Alteration of leaf shape, improved metal tolerance, and productivity of seed by overexpression of CsHMA3 in Camelina sativa.

abstract：Background:Microbial fuel cell (MFC) convokes microorganism to convert biomass into electricity. However, most well-known electrogenic strains cannot directly use glucose to produce valuable products. Zymomonas mobilis, a promising bacterium for ethanol production, owns special Entner-Doudoroff pathway with less ATP an...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Geng BY,Cao LY,Li F,Song H,Liu CG,Zhao XQ,Bai FW

更新日期：2020-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Photosynthetic production of chemicals and fuels by recycling CO2 in cyanobacteria is a promising solution facing energy shortage and resource declination. Ethanol is an attractive and demonstrative biofuel product, and ethanol synthesis in cyanobacteria has been achieved by assembling of a pathway consistin...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Luan G,Qi Y,Wang M,Li Z,Duan Y,Tan X,Lu X

更新日期：2015-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microalgae accumulate a considerable amount of lipids and carbohydrate under nutrient-deficient conditions, which makes them one of the promising sustainable resources for biofuel production. In the present study, to obtain the biomass with higher lipid and carbohydrate contents, we implemented a short-term ...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Chokshi K,Pancha I,Ghosh A,Mishra S

更新日期：2017-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Decomposition of biomass for biogas production can be practiced under wet and dry fermentation conditions. In contrast to the dry fermentation technology, wet fermentation is characterized by a high liquid content and a relatively low total solid content. In this study, the composition and functional potenti...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Stolze Y,Zakrzewski M,Maus I,Eikmeyer F,Jaenicke S,Rottmann N,Siebner C,Pühler A,Schlüter A

更新日期：2015-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Environmental crisis and concerns for energy security have made the research for renewable fuels that will substitute the usage of fossil fuels an important priority. Biodiesel is a potential substitute for petroleum, but its feasibility is hindered by the utilization of edible vegetable oil as raw material,...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Matsakas L,Bonturi N,Miranda EA,Rova U,Christakopoulos P

更新日期：2015-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reduced yields of ethanol due to bacterial contamination in fermentation cultures weaken the economics of biofuel production. Lactic acid bacteria are considered the most problematic, and surveys of commercial fuel ethanol facilities have found that species of Lactobacillus are predominant. Bacteriophage lyt...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Roach DR,Khatibi PA,Bischoff KM,Hughes SR,Donovan DM

更新日期：2013-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：Background:l-Fucose is a rare sugar with potential uses in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food industries. The enzymatic approach using l-fucose isomerase, which interconverts l-fucose and l-fuculose, can be an efficient way of producing l-fucose for industrial applications. Here, we performed biochemical and struct...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Kim IJ,Kim DH,Nam KH,Kim KH

更新日期：2019-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Lignocellulosic biorefinery offers economical and sustainable production of fuels and chemicals. Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a promising industrial host for biorefinery, has been intensively developed to expand its product profile. However, the sequential and slow conversion of xylose into target products rema...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Hoang Nguyen Tran P,Ko JK,Gong G,Um Y,Lee SM

更新日期：2020-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Simultaneous wastewater treatment and lipid production by oleaginous microalgae show great potential to alleviate energy shortage and environmental pollution, because they exhibit tremendous advantages over traditional activated sludge. Currently, most research on wastewater treatment by microalgal are carri...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Ma C,Wen H,Xing D,Pei X,Zhu J,Ren N,Liu B

更新日期：2017-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Cyanobacteria are potential sources for third generation biofuels. Their capacity for biofuel production has been widely improved using metabolically engineered strains. In this study, we employed metabolic engineering design with target genes involved in selected processes including the fatty acid synthesis...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Eungrasamee K,Miao R,Incharoensakdi A,Lindblad P,Jantaro S

更新日期：2019-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Energy crops including Miscanthus provide a storable, portable energy source which can be used to complement a wide range of products and energy generation systems. Miscanthus is predominantly used in Europe as a combustion material for electricity generation but also has the potential for biochemical conver...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Adams JMM,Winters AL,Hodgson EM,Gallagher JA

更新日期：2018-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The production of ethanol and other fuels and chemicals from lignocellulosic materials is dependent of efficient xylose conversion. Xylose fermentation capacity in yeasts is usually linked to xylose reductase (XR) accepting NADH as cofactor. The XR from Scheffersomyces stipitis, which is able to use NADH as ...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Cadete RM,de Las Heras AM,Sandström AG,Ferreira C,Gírio F,Gorwa-Grauslund MF,Rosa CA,Fonseca C

更新日期：2016-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lignocellulosic enzymes of Trichoderma species have received particular attention with regard to biomass conversion to biofuels, but the production cost of these enzymes remains a significant hurdle for their commercial application. In this study, we quantitatively compared the lignocellulolytic enzyme p...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Marx IJ,van Wyk N,Smit S,Jacobson D,Viljoen-Bloom M,Volschenk H

更新日期：2013-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have demonstrated that microalga has been widely regarded as one of the most promising raw materials of biofuels. However, lack of an economical, efficient and convenient method to harvest microalgae is a bottleneck to boost their full-scale application. Many methods of harvesting microalgae, ...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Liu J,Zhu Y,Tao Y,Zhang Y,Li A,Li T,Sang M,Zhang C

更新日期：2013-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As a green alternative for the production of transportation fuels, the enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulose and subsequent fermentation to ethanol are being intensively researched. To be economically feasible, the hydrolysis of lignocellulose must be conducted at a high concentration of solids, which resul...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Teugjas H,Väljamäe P

