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Insight into recent advances in microalgae biogranulation in wastewater treatment Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Syahirah Faraheen Kabir Ahmad, Gobi Kanadasan, Keat Teong Lee, Vel Murugan Vadivelu
Microalgae-based technology is widely utilized in wastewater treatment and resource recovery. However, the practical implementation of microalgae-based technology is hampered by the difficulty in s...
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Fashion meets science: how advanced breeding approaches could revolutionize the textile industry Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Santosh Gudi, Pavan M, Praveenkumar Alagappan, Om Prakash Raigar, Priyanka Halladakeri, Rakshith S. R. Gowda, Pradeep Kumar, Gurjeet Singh, Meenakshi Tamta, Pusarla Susmitha, Amandeep, Dinesh Kumar Saini
Natural fibers have garnered considerable attention owing to their desirable textile properties and advantageous effects on human health. Nevertheless, natural fibers lag behind synthetic fibers in...
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APETALA2/ethylene-responsive factors in higher plant and their roles in regulation of plant stress response Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Qiong Tang, Sishan Wei, Xiaodong Zheng, Pengcheng Tu, Fei Tao
Plants, anchored throughout their life cycles, face a unique set of challenges from fluctuating environments and pathogenic assaults. Central to their adaptative mechanisms are transcription factor...
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Global regulator IrrE on stress tolerance: a review Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-21 Li Wang, Yong-Shui Tan, Kai Chen, Samuel Ntakirutimana, Zhi-Hua Liu, Bing-Zhi Li, Ying-Jin Yuan
Stress tolerance is a vital attribute for all living beings to cope with environmental adversities. IrrE (also named PprI) from Deinococcus radiodurans enhances resistance to extreme radiation stre...
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Recent advances and biotechnological applications of RNA metabolism in plant chloroplasts and mitochondria Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Nadia Ahmed Ali, Wenjian Song, Jianyan Huang, Dianxing Wu, Xiaobo Zhao
The chloroplast and mitochondrion are semi-autonomous organelles that play essential roles in cell function. These two organelles are embellished with prokaryotic remnants and contain many new feat...
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Advances in high-throughput screening approaches for biosurfactants: current trends, bottlenecks and perspectives Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Muneer Ahmed Qazi, Irfan Ali Phulpoto, Qinhong Wang, Zongjie Dai
The market size of biosurfactants (BSs) has been expanding at an extremely fast pace due to their broad application scope. Therefore, the re-construction of cell factories with modified genomic and...
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Bacteriophages: a potential game changer in food processing industry Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Vandana Chaudhary, Priyanka Kajla, Deepika Lather, Nisha Chaudhary, Priya Dangi, Punit Singh, Ravi Pandiselvam
In the food industry, despite the widespread use of interventions such as preservatives and thermal and non-thermal processing technologies to improve food safety, incidences of foodborne disease c...
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Biosynthesis, acquisition, regulation, and upcycling of heme: recent advances Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Fei Yu, Ziwei Wang, Zihan Zhang, Jingwen Zhou, Jianghua Li, Jian Chen, Guocheng Du, Xinrui Zhao
Heme, an iron-containing tetrapyrrole in hemoproteins, including: hemoglobin, myoglobin, catalase, cytochrome c, and cytochrome P450, plays critical physiological roles in different organisms. Heme...
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Microbial alchemy: upcycling of brewery spent grains into high-value products through fermentation Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Vishal Ahuja, Shikha Chauhan, Sukhvinder Singh Purewal, Sanjeet Mehariya, Anil Kumar Patel, Gopalakrishnan Kumar, Mallavarapu Megharaj, Yung-Hun Yang, Shashi Kant Bhatia
Spent grains are one of the lignocellulosic biomasses available in abundance, discarded by breweries as waste. The brewing process generates around 25–30% of waste in different forms and spent grai...
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Ascorbic acid: a metabolite switch for designing stress-smart crops Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Shefali Mishra, Ankush Sharma, Ashish Kumar Srivastava
Plant growth and productivity are continually being challenged by a diverse array of abiotic stresses, including: water scarcity, extreme temperatures, heavy metal exposure, and soil salinity. A co...
