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  1. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which contain two or more double bonds in their backbone, are the focus of intensive global research, because of their nutritional value, medicinal applications, and potent...

    Authors: Gao Chen, Shujie Qu, Qiang Wang, Fei Bian, Zhenying Peng, Yan Zhang, Haitao Ge, Jinhui Yu, Ning Xuan, Yuping Bi and Qingfang He
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:32
  2. D-glucose, D-xylose and L-arabinose are the three major monosaccharides in plant cell walls. Complete utilization of all three sugars is still a bottleneck for second-generation cellulolytic bioethanol product...

    Authors: Jingen Li, Liangcai Lin, Huiyan Li, Chaoguang Tian and Yanhe Ma
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:31
  3. Shortages in fresh water supplies today affects more than 1 billion people worldwide. Phytoremediation strategies, based on the abilities of aquatic plants to recycle nutrients offer an attractive solution for...

    Authors: Nazim Muradov, Mohamed Taha, Ana F Miranda, Krishna Kadali, Amit Gujar, Simone Rochfort, Trevor Stevenson, Andrew S Ball and Aidyn Mouradov
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:30
  4. Enzymatic biodiesel is becoming an increasingly popular topic in bioenergy literature because of its potential to overcome the problems posed by chemical processes. However, the high cost of the enzymatic proc...

    Authors: Silvia Cesarini, Rune Falkenberg Haller, Pilar Diaz and Per Munk Nielsen
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:29
  5. Cytochrome P450 OleTJE from Jeotgalicoccus sp. ATCC 8456, a new member of the CYP152 peroxygenase family, was recently found to catalyze the unusual decarboxylation of long-chain fatty acids to form α-alkenes usi...

    Authors: Yi Liu, Cong Wang, Jinyong Yan, Wei Zhang, Wenna Guan, Xuefeng Lu and Shengying Li
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:28
  6. Enzymes still comprise a major part of ethanol production costs from lignocellulose raw materials. Irreversible binding of enzymes to the residual substrate prevents their reuse and no efficient methods for re...

    Authors: Annukka Pakarinen, Mai Østergaard Haven, Demi Tristan Djajadi, Anikó Várnai, Terhi Puranen and Liisa Viikari
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:27
  7. Sugarcane is an attractive feedstock for ethanol production, especially if the lignocellulosic fraction can also be treated in second generation (2G) ethanol plants. However, the profitability of 2G ethanol is...

    Authors: Stefano Macrelli, Mats Galbe and Ola Wallberg
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:26
  8. Clostridium cellulolyticum can degrade lignocellulosic biomass, and ferment the soluble sugars to produce valuable chemicals such as lactate, acetate, ethanol and hydrogen. However, the cellulose utilization effi...

    Authors: Yongchao Li, Tao Xu, Timothy J Tschaplinski, Nancy L Engle, Yunfeng Yang, David E Graham, Zhili He and Jizhong Zhou
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:25
  9. The in-depth understanding of the enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose with heterogeneous morphology (that is, crystalline versus amorphous) may help develop better cellulase cocktail mixtures and biomass pretrea...

    Authors: Shuhong Gao, Chun You, Scott Renneckar, Jie Bao and Yi-Heng Percival Zhang
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:24
  10. Dilute acid pretreatment is a promising process technology for the deconstruction of low-lignin lignocellulosic biomass, capable of producing high yields of hemicellulosic sugars and enhancing enzymatic yields...

    Authors: Joseph Shekiro III, Erik M Kuhn, Nicholas J Nagle, Melvin P Tucker, Richard T Elander and Daniel J Schell
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:23
  11. Butyric acid as a renewable resource has become an increasingly attractive alternative to petroleum-based fuels. Clostridium tyrobutyricum ATCC 25755T is well documented as a fermentation strain for the productio...

    Authors: Xiang Zhou, Xi-Hong Lu, Xue-Hu Li, Zhi-Jun Xin, Jia-Rong Xie, Mei-Rong Zhao, Liang Wang, Wen-Yue Du and Jian-Ping Liang
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:22
  12. The production of biofuels in photosynthetic microalgae and cyanobacteria is a promising alternative to the generation of fuels from fossil resources. To be economically competitive, producer strains need to b...

    Authors: Dennis Dienst, Jens Georg, Thomas Abts, Lew Jakorew, Ekaterina Kuchmina, Thomas Börner, Annegret Wilde, Ulf Dühring, Heike Enke and Wolfgang R Hess
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:21
  13. Pectin-rich agricultural wastes potentially represent favorable feedstocks for the sustainable production of alternative energy and bio-products. Their efficient utilization requires the conversion of all majo...

