Metabolic engineering aims to improve the production of economically valuable molecules
through the genetic manipulation of microbial metabolism. While the discipline is a little over …

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 …

For over 10 years, ModelSEED has been a primary resource for the construction of draft
genome-scale metabolic models based on annotated microbial or plant genomes. Now …

Concerns regarding high energy demand and gradual depletion of fossil fuels have
attracted the desire of seeking renewable and sustainable alternatives. Similar to but better …

Mars colonization demands technological advances to enable the return of humans to Earth.
Ship** the propellant and oxygen for a return journey is not viable. Considering the …

The production of 1, 2-propanediol is a significant challenge for the chemical industry due to
the increasing demand for this versatile product and the pro-ecological regulatory actions …

Propanediol is an important building block as a component used in the manufacture of
unsaturated polyester resin, antifreeze, biofuel, nonionic detergent, etc. Commercial …

Metabolism has long been considered as a relatively stiff set of biochemical reactions. This
somewhat outdated and dogmatic view has been challenged over the last years, as multiple …

Lignin is one largely untapped natural resource that can be exploited as a raw material for
the bioproduction of value-added chemicals. Meanwhile, the current petroleum-based …

Caproate, an important medium-chain fatty acid, can only be synthesized by limited bacterial
species by using ethanol, lactate, or certain saccharides. Caproicibacterium …