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Microbial cell factories using Paenibacillus: status and perspectives Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-17 Panhong Yuan, Ziyan Chen, Mengtao Xu, Wenfeng Cai, Zhizhi Liu, Dongchang Sun
Considered a “Generally Recognized As Safe” (GRAS) bacterium, the plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium Paenibacillus has been widely applied in: agriculture, medicine, industry, and environmental ...
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Recent insights into glucans biosynthesis and engineering strategies in edible fungi Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-17 Feng-Jie Cui, Xin Fu, Lei Sun, Xin-Yi Zan, Li-Juan Meng, Wen-Jing Sun
Fungal α/β-glucans have significant importance in cellular functions including cell wall structure, host-pathogen interactions and energy storage, and wide application in high-profile fields, inclu...
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Microalgae are not an umbrella solution for power industry waste abatement but could play a role in their valorization Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-17 Anna Klepacz-Smolka, Mahfuzur R. Shah, Ying Jiang, Yuqing Zhong, Pengyu Chen, Damian Pietrzyk, Rafal Szelag, Stanislaw Ledakowicz, Maurycy Daroch
Microalgae have long been regarded as a promising solution for biological carbon abatement from the power industry, offering renewable biomass without competing for land or water resources used for...
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Microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR): recent development and future perspectives Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Cong-Yu Ke, Rui Sun, Ming-Xia Wei, Xiu-Ni Yuan, Wu-Juan Sun, Si-Chang Wang, Qun-Zheng Zhang, Xun-Li Zhang
After conventional oil recovery operations, more than half of the crude oil still remains in a form, which is difficult to extract. Therefore, exploring and developing new enhanced oil recovery (EO...
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Utilizing proteomics to identify and optimize microalgae strains for high-quality dietary protein: a review Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Sara Hamzelou, Damien Belobrajdic, James A. Broadbent, Angéla Juhász, Kim Lee Chang, Ian Jameson, Peter Ralph, Michelle L. Colgrave
Algae-derived protein has immense potential to provide high-quality protein foods for the expanding human population. To meet its potential, a broad range of scientific tools are required to identi...
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Diversity and regioselectivity of O-methyltransferases catalyzing the formation of O-methylated flavonoids Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Juan Wang, Ning Liao, Guanwen Liu, Yinghui Li, Fengqin Xu, Junling Shi
Flavonoids and their methylated derivatives have immense market potential in the food and biomedical industries due to their multiple beneficial effects, such as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, a...
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Every road leads to Rome: diverse biosynthetic regulation of plant cell wall-degrading enzymes in filamentous fungi Penicillium oxalicum and Trichoderma reesei Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Shuai Zhao, Ting Zhang, Tomohisa Hasunuma, Akihiko Kondo, Xin-Qing Zhao, Jia-Xun Feng
Cellulases and xylanases are plant cell wall-degrading enzymes (CWDEs) that are critical to sustainable bioproduction based on renewable lignocellulosic biomass to reduce carbon dioxide emission. C...
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Arabinose as an overlooked sugar for microbial bioproduction of chemical building blocks Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Vinod Kumar, Deepti Agrawal, Rajesh Reddy Bommareddy, M. Ahsanul Islam, Samuel Jacob, Venkatesh Balan, Vijai Singh, Vijay Kumar Thakur, Naveen Kumar Navani, Nigel S. Scrutton
The circular economy is anticipated to bring a disruptive transformation in manufacturing technologies. Robust and industrial scalable microbial strains that can simultaneously assimilate and valor...
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Evidence and opportunities for developing non-transgenic genome edited crops using site-directed nuclease 1 approach Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-01 H. M. Mamrutha, Wadhwa Zeenat, Deswal Kapil, Nagaveni Budhagatapalli, Divya Tikaniya, Kumar Rakesh, Gopalareddy Krishnappa, Gyanendra Singh, G. P. Singh
The innovations and progress in genome editing/new breeding technologies have revolutionized research in the field of functional genomics and crop improvement. This revolution has expanded the hori...
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Extension characteristics of TdT and its application in biosensors Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-10-25 He Yang, Longjiao Zhu, Xinxin Wang, Yuhan Song, Yulan Dong, Wentao Xu
The advantages of rapid amplification of nucleic acid without a template based on terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase (TdT) have been widely used in the field of biosensors. However, the cata...
