Issue 37, 2022

Engineering microbes to synthesize functionalized biopolymers

Abstract

Engineering the metabolism of microbes has allowed simultaneous co-production of functional small molecules and biopolymers. This perspective briefly introduces its working principles and summarizes my views on how this approach could lead to consolidated fermentation processes for producing functionalized biopolymers. The potential applications of the polymer products and the foreseen challenges are also discussed.

Graphical abstract: Engineering microbes to synthesize functionalized biopolymers

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
19 Maijs 2022
Accepted
30 Aug. 2022
First published
31 Aug. 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2022,10, 7132-7135

Engineering microbes to synthesize functionalized biopolymers

K. Zhou, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2022, 10, 7132 DOI: 10.1039/D2TB01063A

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