APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Pharmaceutical / nutraceutical industry: antioxidants, antihistamines, wound healing / antifibrotic medicines Life sciences research: pharmaceutical, cosmeceuticals and food additive products such as avenanthramides and Tranilast Chemical production ADVANTAGES: Ecological and nontoxic Potentially less expensive than other … [Read more...] about Biological Production of Cinnamoyl Anthranilates EIB-2923
Biotechnology
Producing Beneficial Materials from Biomass and Biodiesel Byproducts IB-2379
APPLICATIONS Produce chemicals and plastics from biomass Synthesizing allyl alcohol from glycerol Synthesizing 1,4-dihydrofuran from erythritol ADVANTAGES Yields low cost materials in quantity and quality suitable for manufacturing Some compounds created in one step without expensive reagents Minimal waste … [Read more...] about Producing Beneficial Materials from Biomass and Biodiesel Byproducts IB-2379
Introduction of a Synthetic CO2-fixing Photorespiratory Bypass into a Cyanobacterium 2013-020
ABSTRACT: Global photosynthetic productivity is limited by the enzymatic assimilation of CO2 into organic carbon compounds. Ribulose-1,5- bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCO), the carboxylating enzyme of the Calvin-Benson (CB) cycle, poorly discriminates between CO2 and O2, leading to photorespiration and the loss of fixed carbon and nitrogen. With the advent of … [Read more...] about Introduction of a Synthetic CO2-fixing Photorespiratory Bypass into a Cyanobacterium 2013-020
Production of Bacterial Microcompartments for Synthetic Biology Applications IB- 2013-014
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biotechnology Carbon capture and sequestration Biofuels production Drug delivery Specialty chemical manufacturing Vaccine development ADVANTAGES: Small, uniform geometries Long lasting (> 2 months) Semipermeable membrane walls Allows engineered pore selectivity Does not rely on natural operon sequences Well … [Read more...] about Production of Bacterial Microcompartments for Synthetic Biology Applications IB- 2013-014
Enhanced Production of Biofuel Precursors in Microalgae 2013-075
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Oil / biodiesel production Algal strain improvement and targeted engineering Agriculture industries Biotech research, e.g. identifying master regulators for stress-elicited responses ADVANTAGES: Simultaneously maximizes both algal growth and lipid accumulation Covers large numbers of genes in multiple pathways ABSTRACT: A … [Read more...] about Enhanced Production of Biofuel Precursors in Microalgae 2013-075