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ReviewCurrent opinion in biotechnology2022

Cytochromes P450 in the biocatalytic valorization of lignin.

Megan E Wolf, Daniel J Hinchen, Jennifer L DuBois, John E McGeehan, Lindsay D Eltis

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Review in Current opinion in biotechnology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Megan E WolfDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, BioProductsInstitute, and the Life Sciences Institute, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Daniel J HinchenCentre for Enzyme Innovation, School of Biological Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, PO1 2DY, UK.
Jennifer L DuBoisDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman MT 59717, USA.
John E McGeehanCentre for Enzyme Innovation, School of Biological Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, PO1 2DY, UK.
Lindsay D EltisDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, BioProductsInstitute, and the Life Sciences Institute, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada. Electronic address: leltis@mail.ubc.ca.
University of British Columbia · CAUniversity of Portsmouth · GBMontana State University · US

Funding

Understanding how heme and iron are metabolized by anaerobic commensal bacteria and host-microbiome communitiesR35GM136390 · NIGMS · MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY - BOZEMAN · PI Jennifer L DuBois · 2020 to 2026
$2.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM136390
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The valorization of lignin is critical to establishing sustainable biorefineries as we transition away from petroleum-derived feedstocks. Advances in lignin fractionation and depolymerization are yielding new opportunities for the biocatalytic upgrading of lignin-derived aromatic compounds (LDACs) using microbial cell factories. Given their roles in lignin metabolism and their catalytic versatility, cytochromes P450 are attractive enzymes in engineering such biocatalysts. Here we highlight P450s that catalyze aromatic O-demethylation, a rate-limiting step in the conversion of LDACs to valuable chemicals, including efforts to engineer the specificity of these enzymes and to use them in developing biocatalysts. We also discuss broader opportunities at the intersection of biochemistry, structure-guided enzyme engineering, and metabolic engineering for application of P450s in the emerging area of microbial lignin valorization.

Indexed as

Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemLigninMetabolic EngineeringBiocatalysisCatalysisCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemLignin

Identifiers

PMID34303185
PMCPMC13387135
OpenAlexW3186441708

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