Methanotrophs as a reservoir for bioactive secondary metabolites: Pitfalls, insights and promises

UM Vasudevan, DHA Mai, S Krishna, EY Lee - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Methanotrophs are potent natural producers of several bioactive secondary metabolites
(SMs) including isoprenoids, polymers, peptides, and vitamins. Cryptic biosynthetic gene …

Outlook on engineering methylotrophs for one-carbon-based industrial biotechnology

DN Pham, AD Nguyen, EY Lee - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Methane and carbon dioxide (CO 2) account for the most abundant greenhouse gases
(GHGs). The removal of atmospheric methane and CO 2 is an urgent mission contributing to …

Development of a novel methanotrophic platform to produce ectoine from methane and lignocellulose-derived sugars

DN Pham, AD Nguyen, DHA Mai, EY Lee - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Methane is considered a promising carbon source in the field of biotechnology. Using
methane as the carbon source for producing chemicals reduces manufacturing costs and …

Dark CO2 fixation in temperate beech and pine forest soils

R Akinyede, M Taubert, M Schrumpf… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soils are the largest terrestrial organic carbon pool and the largest terrestrial source of
atmospheric CO 2. Non-phototrophic CO 2 fixation by microbes re-fixes and recycles CO 2 …

Development of an engineered methanotroph-based microbial platform for biocatalytic conversion of methane to phytohormone for sustainable agriculture

DN Pham, DHA Mai, AD Nguyen, THT Chau… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Methane is an important target for reducing greenhouse gases emission, owing to its
abundance and highly global warming potential. Bioconversion of methane to value-added …

[HTML][HTML] A highly efficient and versatile genetic engineering toolkit for a methanotroph-based biorefinery

J Jeong, TH Kim, N Jang, M Ko, SK Kim, JI Baek… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Methanotrophs are promising and sustainable cell factory platforms owing to their ability to
convert the most potent greenhouse gas, methane to valuable bioproducts. Genetic …

Uncovering the toxic effects and adaptive mechanisms of aminated polystyrene nanoplastics on microbes in sludge anaerobic digestion system: Insight from …

W Zhao, H Ma, Z Gao, D Li, Y Lin, C Wu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The impacts of polystyrene nanoplastics (PS NPs) with amino functional groups on sludge
anaerobic digestion process and the underlying microbial feedbacks remains unclear …

Efficient Biosynthesis of Isopropanol from Ethanol by Metabolically Engineered Escherichia coli

Y Wang, J Lu, M Xu, C Qian, F Zhao… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ethanol, a promising nonfood carbon source from syngas fermentation, has recently been
used in the biosynthesis of bulk chemicals in industrial biomanufacturing. In this study, the …

Transitioning weathered oil fields towards new energy: A review on utilizing hydrogenotrophic methanogens for petroleum hydrocarbons remediation

J Zhou, WH Lin, YL Yu, CD Dong, H Zhang, Z Hu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The weathering process can cause the volatilization of light components in crude oil, leading
to the accumulation of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) in weathered oil field soils. These …

Sustainable production of C50 carotenoid bacterioruberin from methane using soil-enriched microbial consortia

S Guo, Q Song, X Song, C Zhang, Q Fei - Bioresource Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Bacterioruberin is widely used in medicine, food, and cosmetics owing to its prominent
characteristics of antioxidants and bioactivities. Bioconversion of methane into …