Recent advances in lignin valorization with bacterial cultures: microorganisms, metabolic pathways, and bio-products

A review on microbial lipids as a potential biofuel

(2018) Sara A. Shields-Menard et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Lignolytic-consortium omics analyses reveal novel genomes and pathways involved in lignin modification and valorization

(2018) Eduardo C. Moraes et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Combinatorial pretreatment and fermentation optimization enabled a record yield on lignin bioconversion

(2018) Zhi-Hua Liu et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Microbial biogas production from hydrolysis lignin: insight into lignin structural changes

(2018) Daniel Girma Mulat et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Use of bacteria for improving the lignocellulose biorefinery process: importance of pre-erosion

(2018) Shengnan Zhuo et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Hybrid phenolic-inducible promoters towards construction of self-inducible systems for microbial lignin valorization

(2018) Arul M. Varman et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Chemicals from lignin: an interplay of lignocellulose fractionation, depolymerisation, and upgrading

(2018) W. Schutyser et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Degradation and decolourization potential of an ligninolytic enzyme producing Aeromonas hydrophila for crystal violet dye and its phytotoxicity evaluation

(2018) Ram Naresh Bharagava et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Thermochemical wastewater valorization via enhanced microbial toxicity tolerance

(2018) Lahiru N. Jayakody et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Biodegradation of kraft lignin by newly isolated Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas putida, and Ochrobactrum tritici strains

(2018) Zhaoxian Xu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Life cycle assessment of adipic acid production from lignin

(2018) Andrea Corona et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production from phenol in an acclimated consortium: Batch study and impacts of operational conditions

(2018) Yi Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Enabling the valorization of guaiacol-based lignin: Integrated chemical and biochemical production of cis , cis -muconic acid using metabolically engineered Amycolatopsis sp ATCC 39116

(2018) Nadja Barton et al.   METABOLIC ENGINEERING

From lignin to nylon: Cascaded chemical and biochemical conversion using metabolically engineered Pseudomonas putida

(2018) Michael Kohlstedt et al.   METABOLIC ENGINEERING

Metabolic engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum for the production of cis, cis-muconic acid from lignin

(2018) Judith Becker et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Growth of sedimentaryBathyarchaeotaon lignin as an energy source

(2018) Tiantian Yu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Toward engineeringE. coliwith an autoregulatory system for lignin valorization

(2018) Weihua Wu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Brevibacillus parabrevis MTCC 12105: a potential bacterium for pulp and paper effluent degradation

(2018) Rajni Hooda et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

A promiscuous cytochrome P450 aromatic O-demethylase for lignin bioconversion

(2018) Sam J. B. Mallinson et al.   Nature Communications

In Situ Lignin Bioconversion Promotes Complete Carbohydrate Conversion of Rice Straw by Cupriavidus basilensis B-8

(2018) Mengying Si et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Biological conversion of aromatic monolignol compounds by a Pseudomonas isolate from sediments of the Baltic Sea

(2018) Krithika Ravi et al.   AMB Express

Simultaneous Improvements of Pseudomonas Cell Growth and Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production from a Lignin Derivative for Lignin-Consolidated Bioprocessing

(2018) Xiaopeng Wang et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

From lignin to valuable products–strategies, challenges, and prospects

(2018) Hongliang Wang et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Lignin depolymerization and utilization by bacteria

(2018) Rong Xu et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Biodegradation of lignin by Pseudomonas sp. Q18 and the characterization of a novel bacterial DyP-type peroxidase

(2018) Chenxian Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Bioconversion of lignin and its derivatives into polyhydroxyalkanoates: Challenges and opportunities

(2018) Prasun Kumar et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

Genomics and biochemistry investigation on the metabolic pathway of milled wood and alkali lignin-derived aromatic metabolites of Comamonas serinivorans SP-35

(2018) Daochen Zhu et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Microbial fuel cell-mediated lignin depolymerization: a sustainable approach