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A crosswalk on the genetic and conventional strategies for enhancing astaxanthin production in Haematococcus pluvialis Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-10-01 Adolf Acheampong, Lamei Li, Shereen M. Elsherbiny, Yahui Wu, Mohammed Sharif Swallah, Precious Bondzie-Quaye, Qing Huang
Astaxanthin is a naturally occurring xanthophyll with powerful: antioxidant, antitumor, and antibacterial properties that are widely employed in food, feed, medicinal and nutraceutical industries. ...
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A review of the state of sweeteners science: the natural versus artificial non-caloric sweeteners debate. Stevia rebaudiana and Siraitia grosvenorii into the spotlight Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Ana Muñoz-Labrador, Oswaldo Hernandez-Hernandez, F. Javier Moreno
The rapid increase in the worldwide prevalence of obesity and certain non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as: cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes, has be...
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Valorization of dragon fruit waste to value-added bioproducts and formulations: a review Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-24 Manikant Tripathi, Deepti Diwan, Amritesh Chandra Shukla, James Gaffey, Neelam Pathak, Kavya Dashora, Ashok Pandey, Minaxi Sharma, Sanjay Guleria, Sunita Varjani, Quang D. Nguyen, Vijai K. Gupta
Owing to the increasing worldwide population explosion, managing waste generated from the food sector has become a cross-cutting issue globally, leading to environmental, economic, and social issue...
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Pulmonary delivery systems for antimicrobial peptides Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Lucrezia Caselli, Gisele R. Rodrigues, Octavio L. Franco, Martin Malmsten
Bacterial infections of the respiratory tract cause millions of deaths annually. Several diseases exist wherein (1) bacterial infection is the main cause of disease (e.g., tuberculosis and bacteria...
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Field and laboratory guidelines for reliable bioinformatic and statistical analysis of bacterial shotgun metagenomic data Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Ostaizka Aizpurua, Robert R. Dunn, Lars H. Hansen, M. T. P. Gilbert, Antton Alberdi
Shotgun metagenomics is an increasingly cost-effective approach for profiling environmental and host-associated microbial communities. However, due to the complexity of both microbiomes and the mol...
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Synergetic anaerobic digestion of food waste for enhanced production of biogas and value-added products: strategies, challenges, and techno-economic analysis Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-29 Pooja Sharma, Sheetal Kishor Parakh, To Hung Tsui, Ambreen Bano, Surendra Pratap Singh, Vijay Pratap Singh, Su Shiung Lam, Ashok Kumar Nadda, Yen Wah Tong
Abstract The generation of food waste (FW) is increasing at an alarming rate, contributing to a total of 32% of all the waste produced globally. Anaerobic digestion (AD) is an effective method for dealing with organic wastes of various compositions, like FW. Waste valorization into value-added products has increased due to the conversion of FW into biogas using AD technology. A variety of pathways
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Biodegradable acids for pyrite depression and green flotation separation – an overview Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-20 Ali Asimi Neisiani, Saeed Chehreh Chelgani
Abstract Exponential increasing demands for base metals have made meaningful processing of their quite low-grade (>1%) resources. Froth flotation is the most important physicochemical pretreatment technique for processing low-grade sulfide ores. In other words, flotation separation can effectively upgrade finely liberated base metal sulfides based on their surface properties. Various sulfide surface
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Modeling of astaxanthin biosynthesis via machine learning, mathematical and metabolic network modeling Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-16 Vinoj Chamilka Liyanaarachchi, Gannoru Kankanamalage Sanuji Hasara Nishshanka, P. H. Viraj Nimarshana, Jo-Shu Chang, Thilini U. Ariyadasa, Dillirani Nagarajan
Abstract Natural astaxanthin is synthesized by diverse organisms including: bacteria, fungi, microalgae, and plants involving complex cellular processes, which depend on numerous interrelated parameters. Nonetheless, existing knowledge regarding astaxanthin biosynthesis and the conditions influencing astaxanthin accumulation is fairly limited. Thus, manipulation of the growth conditions to achieve
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Biomaterials with antifungal strategies to fight oral infections Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-16 Jontana Allkja, Maryam Roudbary, Anelise Maria Vasconcelos Alves, Lucia Černáková, Célia Fortuna Rodrigues
