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High-efficiency CO2 fixation and single-cell protein production in Cupriavidus necator via ARTP-driven metabolic rewiring

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Green Chem., 2026, 28, 4550
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Whole-cell catalytic production of ethylene glycol from C1 compounds using engineered glycolaldehyde synthase

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Engineering extracellular electron transfer pathways of electroactive microorganisms by synthetic biology for energy and chemicals production

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Materials designed to degrade: structure, properties, processing, and performance relationships in polyhydroxyalkanoate biopolymers

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A cell-free artificial anabolic pathway for direct conversion of CO2 to ethanol

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Green Chem., 2023, 25, 9069
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One pot synthesis of l-xylose from formaldehyde with an improved benzoylformate decarboxylase

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Green Chem., 2026, 28, 4947
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Efficient glycine synthesis from CO2-derived oxalate via an in vitro multi-enzyme cascade

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Catal. Sci. Technol., 2026
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Formaldehyde aldolases: Key enzymes in C- C bond formation and C1 assimilation

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Engineered cyanobacteria for improving poly-β-hydroxybutyrate production under NaHCO3 treatment

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Synergistic Enhancement of Thermal Stability and Activity of Glycolaldehyde Synthase via Computer-Aided Design and Mechanistic Analysis

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J. Agric. Food Chem., 2026, 74, 1326
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Cell-free biocatalysis coupled with photo-catalysis and electro-catalysis: Efficient CO2-to-chemical conversion

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Green Energy & Environment, 2024, 9, 1366
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A Highly Active and Specific Benzoylformate Decarboxylase for Glycolaldehyde Production from Formaldehyde

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ACS Catal., 2025, 15, 14469
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Enzymatic Synthesis of 3-Hydroxypyruvate and Pyruvate from CO2-Derived C1 Compounds

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ACS Catal., 2026, 16, 6525
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Artificial Cascade Ionozyme for the Direct Conversion of CO2 to Glycine

Yaju Xue, Boxia Guo, Xiuling Ji, Bowen Li and Yuhong Huang

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2025, 13, 15408
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Glycine Synthesis From Methanol by a Cofactor‐Neutral In Vitro Multienzyme Cascade

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Artificial carbon assimilation: From unnatural reactions and pathways to synthetic autotrophic systems

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Scanning the active center of formolase to identify key residues for enhanced C1 to C3 bioconversion

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Bioresour. Bioprocess., 2024, 11
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Multi-omics analyses of evolved Corynebacterium glutamicum mutants reveal the molecular responses to formaldehyde stress

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NaHCO3-driven poly-β-hydroxybutyrate biosynthesis in Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 under multi-stress conditions

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Designing Microbe–Semiconductor Interfaces for Semibiological Photosynthesis

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Chem. Rev., 2026
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ATP-free in vitro biotransformation of starch-derived maltodextrin into poly-3-hydroxybutyrate via acetyl-CoA

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Solar-driven PHB synthesis from wastewater by engineered semiconductor–bacteria biohybrids

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Ammonia-dependent reducing power redistribution for purple phototrophic bacteria culture-based biohydrogen production

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Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate production from acetate by recombinant Pseudomonas stutzeri with blocked L-leucine catabolism and enhanced growth in acetate

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Cascade Catalytic Systems for Converting CO2 into C2+ Products

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An Efficient CO2‐Upcycling Platform Based on Engineered Halomonas TD with Enhanced Acetate‐Utilizing Capacity via Adaptive Laboratory Evolution

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Innovative coupling pathway for second- and third-generation biomass: Efficient L-lactate synthesis from xylose and C1 compounds

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Construction of high-performance and sustainable polylactic acid composites for 3D printing applications with plasticizer

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Sustainable Bioconversion of Methanol: A Renewable Employing Novel Alcohol Oxidase and Pyruvate Aldolase

Ju-Young Kim, Yeon-Ju Jeong, Bong Hyun Sung, Min-Ju Seo and Soo-Jin Yeom

J. Agric. Food Chem., 2025, 73, 9165
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Sustainable hybrid photo/electro-enzyme systems for CO2 conversion

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Green Chemical Engineering, 2025, 6, 518
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Redesigning glycolaldehyde synthase for the synthesis of biorefinery feedstock D‐xylulose from C1 compounds

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Biotechnology Journal, 2024, 19
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Photovoltaic Microorganism Hybrid Systems for Enhanced Polyhydroxybutyrate Synthesis Through Material Design and Energy Mass Transfer Mechanisms

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Toward sustainable carbon utilization: Integrated LCA–TEA assessment of carbon dioxide–derived polymers

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Engineering ω-transaminase for efficient dihydroxyacetone transamination in serinol biosynthesis starting from methanol

Ya Wu, Chonghao Guo, Lizhen Deng, Derui Zhang, Yutong Bie, Yuxin He, Gen Lu, Shewei Hu, Ruiqi Zeng, Zeyang Li, Xudong Xu and Longjiang Yu

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Microbubble enhanced CO2-to-ethanol conversion for artificial C C condensation pathways

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Exploring the Feasibility of Cell-Free Synthesis as a Platform for Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production: Opportunities and Challenges

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Construction of Cupriavidus necator displayed with superoxide dismutases for enhanced growth in bioelectrochemical systems

Ke Chen, Chunling Ma, Xiaolei Cheng, Yuhua Wang, Kun Guo, Ranran Wu and Zhiguang Zhu

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Biosynthesis of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-lactate) using an NADH regeneration strategy in E. coli

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A Light-Driven In Vitro Enzymatic Biosystem for the Synthesis of α-Farnesene from Methanol

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Exploring Emergent Properties in Enzymatic Reaction Networks: Design and Control of Dynamic Functional Systems

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Helix Zipper Regulating Formolase Activity

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ACS Catal., 2025, 15, 1586
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Sequence and taxonomic feature evaluation facilitated the discovery of alcohol oxidases

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Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology, 2025, 10, 907
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Analysis of carbon dioxide chemical looping absorption system from flue gas emissions of internal combustion engines

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Biomanufacturing polyhydroxyalkanoates from CO2: A critical review of advances, challenges, and solutions for autotrophic and hybrid systems

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