The need to understand and control ester synthesis is driven by the fact that esters play a
key role in the sensorial quality of fermented alcoholic beverages like beer, wine and sake …

Weak acids are widely used as food preservatives (eg, acetic, propionic, benzoic, and sorbic
acids), herbicides (eg, 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid), and as antimalarial (eg, artesunic …

The grey mould fungus Botrytis cinerea causes losses of commercially important fruits,
vegetables and ornamentals worldwide. Fungicide treatments are effective for disease …

Fungi are primitive eukaryotes and have adapted to a variety of niches during evolution.
Some fungal species may interact with other life forms (plants, insects, mammals), but are …

Medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs; C6–C12) are valuable molecules used for biofuel and
oleochemical production; however, it is challenging to synthesize these fatty acids efficiently …

Because they mainly do not involve chemical changes, membrane transporters have been a
Cinderella subject in the biotechnology of small molecule production, but this is a serious …

Canker caused by ascomycetous Valsa species are among the most destructive diseases of
woody plants worldwide. These pathogens are distinct from other pathogens because they …

Resistance to antifungal drugs is an increasingly significant clinical problem. The most
common antifungal resistance encountered is efflux pump-mediated resistance of Candida …

One approach to experimental science involves creating hypotheses, then testing them by
varying one or more independent variables, and assessing the effects of this variation on the …

Improving the growth phenotypes of microbes in high product concentrations is an essential
design objective in the development of robust cell factories. However, the limited knowledge …