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Twenty‐first‐century chemical odyssey: fuels versus commodities and cell factories versus chemical plants
The harmful effects of pollution from the massive and widespread use of fossil fuels have led various organizations and governments to search for alternative energy sources. To address this, a new energy bioprocess is being developed that utilizes non‐edible lignocellulose – the only sustainable sou...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6389845/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30793487 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13379 |
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author | Ramos, Juan L. Duque, Estrella |
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description | The harmful effects of pollution from the massive and widespread use of fossil fuels have led various organizations and governments to search for alternative energy sources. To address this, a new energy bioprocess is being developed that utilizes non‐edible lignocellulose – the only sustainable source of organic carbon in nature. In this mini‐review, we consider the potential use of synthetic biology to develop new‐to‐nature pathways for the biosynthesis of chemicals that are currently synthesized using classical industrial approaches. The number of industrial processes based on starch or lignocellulose is still very modest. Advances in the area require the development of more efficient approaches to deconstruct plant materials, better exploitation of the catalytic potential of prokaryotes and lower eukaryotes and the identification of new and useful genes for product synthesis. Further research and progress is urgently needed in order for government and industry to achieve the major milestone of transitioning 30% of the total industry to renewable sources by 2050. |
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spelling | pubmed-63898452019-03-07 Twenty‐first‐century chemical odyssey: fuels versus commodities and cell factories versus chemical plants Ramos, Juan L. Duque, Estrella Microb Biotechnol Minireview The harmful effects of pollution from the massive and widespread use of fossil fuels have led various organizations and governments to search for alternative energy sources. To address this, a new energy bioprocess is being developed that utilizes non‐edible lignocellulose – the only sustainable source of organic carbon in nature. In this mini‐review, we consider the potential use of synthetic biology to develop new‐to‐nature pathways for the biosynthesis of chemicals that are currently synthesized using classical industrial approaches. The number of industrial processes based on starch or lignocellulose is still very modest. Advances in the area require the development of more efficient approaches to deconstruct plant materials, better exploitation of the catalytic potential of prokaryotes and lower eukaryotes and the identification of new and useful genes for product synthesis. Further research and progress is urgently needed in order for government and industry to achieve the major milestone of transitioning 30% of the total industry to renewable sources by 2050. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019-02-22 /pmc/articles/PMC6389845/ /pubmed/30793487 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13379 Text en © 2019 The Authors. Microbial Biotechnology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd and Society for Applied Microbiology. This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Minireview Ramos, Juan L. Duque, Estrella Twenty‐first‐century chemical odyssey: fuels versus commodities and cell factories versus chemical plants |
title | Twenty‐first‐century chemical odyssey: fuels versus commodities and cell factories versus chemical plants |
title_full | Twenty‐first‐century chemical odyssey: fuels versus commodities and cell factories versus chemical plants |
title_fullStr | Twenty‐first‐century chemical odyssey: fuels versus commodities and cell factories versus chemical plants |
title_full_unstemmed | Twenty‐first‐century chemical odyssey: fuels versus commodities and cell factories versus chemical plants |
title_short | Twenty‐first‐century chemical odyssey: fuels versus commodities and cell factories versus chemical plants |
title_sort | twenty‐first‐century chemical odyssey: fuels versus commodities and cell factories versus chemical plants |
topic | Minireview |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6389845/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30793487 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13379 |
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