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ReviewBiotechnology for biofuels and bioproducts2024

Bacterial transformation of lignin: key enzymes and high-value products.

Jinming Gu, Qing Qiu, Yue Yu, Xuejian Sun, Kejian Tian, Menghan Chang, Yibing Wang, Fenglin Zhang, Hongliang Huo

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Review in Biotechnology for biofuels and bioproducts, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Jinming GuSchool of Environment, Northeast Normal University, No. 2555 Jingyue Avenue, Changchun, 130117, China.
Qing QiuSchool of Environment, Northeast Normal University, No. 2555 Jingyue Avenue, Changchun, 130117, China.
Yue YuSchool of Environment, Northeast Normal University, No. 2555 Jingyue Avenue, Changchun, 130117, China.
Xuejian SunSchool of Environment, Northeast Normal University, No. 2555 Jingyue Avenue, Changchun, 130117, China.
Kejian TianSchool of Environment, Northeast Normal University, No. 2555 Jingyue Avenue, Changchun, 130117, China.
Menghan ChangSchool of Environment, Northeast Normal University, No. 2555 Jingyue Avenue, Changchun, 130117, China.
Yibing WangSchool of Environment, Northeast Normal University, No. 2555 Jingyue Avenue, Changchun, 130117, China.
Fenglin ZhangSchool of Environment, Northeast Normal University, No. 2555 Jingyue Avenue, Changchun, 130117, China.
Hongliang HuoSchool of Environment, Northeast Normal University, No. 2555 Jingyue Avenue, Changchun, 130117, China. huohl@nenu.edu.cn.

Funding

Key projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China NO.52230003National Natural Science Foundation of China NO.51978132
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lignin, a natural organic polymer that is recyclable and inexpensive, serves as one of the most abundant green resources in nature. With the increasing consumption of fossil fuels and the deterioration of the environment, the development and utilization of renewable resources have attracted considerable attention. Therefore, the effective and comprehensive utilization of lignin has become an important global research topic, with the goal of environmental protection and economic development. This review focused on the bacteria and enzymes that can bio-transform lignin, focusing on the main ways that lignin can be utilized to produce high-value chemical products. Bacillus has demonstrated the most prominent effect on lignin degradation, with 89% lignin degradation by Bacillus cereus. Furthermore, several bacterial enzymes were discussed that can act on lignin, with the main enzymes consisting of dye-decolorizing peroxidases and laccase. Finally, low-molecular-weight lignin compounds were converted into value-added products through specific reaction pathways. These bacteria and enzymes may become potential candidates for efficient lignin degradation in the future, providing a method for lignin high-value conversion. In addition, the bacterial metabolic pathways convert lignin-derived aromatics into intermediates through the "biological funnel", achieving the biosynthesis of value-added products. The utilization of this "biological funnel" of aromatic compounds may address the heterogeneous issue of the aromatic products obtained via lignin depolymerization. This may also simplify the separation of downstream target products and provide avenues for the commercial application of lignin conversion into high-value products.

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High-value productsLigninLignin-degrading bacteriaLignin-degrading enzyme

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PMID38172947
PMCPMC10765951

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