Abstract Oral fungal infections pose a threat to human health and increase the economic burden of oral diseases by prolonging and complicating treatment. A cost-effective strategy is to try to prevent these infections from happening in the first place. With this purpose, biomaterials with antifungal properties are a crucial element to overcome fungal infections in the oral cavity. In this review, we
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Hosts engineering and in vitro enzymatic synthesis for the discovery of novel natural products and their derivatives Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-13 Huanyu Zhang, Lanping Guo, Yaowu Su, Rubing Wang, Wenqi Yang, Wenrong Mu, Liangshuang Xuan, Luqi Huang, Juan Wang, Wenyuan Gao
Abstract Novel natural products (NPs) and their derivatives are important sources for drug discovery, which have been broadly applied in the fields of agriculture, livestock, and medicine, making the synthesis of NPs and their derivatives necessarily important. In recent years, biosynthesis technology has received increasing attention due to its high efficiency in the synthesis of high value-added
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Bioactive compounds from Cordyceps and their therapeutic potential Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-30 Kondapalli Vamsi Krishna, Rutwick Surya Ulhas, Alok Malaviya
Abstract The Clavicipitaceae family’s largest and most diverse genus is Cordyceps. They are most abundant and diverse in humid temperate and tropical forests and have a wide distribution in: Europe, North America, and East and Southeast Asian countries, particularly: Bhutan, China, Japan, Nepal, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Tibet, and the Himalayan region of India, and Sikkim. It is a well-known parasitic
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DNA nanotechnology in ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-30 Beñat Olave
Abstract Nucleic acids have the ability to generate advanced nanostructures in a controlled manner and can interact with target sequences or molecules with high affinity and selectivity. For this reason, they have applications in a variety of nanotechnology applications, from highly specific sensors to smart nanomachines and even in other applications such as enantioselective catalysis or drug delivery
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Bioreactor configurations for adventitious root culture: recent advances toward the commercial production of specialized metabolites Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-27 Hosakatte Niranjana Murthy, Kadanthottu Sebastian Joseph, Kee Yoeup Paek, So Young Park
Abstract In vitro plant cell and organ cultures are appealing alternatives to traditional methods of producing valuable specialized metabolites for use as: pharmaceuticals, food additives, cosmetics, perfumes, and agricultural chemicals. Cell cultures have been adopted for the production of specialized metabolites in certain plants. However, in certain other systems, adventitious roots are superior
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Utilizing CO2 in industrial off-gas for microalgae cultivation: considerations and solutions Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-27 Jacob G. Comley, John A. Scott, Corey A. Laamanen
Abstract The utilization of microalgae to treat carbon dioxide (CO2)-rich industrial off-gas has been suggested as both beneficial for emissions reduction and economically favorable for the production of microalgal products. Common sources of off-gases include coal combustion (2–15% CO2), cement production (8–15% CO2), coke production (18–23% CO2), and ore smelting (6–7% CO2). However, industrial off-gas
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Buckwheat OMICS: present status and future prospects Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-23 Sajad Majeed Zargar, Ammarah Hami, Madhiya Manzoor, Rakeeb Ahmad Mir, Reetika Mahajan, Kaiser A. Bhat, Umar Gani, Najeebul Rehman Sofi, Parvaze A. Sofi, Antonio Masi
Abstract Buckwheat (Fagopyrum spp.) is an underutilized resilient crop of North Western Himalayas belonging to the family Polygonaceae and is a source of essential nutrients and therapeutics. Common Buckwheat and Tatary Buckwheat are the two main cultivated species used as food. It is the only grain crop possessing rutin, an important metabolite with high nutraceutical potential. Due to its inherent
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Magnetic nanoflowers: a hybrid platform for enzyme immobilization Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-16 Pravin D. Patil, Radhika K. Kelkar, Neha P. Patil, Pradnya V. Pise, Sadhana P. Patil, Arundhatti S. Patil, Nishant S. Kulkarni, Manishkumar S. Tiwari, Ajay N. Phirke, Shamraja S. Nadar
Abstract The use of organic-inorganic hybrid nanoflowers as a support material for enzyme immobilization has gained significant attention in recent years due to their high stability, ease of preparation, and enhanced catalytic activity. However, a major challenge in utilizing these hybrid nanoflowers for enzyme immobilization is the difficulty in handling and separating them due to their low density