    Authors: J Philipp Benz, Ryan J Protzko, Jonas MS Andrich, Stefan Bauer, John E Dueber and Chris R Somerville
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:20
  14. Numerous attempts have been made to improve xylose utilization in Z. mobilis including adaptive approaches. However, no one has yet found a way to overcome the reduced xylose utilization observed in fermentations...

    Authors: Ali Mohagheghi, Jeff Linger, Holly Smith, Shihui Yang, Nancy Dowe and Philip T Pienkos
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:19
  15. Bioethanol production from various starchy materials has received much attention in recent years. α-Amylases are key enzymes in the bioconversion process of starchy biomass to biofuels, food or other products....

    Authors: Chunfang Li, Miaofen Du, Bin Cheng, Lushan Wang, Xinqiang Liu, Cuiqing Ma, Chunyu Yang and Ping Xu
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:18
  16. Microalgae can accumulate considerable amounts of lipids under different nutrient-deficient conditions, making them as one of the most promising sustainable sources for biofuel production. These inducible proc...

    Authors: Jianhua Fan, Yanbin Cui, Minxi Wan, Weiliang Wang and Yuanguang Li
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:17
  17. D-2,3-butanediol has many industrial applications such as chiral reagents, solvents, anti-freeze agents, and low freezing point fuels. Traditional D-2,3-butanediol producing microorganisms, such as Klebsiella pne...

    Authors: Gaofu Qi, Yanfang Kang, Lu Li, Aifang Xiao, Shumeng Zhang, Zhiyou Wen, Dihong Xu and Shouwen Chen
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:16
  18. The development of advanced biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass will require the use of both efficient pretreatment methods and new biomass-deconstructing enzyme cocktails to generate sugars from lignocellul...

    Authors: John M Gladden, Joshua I Park, Jessica Bergmann, Vimalier Reyes-Ortiz, Patrik D’haeseleer, Betania F Quirino, Kenneth L Sale, Blake A Simmons and Steven W Singer
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:15
  19. The soft rot ascomycetal fungus Trichoderma reesei is utilized for industrial production of secreted enzymes, especially lignocellulose degrading enzymes. T. reesei uses several different enzymes for the degradat...

    Authors: Mari Häkkinen, Mari J Valkonen, Ann Westerholm-Parvinen, Nina Aro, Mikko Arvas, Marika Vitikainen, Merja Penttilä, Markku Saloheimo and Tiina M Pakula
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:14
  20. Oligocelluloses and oligoxyloses are partially hydrolyzed products from lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysis. Biomass hydrolysates usually contain monosaccharides as well as various amounts of oligosaccharides. ...

    Authors: Zhiwei Gong, Qian Wang, Hongwei Shen, Lei Wang, Haibo Xie and Zongbao K Zhao
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:13
  21. Oleaginous microorganisms, such as different yeast and algal species, can represent a sustainable alternative to plant oil for the production of biodiesel. They can accumulate fatty acids (FA) up to 70% of the...

    Authors: Diletta Ami, Riccardo Posteri, Paolo Mereghetti, Danilo Porro, Silvia Maria Doglia and Paola Branduardi
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:12
  22. Wood cell walls are rich in cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. Hence, they are important sources of renewable biomass for producing energy and green chemicals. However, extracting desired constituents from w...

    Authors: Ajaya K Biswal, Kazuo Soeno, Madhavi Latha Gandla, Peter Immerzeel, Sivakumar Pattathil, Jessica Lucenius, Ritva Serimaa, Michael G Hahn, Thomas Moritz, Leif J Jönsson, Maria Israelsson-Nordström and Ewa J Mellerowicz
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:11
  23. The search for promising and renewable sources of carbohydrates for the production of biofuels and other biorenewables has been stimulated by an increase in global energy demand in the face of growing concern ...

    Authors: Marisa A Lima, Leonardo D Gomez, Clare G Steele-King, Rachael Simister, Oigres D Bernardinelli, Marcelo A Carvalho, Camila A Rezende, Carlos A Labate, Eduardo R deAzevedo, Simon J McQueen-Mason and Igor Polikarpov
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:10
  24. The microbial fuel cell represents a novel technology to simultaneously generate electric power and treat wastewater. Both pure organic matter and real wastewater can be used as fuel to generate electric power...

    Authors: Zejie Wang, Taekwon Lee, Bongsu Lim, Chansoo Choi and Joonhong Park
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:9
  25. The recombinant yeast strains displaying the heterologous cellulolytic enzymes on the cell surface using the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchoring system are considered promising biocatalysts for direct...

    Authors: Kentaro Inokuma, Tomohisa Hasunuma and Akihiko Kondo
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:8
  26. The idea of renewable and regenerative resources has inspired research for more than a hundred years. Ideally, the only spent energy will replenish itself, like plant material, sunlight, thermal energy or wind...

    Authors: Helge Jans Janßen and Alexander Steinbüchel
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:7
  27. Biofuel production from lignocellulosic material is hampered by biomass recalcitrance towards enzymatic hydrolysis due to the compact architecture of the plant cell wall and the presence of lignin. The purpose...

    Authors: Alejandro Rico, Jorge Rencoret, José C del Río, Angel T Martínez and Ana Gutiérrez
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:6
  28. Clostridium acetobutylicum can propagate on fibrous matrices and form biofilms that have improved butanol tolerance and a high fermentation rate and can be repeatedly used. Previously, a novel macroporous resin, ...

    Authors: Dong Liu, Yong Chen, Feng-Ying Ding, Ting Zhao, Jing-Lan Wu, Ting Guo, Heng-Fei Ren, Bing-Bing Li, Huan-Qing Niu, Zhi Cao, Xiao-Qing Lin, Jing-Jing Xie, Xue-Jun He and Han-Jie Ying
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:5
  29. Environmental issues and shortage of fossil fuels have turned the public interest to the utilization of renewable, environmentally friendly fuels, such as ethanol. In order to minimize the competition between ...

    Authors: Leonidas Matsakas, Dimitris Kekos, Maria Loizidou and Paul Christakopoulos
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:4
  30. Xylanases have drawn much attention owing to possessing great potential in various industrial applications. However, the applicability of xylanases, exemplified by the production of bioethanol and xylooligosac...

    Authors: Huimin Zhang, Jianfang Li, Junqing Wang, Yanjun Yang and Minchen Wu
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:3
  31. The genome of Pleurotus ostreatus, an important edible mushroom and a model ligninolytic organism of interest in lignocellulose biorefineries due to its ability to delignify agricultural wastes, was sequenced wit...

    Authors: Elena Fernández-Fueyo, Francisco J Ruiz-Dueñas, María Jesús Martínez, Antonio Romero, Kenneth E Hammel, Francisco Javier Medrano and Angel T Martínez
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:2
  32. Dry dilute acid pretreatment at extremely high solids loading of lignocellulose materials demonstrated promising advantages of no waste water generation, less sugar loss, and low steam consumption while mainta...

    Authors: Yanqing He, Longping Zhang, Jian Zhang and Jie Bao
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2014 7:1
  33. A major hindrance to the development of high yielding biofuel feedstocks is the ability to rapidly assess large populations for fermentable sugar yields. Whilst recent advances have outlined methods for the ra...

    Authors: Antony P Martin, William M Palmer, Caitlin S Byrt, Robert T Furbank and Christopher PL Grof
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2013 6:186
  34. In this study, a multi-parent population of barley cultivars was grown in the field for two consecutive years and then straw saccharification (sugar release by enzymes) was subsequently analysed in the laborat...

    Authors: Helena Oakey, Reza Shafiei, Jordi Comadran, Nicola Uzrek, Brian Cullis, Leonardo D Gomez, Caragh Whitehead, Simon J McQueen-Mason, Robbie Waugh and Claire Halpin
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2013 6:185
  35. Cellulases continue to be one of the major costs associated with the lignocellulose hydrolysis process. Clostridium thermocellum is an anaerobic, thermophilic, cellulolytic bacterium that produces cellulosomes ca...

    Authors: Panida Prawitwong, Rattiya Waeonukul, Chakrit Tachaapaikoon, Patthra Pason, Khanok Ratanakhanokchai, Lan Deng, Junjarus Sermsathanaswadi, Krisna Septiningrum, Yutaka Mori and Akihiko Kosugi
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2013 6:184
  36. Wheat and rice are important food crops with enormous biomass residues for biofuels. However, lignocellulosic recalcitrance becomes a crucial factor on biomass process. Plant cell walls greatly determine bioma...

    Authors: Zhiliang Wu, Mingliang Zhang, Lingqiang Wang, Yuanyuan Tu, Jing Zhang, Guosheng Xie, Weihua Zou, Fengcheng Li, Kai Guo, Qing Li, Chunbao Gao and Liangcai Peng
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2013 6:183
  37. Select cellulolytic bacteria produce multi-enzymatic cellulosome complexes that bind to the plant cell wall and catalyze its efficient degradation. The multi-modular interconnecting cellulosomal subunits compr...

    Authors: Yael Vazana, Yoav Barak, Tamar Unger, Yoav Peleg, Melina Shamshoum, Tuval Ben-Yehezkel, Yair Mazor, Ehud Shapiro, Raphael Lamed and Edward A Bayer
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2013 6:182
  38. Pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass generates a number of undesired degradation products that can inhibit microbial metabolism. Two of these compounds, the furan aldehydes 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and...

    Authors: Magnus Ask, Maurizio Bettiga, Varuni Raju Duraiswamy and Lisbeth Olsson
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2013 6:181
  39. During ethanol fermentation, the ethanologenic bacterium, Zymomonas mobilis may encounter several environmental stresses such as heat, ethanol and osmotic stresses due to high sugar concentration. Although supple...

    Authors: Kaewta Sootsuwan, Pornthap Thanonkeo, Nawapote Keeratirakha, Sudarat Thanonkeo, Prasit Jaisil and Mamoru Yamada
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2013 6:180
  40. The thermophilic anaerobe Clostridium thermocellum is a candidate consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) biocatalyst for cellulosic ethanol production. The aim of this study was to investigate C. thermocellum genes req...

    Authors: Charlotte M Wilson, Miguel Rodriguez Jr, Courtney M Johnson, Stanton L Martin, Tzu Ming Chu, Russ D Wolfinger, Loren J Hauser, Miriam L Land, Dawn M Klingeman, Mustafa H Syed, Arthur J Ragauskas, Timothy J Tschaplinski, Jonathan R Mielenz and Steven D Brown
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2013 6:179
  41. Oils produced by microalgae are precursors to biodiesel. To achieve a profitable production of biodiesel from microalgae, identification of factors governing oil synthesis and turnover is desirable. The green ...

    Authors: Caroline Cagnon, Boris Mirabella, Hoa Mai Nguyen, Audrey Beyly-Adriano, Séverine Bouvet, Stéphan Cuiné, Fred Beisson, Gilles Peltier and Yonghua Li-Beisson
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2013 6:178
  42. Cellulase plays an important role in modern industry and holds great potential in biofuel production. Many different types of organisms produce cellulase, which go through secretory pathways to reach the extra...

    Authors: Shaomin Yan and Guang Wu
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2013 6:177
  43. Microbial cellulose conversion by Clostridium thermocellum 27405 occurs predominantly through the activity of substrate-adherent bacteria organized in thin, primarily single cell-layered biofilms. The importance ...

    Authors: Alexandru Dumitrache, Gideon M Wolfaardt, David Grant Allen, Steven N Liss and Lee R Lynd
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2013 6:175
  44. Bamboo is potentially an interesting feedstock for advanced bioethanol production in China due to its natural abundance, rapid growth, perennial nature and low management requirements. Liquid hot water (LHW) p...

    Authors: Jade Littlewood, Lei Wang, Colin Turnbull and Richard J Murphy
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2013 6:173
  45. Empty fruit bunch (EFB) has many advantages, including its abundance, the fact that it does not require collection, and its year-round availability as a feedstock for bioethanol production. But before the sign...

    Authors: Won-Il Choi, Ji-Yeon Park, Joon-Pyo Lee, You-Kwan Oh, Yong Chul Park, Jun Seok Kim, Jang Min Park, Chul Ho Kim and Jin-Suk Lee
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2013 6:170
  46. Integration of second-generation (2G) bioethanol production with existing first-generation (1G) production may facilitate commercial production of ethanol from cellulosic material. Since 2G hydrolysates have a...

    Authors: Borbála Erdei, Dóra Hancz, Mats Galbe and Guido Zacchi
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2013 6:169
  47. Starch is one of the most abundant organic polysaccharides available for the production of bio-ethanol as an alternative transport fuel. Cost-effective utilisation of starch requires consolidated bioprocessing...

    Authors: Marko J Viktor, Shaunita H Rose, Willem H van Zyl and Marinda Viljoen-Bloom
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2013 6:167
  48. Rice straw has considerable potential as a raw material for bioethanol production. Popping pretreatment of rice straw prior to downstream enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation was found to increase cellulose t...

    Authors: Seung Gon Wi, In Seong Choi, Kyoung Hyoun Kim, Ho Myeong Kim and Hyeun-Jong Bae
    Citation: Biotechnology for Biofuels 2013 6:166