APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuel/chemical production from lignocellulosic feedstocks ADVANTAGES: Reduces capital costs at a lignocellulosic biorefinery Efficient low-carbon emission ABSTRACT: Efficient conversion of lignocellulose requires the utilization of all its primary components (cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin), yet no microbe in commercial … [Read more...] about Converting Depolymerized Lignin into Value-added Products 2015-057
Biofuels
Enzyme Screening Platform for phosphomevalonate decarboxylase 2016-110
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuels Precursors of industrial chemicals ADVANTAGES: Improves isopentenol production at fermentor scale Allows for improved isopentenol generation under anaerobic or microaerobic conditions Provides a screening platform with enhanced efficiency for screening various mutant libraries ABSTRACT: A research team led by Taek … [Read more...] about Enzyme Screening Platform for phosphomevalonate decarboxylase 2016-110
Unique Isoprenoid-like Compounds (Carbon Numbers Not in Multiples of Five) 2014-119
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuel production Semi-synthetic drug synthesis Flavor and fragrance production ADVANTAGES: Enables diverse functionalization of terpenoid structures Increases the diversity of chemicals available Reduces costs of chemical production ABSTRACT: A Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) research team led by Jay Keasling has … [Read more...] about Unique Isoprenoid-like Compounds (Carbon Numbers Not in Multiples of Five) 2014-119
Optimizing Photosynthesis with an Enzyme from Green Algae 2016-105
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuel production Food production Biomanufacturing ADVANTAGES: Increases antioxidant content in plants Accelerates photoprotection to improve photosynthetic efficiency ABSTRACT: A research team including Berkeley Lab’s Zhirong Li and HHMI’s Kris Niyogi has discovered a new enzyme that accelerates the xanthophyll cycle … [Read more...] about Optimizing Photosynthesis with an Enzyme from Green Algae 2016-105
A Universal Approach to Integrate and Express Pathways in a Broad Range of Bacteria 2016-024
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Microbiome engineering for medicine, agriculture, biomanufacturing and renewable energy Pharmaceutical synthesis Commodity chemical and biofuel production Livestock research and development ADVANTAGES: Enables high-throughput, stable, accurate, efficient gene integration and expression of very large DNA constructs (e.g., … [Read more...] about A Universal Approach to Integrate and Express Pathways in a Broad Range of Bacteria 2016-024