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Efficient ethanol production from brown macroalgae sugars by a synthetic yeast platform

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  • Maria Enquist-Newman

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Ann Marie E. Faust

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Daniel D. Bravo

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Christine Nicole S. Santos

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA
    Present addresses: Manus Biosynthesis Inc., 790 Memorial Drive, Suite 102, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (C.N.S.S.); Calysta Energy, 1140 O'Brien Drive, Menlo Park, California 94025 (D.D.R.); Sutro Biopharma lnc., 310 Utah Avenue, Suite 150, South San Francisco, California 94080, USA (A.G.); Total New Energies USA, 5858 Horton Street, Emeryville, California 94560 (S.A.T.; V.R.).)

  • Ryan M. Raisner

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Arthur Hanel

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Preethi Sarvabhowman

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Chi Le

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Drew D. Regitsky

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA
    Present addresses: Manus Biosynthesis Inc., 790 Memorial Drive, Suite 102, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (C.N.S.S.); Calysta Energy, 1140 O'Brien Drive, Menlo Park, California 94025 (D.D.R.); Sutro Biopharma lnc., 310 Utah Avenue, Suite 150, South San Francisco, California 94080, USA (A.G.); Total New Energies USA, 5858 Horton Street, Emeryville, California 94560 (S.A.T.; V.R.).)

  • Susan R. Cooper

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Lars Peereboom

    (Michigan State University, 2527 Engineering Building, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1226, USA)

  • Alana Clark

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Yessica Martinez

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Joshua Goldsmith

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Min Y. Cho

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Paul D. Donohoue

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Lily Luo

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Brigit Lamberson

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Pramila Tamrakar

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Edward J. Kim

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Jeffrey L. Villari

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Avinash Gill

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA
    Present addresses: Manus Biosynthesis Inc., 790 Memorial Drive, Suite 102, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (C.N.S.S.); Calysta Energy, 1140 O'Brien Drive, Menlo Park, California 94025 (D.D.R.); Sutro Biopharma lnc., 310 Utah Avenue, Suite 150, South San Francisco, California 94080, USA (A.G.); Total New Energies USA, 5858 Horton Street, Emeryville, California 94560 (S.A.T.; V.R.).)

  • Shital A. Tripathi

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA
    Present addresses: Manus Biosynthesis Inc., 790 Memorial Drive, Suite 102, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (C.N.S.S.); Calysta Energy, 1140 O'Brien Drive, Menlo Park, California 94025 (D.D.R.); Sutro Biopharma lnc., 310 Utah Avenue, Suite 150, South San Francisco, California 94080, USA (A.G.); Total New Energies USA, 5858 Horton Street, Emeryville, California 94560 (S.A.T.; V.R.).)

  • Padma Karamchedu

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Carlos J. Paredes

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Vineet Rajgarhia

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA
    Present addresses: Manus Biosynthesis Inc., 790 Memorial Drive, Suite 102, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (C.N.S.S.); Calysta Energy, 1140 O'Brien Drive, Menlo Park, California 94025 (D.D.R.); Sutro Biopharma lnc., 310 Utah Avenue, Suite 150, South San Francisco, California 94080, USA (A.G.); Total New Energies USA, 5858 Horton Street, Emeryville, California 94560 (S.A.T.; V.R.).)

  • Hans Kristian Kotlar

    (Statoil ASA, Statoil Research Centre, Arkitekt Ebbells vei 10, Rotvoll, 7005 Trondheim, Norway)

  • Richard B. Bailey

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Dennis J. Miller

    (Michigan State University, 2527 Engineering Building, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1226, USA)

  • Nicholas L. Ohler

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Candace Swimmer

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA)

  • Yasuo Yoshikuni

    (Bio Architecture Lab Inc., 604 Bancroft Way, Suite A, Berkeley, California 94710, USA
    BALChile S.A., Badajoz 100, Oficina 1404, Las Condes, Santiago 7550000, Chile
    BAL Biofuels S.A., Badajoz 100, Oficina 1404, Las Condes, Santiago 7550000, Chile)

Abstract

Saccharomyces cerevisiae bearing engineered alginate and mannitol catabolic pathways can ferment sugars from brown macroalgae to produce ethanol, potentially allowing the use of brown macroalgae as a viable feedstock for the production of biofuels and renewable chemicals.

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  • Maria Enquist-Newman & Ann Marie E. Faust & Daniel D. Bravo & Christine Nicole S. Santos & Ryan M. Raisner & Arthur Hanel & Preethi Sarvabhowman & Chi Le & Drew D. Regitsky & Susan R. Cooper & Lars Pe, 2014. "Efficient ethanol production from brown macroalgae sugars by a synthetic yeast platform," Nature, Nature, vol. 505(7482), pages 239-243, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:505:y:2014:i:7482:d:10.1038_nature12771
    DOI: 10.1038/nature12771
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    1. Kostas, Emily T. & Adams, Jessica M.M. & Ruiz, Héctor A. & Durán-Jiménez, Gabriela & Lye, Gary J., 2021. "Macroalgal biorefinery concepts for the circular bioeconomy: A review on biotechnological developments and future perspectives," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 151(C).
    2. Izabela Michalak, 2018. "Experimental processing of seaweeds for biofuels," Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 7(3), May.
    3. Sara García-Poza & Adriana Leandro & Carla Cotas & João Cotas & João C. Marques & Leonel Pereira & Ana M. M. Gonçalves, 2020. "The Evolution Road of Seaweed Aquaculture: Cultivation Technologies and the Industry 4.0," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-42, September.
    4. Kouhgardi, Esmaeil & Zendehboudi, Sohrab & Mohammadzadeh, Omid & Lohi, Ali & Chatzis, Ioannis, 2023. "Current status and future prospects of biofuel production from brown algae in North America: Progress and challenges," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 172(C).

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