Overexpression of flv3 improves photosynthesis in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 by enhancement of alternative electron flow.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei is widely utilized in industry for cellulase production, but its xylanase activity must be improved to enhance the accessibility of lignocellulose to cellulases. Several transcription factors play important roles in this progress; however, nearly all the reported tra...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Liu R,Chen L,Jiang Y,Zou G,Zhou Z

更新日期：2017-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Butyric acid is a platform chemical material, the production of which has been greatly stimulated by the diverse range of downstream applications in many industries. In particular, higher quality butyric acid used in food and medicine, is more dependent on microbiological production methods. Hence, the bio-o...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Hua X,Du G,Zhou X,Nawaz A,Ul Haq I,Xu Y

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Large-scale production of effective cellulose hydrolytic enzymes is the key to the bioconversion of agricultural residues to ethanol. The goal of this study was to develop a rice plant as a bioreactor for the large-scale production of cellulose hydrolytic enzymes via genetic transformation, and to simultaneo...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Chou HL,Dai Z,Hsieh CW,Ku MS

更新日期：2011-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are many different types of pretreatment carried out to prepare cellulosic substrates for fermentation. In this study, one- and two-stage hydrothermal pretreatment were carried out to determine their effects on subsequent fermentations. The two substrates were found to behave differently during ferment...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Guilliams A,Pattathil S,Willies D,Richards M,Pu Y,Kandemkavil S,Wiswall E

更新日期：2016-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Microalgae hold great promises as sustainable cellular factories for the production of alternative fuels, feeds, and biopharmaceuticals for human health. While the biorefinery approach for fuels along with the coproduction of high-value compounds with industrial, therapeutic, or nutraceutical applications have the pot...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Takeuchi T,Benning C

更新日期：2019-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Microalgae are widely be used in carbon sequestration, food supplements, natural pigments, polyunsaturated fatty acids, biofuel applications, and wastewater treatment. However, the difficulties incurred in algae cell separation and harvesting, and the exorbitant cost required to overcome these challenges, ar...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Wu M,Li J,Qin H,Lei A,Zhu H,Hu Z,Wang J

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:n-Butanol can serve as an excellent gasoline substitute. Naturally, it is produced by some Clostridia species which, however, exhibit only limited suitability for industrial n-butanol production. The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae would be an ideal host due to its high robustness in fermentation processes. N...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Schadeweg V,Boles E

更新日期：2016-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Saccharification is the most crucial and cost-intensive process in second generation biofuel production. The deficiency of β-glucosidase in commercial enzyme leads to incomplete biomass hydrolysis. The decomposition of biomass at high temperature environments leads us to isolate thermotolerant microbes with ...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Tiwari R,Singh PK,Singh S,Nain PKS,Nain L,Shukla P

更新日期：2017-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In general, biofuel production involves biomass pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification, followed by the subsequent sugar conversion to biofuel via fermentation. The crucial step in the production of biofuel from biomass is the enzymatic saccharification. Many of the commercial cellulase enzyme cocktails...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Chan CS,Sin LL,Chan KG,Shamsir MS,Manan FA,Sani RK,Goh KM

更新日期：2016-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bamboo is potentially an interesting feedstock for advanced bioethanol production in China due to its natural abundance, rapid growth, perennial nature and low management requirements. Liquid hot water (LHW) pretreatment was selected as a promising technology to enhance sugar release from bamboo lignocellulo...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Littlewood J,Wang L,Turnbull C,Murphy RJ

更新日期：2013-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Understanding the extracellular electron transport pathways in cyanobacteria is a major factor towards developing biophotovoltaics. Stressing cyanobacteria cells environmentally and then probing changes in physiology or metabolism following a significant change in electron transfer rates is a common approach...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Okedi TI,Fisher AC,Yunus K

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ionic liquid (IL) pretreatment is receiving significant attention as a potential process that enables fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass and produces high yields of fermentable sugars suitable for the production of renewable fuels. However, successful optimization and scale up of IL pretreatment involv...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Li C,Tanjore D,He W,Wong J,Gardner JL,Sale KL,Simmons BA,Singh S

更新日期：2013-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coordination of synthesis and assembly of the polymeric components of cell walls is essential for plant growth and development. Given the degree of co-mingling and cross-linking among cell wall components, cellulose organization must be dependent on the organization of other polymers such as lignin. Here we ...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Liu J,Kim JI,Cusumano JC,Chapple C,Venugopalan N,Fischetti RF,Makowski L

更新日期：2016-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) is a promising process for bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass. High glucan loading for hydrolysis and fermentation is an efficient approach to reduce the capital costs for bio-based products production. The SSF of steam-exploded corn stover (SECS) fo...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Liu ZH,Qin L,Zhu JQ,Li BZ,Yuan YJ

更新日期：2014-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:D-2,3-butanediol has many industrial applications such as chiral reagents, solvents, anti-freeze agents, and low freezing point fuels. Traditional D-2,3-butanediol producing microorganisms, such as Klebsiella pneumonia and K. xoytoca, are pathogenic and not capable of producing D-2,3-butanediol at high optic...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Qi G,Kang Y,Li L,Xiao A,Zhang S,Wen Z,Xu D,Chen S

