pathways to …

Lignin valorization through integrated biological funneling and chemical catalysis

JG Linger, DR Vardon, MT Guarnieri… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Lignin is an energy-dense, heterogeneous polymer comprised of phenylpropanoid
monomers used by plants for structure, water transport, and defense, and it is the second …

[HTML][HTML] Biological valorization of low molecular weight lignin

OY Abdelaziz, DP Brink, J Prothmann, K Ravi… - Biotechnology …, 2016 - Elsevier
Lignin is a major component of lignocellulosic biomass and as such, it is processed in
enormous amounts in the pulp and paper industry worldwide. In such industry it mainly …

Bioremediation 3.0: engineering pollutant-removing bacteria in the times of systemic biology

P Dvořák, PI Nikel, J Damborský, V de Lorenzo - Biotechnology advances, 2017 - Elsevier
Elimination or mitigation of the toxic effects of chemical waste released to the environment
by industrial and urban activities relies largely on the catalytic activities of microorganisms …

Non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals promote the transmission of multidrug resistance plasmids through intra-and intergenera conjugation

Y Wang, J Lu, S Zhang, J Li, L Mao, Z Yuan… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Antibiotic resistance is a global threat to public health. The use of antibiotics at sub-inhibitory
concentrations has been recognized as an important factor in disseminating antibiotic …

[HTML][HTML] Copper nanoparticles and copper ions promote horizontal transfer of plasmid-mediated multi-antibiotic resistance genes across bacterial genera

S Zhang, Y Wang, H Song, J Lu, Z Yuan, J Guo - Environment international, 2019 - Elsevier
The spread of antibiotic resistance has become a major concern for public health. As
emerging contaminants, various metallic nanoparticles (NPs) and ionic heavy metals have …