APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Dye and pigment (food, clothing, consumer goods) BACKGROUND: Indigodine is a natural blue pigment that retains its brightness and has direct uses in the dye and pigment industry. Notably, it shows promise as an alternative to synthetic dyes and in providing health benefits as an antioxidant … [Read more...] about A CRISPR-Based and Metabolic Modeling Guided Strategy to Maximizing Indigoidine Production 2019-145
Bio-based products
Polysaccharide Gel 2017-041
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Food products Cosmetics Water and wastewater treatment Pharmaceuticals BENEFITS: Significantly lowers the costs of product recovery from cyanobacterial production strains Self-aggregating properties of the material streamline the processes of flocculation and clarification Enables novel encapsulation and drug formulation … [Read more...] about Polysaccharide Gel 2017-041
High Titer Production of Indigoidine in Rhodosporidium toruloides 2018-129
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Dye and pigment Bio-based materials Strain engineering ADVANTAGES: Very high titer production Draws from a wide set of renewable carbon sources More environmentally friendly than previous methods ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have engineered a fungal strain … [Read more...] about High Titer Production of Indigoidine in Rhodosporidium toruloides 2018-129
Specific Reduction of Various Isoprenoid Precursors and Isoprenoids by Geranylgeranyl Reductases 2018-088
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Bio-derived platform chemicals for use in Pharmaceuticals Cosmetics and fragrances Fuels ADVANTAGES: Lower cost, bio-based pathway to high value chemicals Reduction of intermediates within the terpene biosynthesis pathway Production of higher quantity of farnesyl acetate ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab’s Joint … [Read more...] about Specific Reduction of Various Isoprenoid Precursors and Isoprenoids by Geranylgeranyl Reductases 2018-088
Engineering Bioenergy Crops for Integrated Co-bioproduction of Fuels and Key Value Chemicals 2015-138
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Bioenergy crops for biofuels and high value chemicals ADVANTAGES: Eliminates need for herbicides Fewer resources required to grow bioenergy crops Enables bioenergy crops on marginal lands Co-production fuels and high value chemicals improves economic viability ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab’s Joint BioEnergy … [Read more...] about Engineering Bioenergy Crops for Integrated Co-bioproduction of Fuels and Key Value Chemicals 2015-138