更新日期：2014-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to its capacity to produce large amounts of cellulases, Trichoderma reesei is increasingly been researched in various fields of white biotechnology, especially in biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass. The commercial enzyme mixtures produced at industrial scales are not well characterized, and ...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Herpoël-Gimbert I,Margeot A,Dolla A,Jan G,Mollé D,Lignon S,Mathis H,Sigoillot JC,Monot F,Asther M

更新日期：2008-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microbial lipid production using renewable feedstock shows great promise for the biodiesel industry. RESULTS:In this study, the ability of a lipid-engineered Yarrowia lipolytica strain JMY4086 to produce lipids using molasses and crude glycerol under different oxygenation conditions and at different inoculu...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Rakicka M,Lazar Z,Dulermo T,Fickers P,Nicaud JM

更新日期：2015-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The need for liquid fuels in the transportation sector is increasing, and it is essential to develop industrially sustainable processes that simultaneously address the tri-fold sustainability metrics of technological feasibility, economic viability, and environmental impacts. Biorefineries based on lignocell...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Rajendran K,Murthy GS

更新日期：2017-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-productive cellulase adsorption onto lignin has always been deemed to negatively affect the enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic feedstocks. Therefore, understanding enzyme-lignin interactions is essential for the development of enzyme mixtures, the processes of lignocellulose hydrolysis, and the gene...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Guo F,Shi W,Sun W,Li X,Wang F,Zhao J,Qu Y

更新日期：2014-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Replacing the energy-intensive evaporation of stillage by anaerobic digestion is one way of decreasing the energy demand of the lignocellulosic biomass to the ethanol process. The biogas can be upgraded and sold as transportation fuel, injected directly into the gas grid or be incinerated on-site for combine...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Barta Z,Reczey K,Zacchi G

更新日期：2010-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:To increase the production of bioethanol, a two-step process based on hydrothermal and dilute alkaline treatment was applied to reduce the natural resistance of biomass. However, the process required a large amount of water and a long operation time due to the solid/liquid separation before the alkaline trea...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Sun S,Zhang L,Liu F,Fan X,Sun RC

更新日期：2018-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When producing biofuels from dedicated feedstock, agronomic factors such as harvest time and location can impact the downstream production. Thus, this paper studies the effectiveness of ammonia fibre expansion (AFEX) pretreatment on two harvest times (July and October) and ecotypes/locations (Cave-in-Rock (C...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Bals B,Rogers C,Jin M,Balan V,Dale B

更新日期：2010-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Production of valuable metabolites by Yarrowia lipolytica using renewable raw materials is of major interest for sustainable food and energy. Galactose is a monosaccharide found in galactomannans, hemicelluloses, gums, and pectins. RESULTS:Yarrowia lipolytica was found to express all the Leloir pathway gene...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Lazar Z,Gamboa-Meléndez H,Le Coq AM,Neuvéglise C,Nicaud JM

更新日期：2015-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enzymatic degradation of plant biomass requires a complex mixture of many different enzymes. Like most fungi, thermophilic Myceliophthora species therefore have a large set of enzymes targeting different linkages in plant polysaccharides. The majority of these enzymes have not been functionally characterized...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Aguilar-Pontes MV,Zhou M,van der Horst S,Theelen B,de Vries RP,van den Brink J

更新日期：2016-02-20 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：UNLABELLED: BACKGROUND:Industrial production of biofuels and other products by cellulolytic microorganisms is of interest but hindered by the nascent state of genetic tools. Although a genetic system for Clostridium thermocellum DSM1313 has recently been developed, available methods achieve relatively low efficiency a...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Guss AM,Olson DG,Caiazza NC,Lynd LR

更新日期：2012-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alkaline hydrogen peroxide pretreatment catalyzed by Cu(II) 2,2'-bipyridine complexes has previously been determined to substantially improve the enzymatic hydrolysis of woody plants including hybrid poplar as a consequence of moderate delignification. In the present work, cell wall morphological and lignin ...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Li Z,Bansal N,Azarpira A,Bhalla A,Chen CH,Ralph J,Hegg EL,Hodge DB

更新日期：2015-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED: BACKGROUND:Acetoin and 2,3-butanediol are two important biorefinery platform chemicals. They are currently fermented below 40°C using mesophilic strains, but the processes often suffer from bacterial contamination. RESULTS:This work reports the isolation and identification of a novel aerobic Geobacillus s...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Xiao Z,Wang X,Huang Y,Huo F,Zhu X,Xi L,Lu JR

更新日期：2012-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Xylan is a major hemicellulosic component in the cell walls of higher plants especially in the secondary walls of vascular cells which are playing important roles in physiological processes and overall mechanical strength. Being the second most abundant cell wall polymer after cellulose, xylan is an abundant...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Peralta AG,Venkatachalam S,Stone SC,Pattathil S

更新日期：2017-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：Background:l-Histidine biosynthesis is embedded in an intertwined metabolic network which renders microbial overproduction of this amino acid challenging. This is reflected in the few available examples of histidine producers in literature. Since knowledge about the metabolic interplay is limited, we systematically per...

journal_title：Biotechnology for biofuels

authors： Schwentner A,Feith A,Münch E,Stiefelmaier J,Lauer I,Favilli L,Massner C,Öhrlein J,Grund B,Hüser A,Takors R,Blombach B

更新日期：2019-03-25 00:00:00