by | Jun 8, 2020 | Conversion, News
Researchers have identified key ingredients for producing high-value chemical compounds in an environmentally friendly fashion: repurposed enzymes, curiosity, and a little bit of light. A paper published in Nature describes a study led by Xiaoqiang Huang (pictured), a...
by | May 29, 2020 | CABBI Data, Conversion
Metabolic Engineering of β-Oxidation to Leverage Thioesterases for Production of 2-Heptanone, 2-Nonanone, and 2-Undecanone CABBI Theme: Conversion Keyword: Metabolomics Citation Yan, Q., Simmons, T.R., Cordell, W.T., Hernandez Lozada, N.J., Breckner, C.J., Chen,...
by | May 19, 2020 | Conversion, News
Scientists engineering valuable microbes for renewable fuels and bioproducts have developed a fast, efficient way to identify the most promising varieties. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign developed a novel mass spectrometry-based...
by | Apr 21, 2020 | Conversion, Research Profiles
Matthew Waugh, a Postdoctoral Researcher in Professor Yi Lu’s lab, is not one to brag about his work. “Most of my time is spent waiting for water to drip — either that or cleaning,” Waugh said. While it might not seem glamorous, all that dripping water is actually...
by | Mar 26, 2020 | CABBI Data, Conversion
A Mass Spectrometry-Based High-Throughput Screening Method for Engineering Fatty Acid Synthases with Improved Production of Medium Chain Fatty Acids CABBI Theme: Conversion Keywords: Lipidomics, Metabolomics Citation Xue, P., Si, T., Mishra, S., Zhang, L., Choe,...
by | Mar 26, 2020 | Conversion, News
Researchers have developed a triad of innovative tools to engineer low-pH-tolerant yeast Issatchenkia orientalis for production of valuable bioproducts from renewable biomass. A paper published in Metabolic Engineering outlines the study’s three-pronged approach and...
