APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Industrial biotechnologies, fermentation industry, renewable chemical companies ADVANTAGES: Occurs at lower temperature and pressure ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have developed a technology for the microbial production of lactams from renewable sources. The JBEI technology uses in vitro enzyme … [Read more...] about Host Cell Modified to Produce Lactams 2016-119
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Producing Hydroxytyrosol in Engineered Escherichia Coli 2016-118
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Dietary supplements Animal feed Antioxidant containing functional food ADVANTAGES: Stable and sustainable formation of antioxidants with high purity Provides a renewable microbial platform for production of a wide range of chemicals ABSTRACT: Joint BioEnergy Institute researchers led by Taek Soon Lee have developed a … [Read more...] about Producing Hydroxytyrosol in Engineered Escherichia Coli 2016-118
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
Enzymes Enabling Toluene Biosynthesis and Tailoring of Aromatic Compounds 2017-126
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: “Green” production of toluene, ethylbenzene, or other aromatic hydrocarbons ADVANTAGES: Enables production of commodity chemicals from non-petroleum feedstocks Uses self-regenerating catalysts ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have identified an enzyme to biochemically synthesize renewable … [Read more...] about Enzymes Enabling Toluene Biosynthesis and Tailoring of Aromatic Compounds 2017-126
Synthesis of Renewable Deep Eutectic Solvents from Lignin-Derived Phenolic Compounds 2017-060
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Production of biofuels and biomass-based products Biomass processing and pretreatment Synthesis of renewable deep eutectic solvents (DESs) ADVANTAGES: Utilizes sustainable solvents for biomass processing Decreases costs of biomass processing Reduces steps required for DES synthesis ABSTRACT: Inexpensive and renewable … [Read more...] about Synthesis of Renewable Deep Eutectic Solvents from Lignin-Derived Phenolic Compounds 2017-060