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Recent updates on green synthesis of lignin nanoparticle and its potential applications in modern biotechnology Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-16 Sandesh Behera, Sonali Mohapatra, Bikash Chandra Behera, Hrudayanath Thatoi
Abstract Lignin is a complex of organic polymers that are abundantly present in the plant cell wall which considered of emerging substrates for various kinds of value-added industrial products. Lignin has potential use for the production of green nanomaterials, which exhibit improved or different properties corresponding to their parent polymers. Nano lignin has received significant interest in recent
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Targeting Induced Local Lesions in Genomes (TILLING): advances and opportunities for fast tracking crop breeding Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-16 Dharmendra Singh, Priya Chaudhary, Jyoti Taunk, Chandan Kumar Singh, Viswanathan Chinnusamy, Amitha Mithra Sevanthi, Vikram Jeet Singh, Madan Pal
Abstract The intensification of food production via conventional crop breeding alone is inadequate to cater for global hunger. The development of precise and expeditious high throughput reverse genetics approaches has hugely benefited modern plant breeding programs. Targeting Induced Local Lesions in Genomes (TILLING) is one such reverse genetics approach which employs chemical/physical mutagenesis
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Strategies to improve the efficiency and quality of mutant breeding using heavy-ion beam irradiation Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-16 Xiaopeng Guo, Junle Ren, Xiang Zhou, Miaomiao Zhang, Cairong Lei, Ran Chai, Lingxi Zhang, Dong Lu
Abstract Heavy-ion beam irradiation (HIBI) is useful for generating new germplasm in plants and microorganisms due to its ability to induce high mutagenesis rate, broad mutagenesis spectrum, and excellent stability of mutants. However, due to the random mutagenesis and associated mutant breeding modalities, it is imperative to improve HIBI-based mutant breeding efficiency and quality. This review discusses
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Diversity of fungus-mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles: properties, mechanisms, challenges, and solving methods Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-16 Fengqin Xu, Yinghui Li, Xixi Zhao, Guanwen Liu, Bing Pang, Ning Liao, Huixin Li, Junling Shi
Abstract Fungi-mediated synthesis of Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) has advantages in: high efficiency, low energy consumption, no need for extra capping and stabilizing agents, simple operation, and easy isolation and purification. Many fungi have been found to synthesize AuNPs inside cells or outside cells, providing different composition and properties of particles when different fungi species or reaction
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Stimuli-responsive biomaterials: smart avenue toward 4D bioprinting Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-13 Maedeh Rahimnejad, Sepideh Jahangiri, Shahrzad Zirak Hassan Kiadeh, Seyedkamaladdin Rezvaninejad, Zarrin Ahmadi, Sepideh Ahmadi, Moein Safarkhani, Navid Rabiee
Abstract 3D bioprinting is an advanced technology combining cells and bioactive molecules within a single bioscaffold; however, this scaffold cannot change, modify or grow in response to a dynamic implemented environment. Lately, a new era of smart polymers and hydrogels has emerged, which can add another dimension, e.g., time to 3D bioprinting, to address some of the current approaches’ limitations
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Bacterial genome reduction for optimal chassis of synthetic biology: a review Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Shuai Ma, Tianyuan Su, Xuemei Lu, Qingsheng Qi
Abstract Bacteria with streamlined genomes, that harbor full functional genes for essential metabolic networks, are able to synthesize the desired products more effectively and thus have advantages as production platforms in industrial applications. To obtain streamlined chassis genomes, a large amount of effort has been made to reduce existing bacterial genomes. This work falls into two categories:
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Reprogramming cellular metabolism to increase the efficiency of microbial cell factories Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Qiang Ding, Liming Liu
Abstract Recent studies are increasingly focusing on advanced biotechnological tools, self-adjusting smart microorganisms, and artificial intelligent networks, to engineer microorganisms with various functions. Microbial cell factories are a vital platform for improving the bioproduction of medicines, biofuels, and biomaterials from renewable carbon sources. However, these processes are significantly
