Concerns over climate change have necessitated a rethinking of our transportation
infrastructure. One possible alternative to carbon-polluting fossil fuels is biofuels produced …

Background Engineering bacterial strains to redirect the metabolism towards the production
of a specific product has enabled the development of industrial biotechnology. However …

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) of the ω-3 and ω-6 class (eg, α-linolenic acid, linoleic
acid) are essential for maintaining biofunctions in mammalians like humans. Due to the fact …

This report describes one potential conversion process to hydrocarbon products by way of
biological conversion of lingnocellulosic-dervied sugars. The process design converts …

The amino acid sequence of a protein affects both its structure and its function. Thus, the
ability to modify the sequence, and hence the structure and activity, of individual proteins in …

Biomass can be classified broadly as all the matter on the earth's surface of recent biological
origin. 1 Biomass includes plant materials such as trees, grasses, agricultural crops, algal …

The idea of renewable and regenerative resources has inspired research for more than a
hundred years. Ideally, the only spent energy will replenish itself, like plant material …

During microbial production of solvent-like compounds, such as advanced biofuels and bulk
chemicals, accumulation of the final product can negatively impact the cultivation of the host …

Background Population growth, climate change, and food shortage have led to increased
demand for alternate sources of lipids to meet our food and energy needs. Oleaginous …

Carboxylic acids are an attractive biorenewable chemical. However, like many other
fermentatively produced compounds, they are inhibitory to the biocatalyst. An understanding …