Rhodosporidium toruloides: a new platform organism for conversion of lignocellulose into terpene biofuels and bioproducts

• Published in: Biotechnology for biofuels Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 241
• Main Authors: Yaegashi, Junko, Kirby, James, Ito, Masakazu, Sun, Jian, Dutta, Tanmoy, Mirsiaghi, Mona, Sundstrom, Eric R., Rodriguez, Alberto, Baidoo, Edward, Tanjore, Deepti, Pray, Todd, Sale, Kenneth, Singh, Seema, Keasling, Jay D., Simmons, Blake A., Singer, Steven W., Magnuson, Jon K., Arkin, Adam P., Skerker, Jeffrey M., Gladden, John M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 23.10.2017; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: 09 BIOMASS FUELS; Advantages; alkali treatment; alpha-ketoglutaric acid; Alternative energy sources; Amorphadiene; Aromatic compounds; Batch culture; Biocompatibility; Biodiesel fuels; bioeconomics; Biofuels; Biomass; Biomass energy research; bioprocessing; Bioreactors; Biorefineries; biorefining; Bisabolene; Carbon; Carbon sources; Cellulose; Choline; Conversion; corn stover; Depolymerization; E coli; glucose; grasses; Heterologous expression; hosts; Hydrolysates; hydrolysis; Ionic liquids; Ketoglutaric acid; Lignin; Lignocellulose; Metabolites; Monomers; Multiple carbon source utilization; p-Coumaric acid; Plant biomass-derived hydrolysate; Pretreatment; Properties; Rhodosporidium toruloides; Sesquiterpenes; sesquiterpenoids; Sorghum; Stover; Substrates; Sugar; Terpenes; Xylose; Yeast; yeasts; Multiple carbon source utilization; Plant biomass-derived hydrolysate; Bisabolene; Terpenes; Amorphadiene; Heterologous expression; Rhodosporidium toruloides

Economical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels and bioproducts is central to the establishment of a robust bioeconomy. This requires a conversion host that is able to both efficiently assimilate the major lignocellulose-derived carbon sources and divert their metabolites toward speci...