(2018) Rakesh K Sharma et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Exploring Planococcus sp. TRC1, a bacterial isolate, for carotenoid pigment production and detoxification of paper mill effluent in immobilized fluidized bed reactor

(2018) Subhasree Majumdar et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Transformation of Ammonia Fiber Expansion (AFEX) corn stover lignin into microbial lipids by Rhodococcus opacus

(2018) Zening Wang et al.   FUEL

Kinetic understanding of nitrogen supply condition on biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate from benzoate by Pseudomonas putida KT2440

(2018) Zhangyang Xu et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Synergistic maximization of the carbohydrate output and lignin processability by combinatorial pretreatment

(2017) Zhi-Hua Liu et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Lignin transformations for high value applications: towards targeted modifications using green chemistry

(2017) S. Gillet et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

The effects of model aromatic lignin compounds on growth and lipid accumulation of Rhodococcus rhodochrous

(2017) Sara A. Shields-Menard et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Isolation and characterization ofRhizobiumsp. strain YS-1r that degrades lignin in plant biomass

(2017) C.A. Jackson et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Screening and identification of lignin-degrading bacteria in termite gut and the construction of LiP-expressing recombinant Lactococcus lactis

(2017) Haizhu Zhou et al.   MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS

Lignocellulose pretreatment in a fungus-cultivating termite

(2017) Hongjie Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Directed bioconversion of Kraft lignin to polyhydroxyalkanoate by Cupriavidus basilensis B-8 without any pretreatment

(2017) Yan Shi et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Biological valorization strategies for converting lignin into fuels and chemicals

(2017) Zhu Chen et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Efficient, environmentally-friendly and specific valorization of lignin: promising role of non-radical lignolytic enzymes

(2017) Wenya Wang et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Bacterial catabolism of lignin-derived aromatics: New findings in a recent decade: Update on bacterial lignin catabolism

(2017) Naofumi Kamimura et al.   Environmental Microbiology Reports

Conversion of corn stover alkaline pre-treatment waste streams into biodiesel via Rhodococci

(2017) Rosemary K. Le et al.   RSC Advances

Glucose-Free cis,cis-Muconic Acid Production via New Metabolic Designs Corresponding to the Heterogeneity of Lignin

(2017) Tomonori Sonoki et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Lipid Production from Dilute Alkali Corn Stover Lignin by Rhodococcus Strains

(2017) Yucai He et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Lignin Valorization: Two Hybrid Biochemical Routes for the Conversion of Polymeric Lignin into Value-added Chemicals

(2017) Weihua Wu et al.   Scientific Reports

Paving the Way for Lignin Valorisation: Recent Advances in Bioengineering, Biorefining and Catalysis

(2016) Roberto Rinaldi et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Biodegradation of lignin by fungi, bacteria and laccases

(2016) Fnu Asina et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Pretreatment of lignocellulose: Formation of inhibitory by-products and strategies for minimizing their effects

(2016) Leif J. Jönsson et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Biological valorization of low molecular weight lignin

(2016) Omar Y. Abdelaziz et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Genomic and secretomic insight into lignocellulolytic system of an endophytic bacterium Pantoea ananatis Sd-1

(2016) Jiangshan Ma et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Biomass pretreatments capable of enabling lignin valorization in a biorefinery process

(2016) Robert H Narron et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

cis,cis-Muconic acid: separation and catalysis to bio-adipic acid for nylon-6,6 polymerization

(2016) Derek R. Vardon et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Systems biology-guided biodesign of consolidated lignin conversion

(2016) Lu Lin et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Synergistic enzymatic and microbial lignin conversion

(2016) Cheng Zhao et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Investigation of lignin biodegradation by Trabulsiella sp. isolated from termite gut

(2016) Sunil Kumar Suman et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Isolation of Streptomyces sp. Strains Capable of Degrading Lignin Under Alkaline Conditions and Its Degradation Properties

(2016) Guixiong Zhou et al.   Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy

Bacterial enzymes involved in lignin degradation

(2016) Gonzalo de Gonzalo et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Isolation of bacterial strains able to metabolize lignin and lignin-related compounds

(2016) J.-H. Tian et al.   LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Ferricyanide-based analysis of aqueous lignin suspension revealed sequestration of water-soluble lignin moieties

(2016) C. J. Joshua et al.   RSC Advances

Assessing Lignin Types To Screen Novel Biomass-Degrading Microbial Strains: Synthetic Lignin as Useful Carbon Source

(2016) Pere Picart et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Isolation and characterization of Burkholderia sp. strain CCA53 exhibiting ligninolytic potential

(2016) Hironaga Akita et al.   SpringerPlus

In vitroreconstitution of the catabolic reactions catalyzed by PcaHG, PcaB, and PcaL: the protocatechuate branch of the β-ketoadipate pathway inRhodococcus jostiiRHA1

(2015) Tomoya Yamanashi et al.   BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Production ofp-hydroxybenzoic acid fromp-coumaric acid byBurkholderia glumaeBGR1

(2015) Da-Hye Jung et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Catalytic Transformation of Lignin for the Production of Chemicals and Fuels

(2015) Changzhi Li et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Enzymatic conversion of lignin into renewable chemicals

(2015) Timothy DH Bugg et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

Adipic acid production from lignin

(2015) Derek R. Vardon et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Unlocking the potential of a sleeping giant: lignins as sustainable raw materials for renewable fuels, chemicals and materials

(2015) Pieter C. A. Bruijnincx et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Bioconversion of oxygen-pretreated Kraft lignin to microbial lipid with oleaginous Rhodococcus opacus DSM 1069

(2015) Zhen Wei et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Towards lignin consolidated bioprocessing: simultaneous lignin depolymerization and product generation by bacteria

(2015) Davinia Salvachúa et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Biodegradation of kraft lignin by a newly isolated anaerobic bacterial strain,Acetoanaerobiumsp. WJDL-Y2

(2015) J. Duan et al.   LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Aromatic catabolic pathway selection for optimal production of pyruvate and lactate from lignin

(2015) Christopher W. Johnson et al.   METABOLIC ENGINEERING

Vanillin–Bioconversion and Bioengineering of the Most Popular Plant Flavor and Its De Novo Biosynthesis in the Vanilla Orchid

(2015) Nethaji J. Gallage et al.   Molecular Plant

Opportunities, recent trends and challenges of integrated biorefinery: Part I

(2015) Sunil K. Maity   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Screening of Marine Bacteria To Synthesize Polyhydroxyalkanoate from Lignin: Contribution of Lignin Derivatives to Biosynthesis by Oceanimonas doudoroffii

(2015) Keiji Numata et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Vanillin Production from Lignin and Its Use as a Renewable Chemical

(2015) Maxence Fache et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Isolation of Functionalized Phenolic Monomers through Selective Oxidation and CO Bond Cleavage of the β-O-4 Linkages in Lignin

(2014) Christopher S. Lancefield et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Occurrence of lignin degradation genotypes and phenotypes among prokaryotes

(2014) Jiang-Hao Tian et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Isolation of Paenibacillus glucanolyticus from pulp mill sources with potential to deconstruct pulping waste

(2014) Stephanie L. Mathews et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Enhancement of protocatechuate decarboxylase activity for the effective production of muconate from lignin-related aromatic compounds

(2014) Tomonori Sonoki et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Lignin valorization through integrated biological funneling and chemical catalysis

(2014) J. G. Linger et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Transformation of ferulic acid to 4-vinyl guaiacol as a major metabolite: a microbial approach

(2014) Shashank Mishra et al.   REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND BIO-TECHNOLOGY

Lignin Valorization: Improving Lignin Processing in the Biorefinery

(2014) A. J. Ragauskas et al.   SCIENCE

Understanding the Limitations in the Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) from Lignin Derivatives

