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ReviewEngineering in life sciences2019

Lignin valorization meets synthetic biology.

Renkuan Zhang, Chen-Hui Zhao, Han-Chen Chang, Meng-Zhe Chai, Bing-Zhi Li, Ying-Jin Yuan

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Review in Engineering in life sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Renkuan ZhangFrontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education) School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin P. R. China.
Chen-Hui ZhaoFrontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education) School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin P. R. China.
Han-Chen ChangFrontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education) School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin P. R. China.
Meng-Zhe ChaiFrontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education) School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin P. R. China.
Bing-Zhi LiFrontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education) School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin P. R. China.
Ying-Jin YuanFrontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education) School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin P. R. China.
Tianjin University · CNCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Tianjin · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lignin, an abundant renewable resource in nature, is a highly heterogeneous biopolymer consisting of phenylpropanoid units. It is essential for sustainable utilization of biomass to convert lignin to value-added products. However, there are technical obstacles for lignin valorization due to intrinsic heterogeneity. The emerging of synthetic biology technologies brings new opportunities for lignin breakdown and utilization. In this review, we discussed the applications of synthetic biology on lignin conversion, especially the production of value-added products, such as aromatic chemicals, ring-cleaved chemicals from lignin-derived aromatics and bio-active substances. Synthetic biology will offer new potential strategies for lignin valorization by optimizing lignin degradation enzymes, building novel artificial converting pathways, and improving the chassis of model microorganisms.

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artificial pathwaybio‐degradationlignin valorizationsynthetic biologyvalue‐added products

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PMID32625023
PMCPMC6999416
OpenAlexW2922203786

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