Since the industrial revolution, the rapid growth and development of global industries have
depended largely upon the utilization of coal-derived chemicals, and more recently, the …

Microorganisms have been exposed to a myriad of substrates and environmental conditions
throughout evolution resulting in countless metabolites and enzymatic activities. Although …

Over the past thirty years, since the dawn of metagenomic studies, a completely new (micro)
universe was revealed, with the potential to have profound impacts on many aspects of the …

Recent reports have suggested that the establishment of industrially relevant enzyme
collections from environmental genomes has become a routine procedure. Across the …

Microbial natural products exhibit immense structural diversity and complexity and have
captured the attention of researchers for several decades. They have been explored for a …

When recombinant DNA technology was developed more than 40 years ago, no one could
have imagined the impact it would have on both society and the scientific community. In the …

DNA derived from environmental samples is a rich source of novel bioactive molecules. The
choice of the habitat to be sampled predefines the properties of the biomolecules to be …

Lignocellulose wastes stemming from agricultural residues can offer an excellent
opportunity as alternative energy solutions in addition to fossil fuels. Besides, the …

Lignocellulose is the most abundant biomass on Earth with immense potential to act as a
primary resource for the production of a range of compounds currently obtained from fossil …

Undoubtedly, the food industry is undergoing a dynamic process of transformation in its
continual development in order to meet the requirements and solve the great problems …