(2014) Satoshi Tomizawa et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Breaking Down Lignin to High-Value Chemicals: The Conversion of Lignocellulose to Vanillin in a Gene Deletion Mutant of Rhodococcus jostii RHA1

(2013) Paul D. Sainsbury et al.   ACS Chemical Biology

Depolymerization and decolorization of kraft lignin by bacterium Comamonas sp. B-9

(2013) Li-yuan Chai et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Characterizing the Promiscuity of LigAB, a Lignin Catabolite Degrading Extradiol Dioxygenase from Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6

(2013) Kevin P. Barry et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

PHA Recovery from Biomass

(2013) Mohamed H. Madkour et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Isolation of Bacillus sp. strains capable of decomposing alkali lignin and their application in combination with lactic acid bacteria for enhancing cellulase performance

(2013) Young-Cheol Chang et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Isolation and characterization of lignin-degrading bacteria from rainforest soils

(2013) Xing-Feng Huang et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Fractionation of Organosolv Lignin from Olive Tree Clippings and its Valorization to Simple Phenolic Compounds

(2013) Ana Toledano et al.   ChemSusChem

Exploring bacterial lignin degradation

(2013) Margaret E Brown et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

Lignin to lipid bioconversion by oleaginous Rhodococci

(2013) Matyas Kosa et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Isolation of a rice endophytic bacterium,Pantoeasp. Sd-1, with ligninolytic activity and characterization of its rice straw degradation ability

(2013) X. Q. Xiong et al.   LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Characterization of Two Streptomyces Enzymes That Convert Ferulic Acid to Vanillin

(2013) Wenwen Yang et al.   PLoS One

Bioconversion of p-coumaric acid to p-hydroxystyrene using phenolic acid decarboxylase from B. amyloliquefaciens in biphasic reaction system

(2012) Da-Hye Jung et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Assimilation of aromatic compounds by Comamonas testosteroni: characterization and spreadability of protocatechuate 4,5-cleavage pathway in bacteria

(2012) Bin Ni et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Kraft lignin biodegradation by Novosphingobium sp. B-7 and analysis of the degradation process

(2012) Yuehui Chen et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Biodegradation of Eugenol byBacillus CereusStrain PN24

(2012) Jagannath C. Kadakol et al.   E-Journal of Chemistry

Biodegradation of kraft lignin by a bacterial strain Comamonas sp. B-9 isolated from eroded bamboo slips

(2012) Y.H. Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Whole plant cell wall characterization using solution-state 2D NMR

(2012) Shawn D Mansfield et al.   Nature Protocols

Proteogenomic evidence for β-oxidation of plant-derived 3-phenylpropanoids in “Aromatoleum aromaticum” EbN1

(2012) Kathleen Trautwein et al.   PROTEOMICS

Bioconversion of lignin model compounds with oleaginous Rhodococci

(2011) Matyas Kosa et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Isolation and characterization of novel bacterial strains exhibiting ligninolytic potential

(2011) Luaine Bandounas et al.   BMC BIOTECHNOLOGY

Pathways for degradation of lignin in bacteria and fungi

(2011) Timothy D. H. Bugg et al.   NATURAL PRODUCT REPORTS

Characterization of the Protocatechuate 4,5-Cleavage Pathway Operon in Comamonas sp. Strain E6 and Discovery of a Novel Pathway Gene

(2010) N. Kamimura et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Enterobacter soli sp. nov.: A Lignin-Degrading γ-Proteobacteria Isolated from Soil

(2010) Daniel K. Manter et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

The emerging role for bacteria in lignin degradation and bio-product formation

(2010) Timothy DH Bugg et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Development of novel assays for lignin degradation: comparative analysis of bacterial and fungal lignin degraders

(2010) Mark Ahmad et al.   Molecular BioSystems

Lignin Biosynthesis and Structure

(2010) R. Vanholme et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Uncovering the Protocatechuate 2,3-Cleavage Pathway Genes

(2009) D. Kasai et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY