From Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Ethanol: Unlocking the Power of Evolutionary Engineering in Metabolic Engineering Applications

• Published in: Journal of fungi (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 10; p. 984
• Main Authors: Topaloğlu, Alican, Esen, Ömer, Turanlı-Yıldız, Burcu, Arslan, Mevlüt, Çakar, Zeynep Petek
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 29.09.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Acids; adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE); Agricultural production; Alternative energy; Biochemistry; Biodiesel fuels; bioethanol; biofuel; Biofuels; Biomass; Cellulose; Climate change; CRISPR; directed genome evolution; Energy consumption; Engineering; Enzymes; Ethanol; ethanol production; ethanol tolerance; Evolution; Fermentation; Fossil fuels; Genomes; Glucose; Lignin; Lignocellulose; Metabolic engineering; Metabolism; Population decline; Productivity; Random mutagenesis; Raw materials; Review; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Temperature; Yeast

Increased human population and the rapid decline of fossil fuels resulted in a global tendency to look for alternative fuel sources. Environmental concerns about fossil fuel combustion led to a sharp move towards renewable and environmentally friendly biofuels. Ethanol has been the primary fossil fu...