更新日期：2013-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thermoanaerobacter saccharolyticum is a thermophilic microorganism that has been engineered to produce ethanol at high titer (30-70 g/L) and greater than 90 % theoretical yield. However, few genes involved in pyruvate to ethanol production pathway have been unambiguously identified. In T. saccharolyticum, th...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Zhou J,Olson DG,Lanahan AA,Tian L,Murphy SJ,Lo J,Lynd LR

更新日期：2015-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Photosynthetic oleaginous microalgae are promising feedstocks for biofuels. Acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferases (DGATs) represent rich sources for engineering microalgal lipid production. The principal activity of DGATs has been defined as a single-function enzyme catalyzing the esterification of diacyl...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Cui Y,Zhao J,Wang Y,Qin S,Lu Y

更新日期：2018-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Acetylated galactoglucomannan (AcGGM) is a complex hemicellulose found in softwoods such as Norway spruce (Picea abies). AcGGM has a large potential as a biorefinery feedstock and source of oligosaccharides for high-value industrial applications. Steam explosion is an effective method for extraction of carbo...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Michalak L,Knutsen SH,Aarum I,Westereng B

更新日期：2018-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Microalgal biomass harvesting using traditional chemicals is costly for the production of biofuels, hindering the scale-up process of the technology. Thus, the search for a cost-effective microalgal harvesting method is extremely important. Using chitosan as a natural flocculant to harvest microalgal biomass...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Zhu L,Li Z,Hiltunen E

更新日期：2018-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nitrogen limitation can induce neutral lipid accumulation in microalgae, as well as inhibiting their growth. Therefore, to obtain cultures with both high biomass and high lipid contents, and explore the lipid accumulation mechanisms, we implemented nitrogen deprivation in a model diatom Phaeodactylum tricorn...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Yang ZK,Niu YF,Ma YH,Xue J,Zhang MH,Yang WD,Liu JS,Lu SH,Guan Y,Li HY

更新日期：2013-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Isobutanol can be a better biofuel than ethanol due to its higher energy density and lower hygroscopicity. Furthermore, the branched-chain structure of isobutanol gives a higher octane number than the isomeric n-butanol. Saccharomyces cerevisiae was chosen as the production host because of its relative toler...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Chen X,Nielsen KF,Borodina I,Kielland-Brandt MC,Karhumaa K

更新日期：2011-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：Background:There is an urgent requirement for second-generation bio-based industries for economical yet efficient enzymatic cocktail to convert diverse cellulosic biomass into fermentable sugars. In our previous study, secretome of Penicillium funiculosum NCIM1228 showed high commercial potential by exhibiting high bio...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Randhawa A,Ogunyewo OA,Eqbal D,Gupta M,Yazdani SS

更新日期：2018-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although lignin peroxidase is claimed as a key enzyme in enzyme-catalyzed lignin degradation, in vitro enzymatic degradation of lignin was not easily observed in lab-scale experiments. It implies that other factors may hinder the enzymatic degradation of lignin. Irreversible interaction between phenolic comp...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Pham LT,Kim SJ,Kim YH

更新日期：2016-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Bioflocculation has been developed as a cost-effective and environment-friendly method to harvest multiple microalgae. However, the high production cost of bioflocculants makes it difficult to scale up. In the current study, low-cost bioflocculants were produced from untreated corn stover by a biomass-degrad...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Guo H,Hong C,Zheng B,Lu F,Jiang D,Qin W

更新日期：2017-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Propionic acid (PA), a key platform chemical produced as a by-product during petroleum refining, has been widely used as a food preservative and an important chemical intermediate in many industries. Microbial PA production through engineering yeast as a cell factory is a potentially sustainable alternative ...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Xu X,Williams TC,Divne C,Pretorius IS,Paulsen IT

更新日期：2019-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The crystallinity of cellulose is a principal factor limiting the efficient hydrolysis of biomass to fermentable sugars or direct catalytic conversion to biofuel components. We evaluated the impact of TFA-induced gelatinization of crystalline cellulose on enhancement of enzymatic digestion and catalytic conv...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Shiga TM,Xiao W,Yang H,Zhang X,Olek AT,Donohoe BS,Liu J,Makowski L,Hou T,McCann MC,Carpita NC,Mosier NS

更新日期：2017-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contamination of corn mash by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) reduces the efficiency of the ethanol fermentation process. The industry relies heavily on antibiotics for contamination control and there is a need to develop alternative methods. The goals of this study were to determine the diversity and abundance o...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Liu M,Bischoff KM,Gill JJ,Mire-Criscione MD,Berry JD,Young R,Summer EJ

更新日期：2015-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acid hydrolysis is a popular pretreatment for removing hemicellulose from lignocelluloses in order to produce a digestible substrate for enzymatic saccharification. In this work, a novel model for the dilute acid hydrolysis of hemicellulose within sugarcane bagasse is presented and calibrated against experim...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Greenwood AA,Farrell TW,Zhang Z,O'Hara IM

更新日期：2015-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Volatile fatty acids (VFA) are building blocks for the chemical industry. Sustainable, biological production is constrained by production and recovery costs, including the need for intensive pH correction. Membrane electrolysis has been developed as an in situ extraction technology tailored to the direct rec...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Andersen SJ,Candry P,Basadre T,Khor WC,Roume H,Hernandez-Sanabria E,Coma M,Rabaey K

更新日期：2015-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Cyanobacteria have shown promising potential for the production of various biofuels and chemical feedstocks. Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973 is a fast-growing strain with pronounced tolerance to high temperatures and illumination. Hence, this strain appears to be ideal for the development of photosynthetic...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Tan X,Hou S,Song K,Georg J,Klähn S,Lu X,Hess WR

更新日期：2018-08-04 00:00:00