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Biochemical engineering: perspectives in the golden age of bioeconomy

  1. Animal cells are used in the manufacturing of complex biotherapeutic products since the 1980s. From its initial uses in biological research to its current importance in the biopharmaceutical industry, many typ...

    Authors: Yin Ying Ho, Hao Kim Lu, Zhi Feng Sherman Lim, Hao Wei Lim, Ying Swan Ho and Say Kong Ng
    Citation: Bioresources and Bioprocessing 2021 8:93
  2. In this study, the effect of biosurfactant sophorolipids (SLs) on Rhizomucor miehei lipase (RML) fermentation by Aspergillus oryzae was investigated. With the exogenous addition of 0.3% (w/v) SLs in the initial m...

    Authors: Qianqian Zhang, Zhiyue Xiong, Lei Sun, Xiwei Tian, Guiwei Tian, Yiming Yang, Xu Li, Yonghong Wang and Ju Chu
    Citation: Bioresources and Bioprocessing 2021 8:84
  3. In the biosynthesis of natural products, methylation is a common and essential transformation to alter molecules’ bioavailability and bioactivity. The main methylation reaction is performed by S-adenosylmethionin...

    Authors: Congqiang Zhang, Stella Amelia Sultan, Rehka T and Xixian Chen
    Citation: Bioresources and Bioprocessing 2021 8:72
  4. Ferulic acid (p-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic acid, FA) is a natural active substance present in plant cell walls, with antioxidant, anticancer, antithrombotic and other properties; it is widely used in medicine, foo...

    Authors: Huajun Lv, Ying Zhang, Jie Shao, Haili Liu and Yong Wang
    Citation: Bioresources and Bioprocessing 2021 8:70
  5. Lignocellulosic biomass wastes are abundant resources that are usually valorized for methane-rich biogas via anaerobic digestion. Conversion of lignocellulose into volatile fatty acids (VFA) rather than biogas...

    Authors: Jiachen Sun, Le Zhang and Kai-Chee Loh
    Citation: Bioresources and Bioprocessing 2021 8:68
  6. Because of wide applications in food, feed, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries, the carotenoid market is growing rapidly. Most carotenoids are hydrophobic, which limits their bioavailability. Glycosylation...

    Authors: Xixian Chen, Xiaohui Lim, Aurélie Bouin, Thomas Lautier and Congqiang Zhang
    Citation: Bioresources and Bioprocessing 2021 8:67
  7. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and zearalenone (ZEN) are two predominant mycotoxins ubiquitously found in corn, peanuts, and other grains, which pose a great threat to human health. Therefore, safe and effective methods for...

    Authors: Yu Xia, Zifeng Wu, Rui He, Yahui Gao, Yangyu Qiu, Qianqian Cheng, Xiaoyuan Ma and Zhouping Wang
    Citation: Bioresources and Bioprocessing 2021 8:62
  8. Flavone C-arabinosides/xylosides are plant-originated glycoconjugates with various bioactivities. However, the potential utility of these molecules is hindered by their low abundance in nature. Engineering biosyn...

    Authors: Zhuo Chen, Yuwei Sun, Guangyi Wang, Ying Zhang, Qian Zhang, Yulian Zhang, Jianhua Li and Yong Wang
    Citation: Bioresources and Bioprocessing 2021 8:49
  9. Neoantimycins are a group of 15-membered ring depsipeptides isolated from Streptomycetes with a broad-spectrum of anticancer activities. Neoantimycin biosynthesis is directed by the hybrid multimodular megaenzyme...

    Authors: Lin Zhou, Yaoyao Shen, Nannan Chen, Wanlu Li, Hou-wen Lin and Yongjun Zhou
    Citation: Bioresources and Bioprocessing 2021 8:43
  10. Photorespiration consumes fixed carbon and energy generated from photosynthesis to recycle glycolate and dissipate excess energy. The aim of this study was to investigate whether we can use the energy that is ...

    Authors: Jie Zhou, Fan Yang, Fuliang Zhang, Hengkai Meng, Yanping Zhang and Yin Li
    Citation: Bioresources and Bioprocessing 2021 8:42
  11. There has been a greater call for greener and eco-friendly processes and bioproducts to meet the 2030’s core agenda on 17 global sustainable development goals. The challenge lies in incorporating systems think...

    Authors: Mohd Azmuddin Abdullah and Hanaa Ali Hussein
    Citation: Bioresources and Bioprocessing 2021 8:40
  12. In this study, introduction of a viable cell sensor and electronic nose into ethanol fermentation was investigated, which could be used in real-time and on-line monitoring of the amount of living cells and pro...

    Authors: Yao Feng, Xiwei Tian, Yang Chen, Zeyu Wang, Jianye Xia, Jiangchao Qian, Yingping Zhuang and Ju Chu
    Citation: Bioresources and Bioprocessing 2021 8:37
  13. A wide variety of biomass is available all around the world. Most of the biomass exists as a by-product from manufacturing industries. Pulp and paper mills contribute to a higher amount of these biomasses most...

    Authors: Adane Haile, Gemeda Gebino Gelebo, Tamrat Tesfaye, Wassie Mengie, Million Ayele Mebrate, Amare Abuhay and Derseh Yilie Limeneh
    Citation: Bioresources and Bioprocessing 2021 8:35
  14. Lactic acid has become one of the most important chemical substances used in various sectors. Its global market demand has significantly increased in recent years, with a CAGR of 18.7% from 2019 to 2025. Ferme...

    Authors: Nur Akmal Solehah Din, Seng Joe Lim, Mohamad Yusof Maskat, Sahilah Abd Mutalib and Nurul Aqilah Mohd Zaini
    Citation: Bioresources and Bioprocessing 2021 8:31
  15. In integrated bioprocessing applications, expanded bed adsorption (EBA) chromatography presents an opportunity to harvest biomolecules directly from the crude feedstock. However, unfavorable biomass interactio...

    Authors: Vikas Yelemane, Martin Kangwa, Roy N. Dsouza and Marcelo Fernández-Lahore
    Citation: Bioresources and Bioprocessing 2021 8:29
  16. An active site is normally located inside enzymes, hence substrates should go through a tunnel to access the active site. Tunnel engineering is a powerful strategy for refining the catalytic properties of enzy...

    Authors: Shuaiqi Meng, Ruipeng An, Zhongyu Li, Ulrich Schwaneberg, Yu Ji, Mehdi D. Davari, Fang Wang, Meng Wang, Meng Qin, Kaili Nie and Luo Liu
    Citation: Bioresources and Bioprocessing 2021 8:26
  17. (R)-mandelic acid is an industrially important chemical, especially used for producing antibiotics. Its chemical synthesis often uses highly toxic cyanide to produce its racemic form, followed by kinetic resoluti...

    Authors: Benedict Ryan Lukito, Zilong Wang, Balaji Sundara Sekar and Zhi Li
    Citation: Bioresources and Bioprocessing 2021 8:22
  18. The effects of wheat gluten hydrolysates (WGH) and their ethanol elution fractions obtained on XAD-16 resin on physiological activity and fermentation performance of brewer’s yeast during very-high-gravity (VH...

    Authors: Huirong Yang, Teodora Emilia Coldea, Yingjie Zeng and Haifeng Zhao
    Citation: Bioresources and Bioprocessing 2021 8:5