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Molecular approaches to enhance astaxanthin biosynthesis; future outlook: engineering of transcription factors in Haematococcus pluvialis Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Sadaf-Ilyas Kayani, Saeed-ur -Rahman, Qian Shen, Yi Cui, Wei Liu, Xinjuan Hu, Feifei Zhu, Shuhao Huo
Abstract Microalgae are the preferred species for producing astaxanthin because they pose a low toxicity risk than chemical synthesis. Astaxanthin has multiple health benefits and is being used in: medicines, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, and functional foods. Haematococcus pluvialis is a model microalga for astaxanthin biosynthesis; however, its natural astaxanthin content is low. Therefore, it is necessary
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Developed and emerging 1,4-butanediol commercial production strategies: forecasting the current status and future possibility Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-06-07 Pradeep Kumar, HyunA Park, Yong Yuk, Hayan Kim, Jihwan Jang, Raviteja Pagolu, SeoA Park, Chanseo Yeo, Kwon-Young Choi
Abstract 1,4-Butanediol (1,4-BDO) is a valuable industrial chemical that is primarily produced via several energy-intensive petrochemical processes based on fossil-based raw materials, leading to issues related to: non-renewability, environmental contamination, and high production costs. 1,4-BDO is used in many chemical reactions to develop a variety of useful, valuable products, such as: polyurethane
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Radionuclide biogeochemistry: from bioremediation toward the treatment of aqueous radioactive effluents Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-05-31 Adam J. Williamson, Marie Binet, Claire Sergeant
Abstract Civilian and military nuclear programs of several nations over more than 70+ years have led to significant quantities of heterogenous solid, organic, and aqueous radioactive wastes bearing actinides, fission products, and activation products. While many physicochemical treatments have been developed to remediate, decontaminate and reduce waste volumes, they can involve high costs (energy input
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State-of-the-art strategies and research advances for the biosynthesis of D-amino acids Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Fenghua Wang, Hongbin Qi, Huimin Li, Xuanzhen Ma, Xin Gao, Chao Li, Fuping Lu, Shuhong Mao, Hui-Min Qin
Abstract D-amino acids (D-AAs) are the enantiomeric counterparts of L-amino acids (L-AAs) and important functional factors with a wide variety of physiological activities and applications in the food manufacture industry. Some D-AAs, such as D-Ala, D-Leu, and D-Phe, have been favored by consumers as sweeteners and fragrances because of their unique flavor. The biosynthesis of D-AAs has attracted much
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Thraustochytrids as a promising source of fatty acids, carotenoids, and sterols: bioactive compound biosynthesis, and modern biotechnology Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Yingjie Song, Xuewei Yang, Shuangfei Li, Yanqing Luo, Jo-Shu Chang, Zhangli Hu
Abstract Thraustochytrids are eukaryotes and obligate marine protists. They are increasingly considered to be a promising feed additive because of their superior and sustainable application in the production of health-benefiting bioactive compounds, such as fatty acids, carotenoids, and sterols. Moreover, the increasing demand makes it critical to rationally design the targeted products by engineering
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Dissecting dietary alkylresorcinols: a compile of their distribution, biosynthesis, extraction and functional properties Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-05-08 Rehan M. El-Shabasy, Mohamed A. Farag
Abstract Alkylresorcinols (ARs) are natural bioactive ingredients produced by: bacteria, fungi, sponges, and higher plants, possessing a lipophilic polyphenol structure with a myriad of biological properties. Focusing on the importance of ARs, several analogs can be extracted from different natural resources. Interestingly, the composition of ARs is usually reflective of their source, with structural
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Electrospun wound dressings with antibacterial function: a critical review of plant extract and essential oil incorporation Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-05-08 Cláudia Mouro, Isabel C. Gouveia
Abstract Among the many different types of wound dressings, nanofiber-based materials produced through electrospinning are claimed to be ideal because of their advantageous intrinsic properties and the feasibility of employing several strategies to load bioactive compounds into their structure. Bioactive compounds with antimicrobial properties have been incorporated into different wound dressings to
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Biocontrol of plant pathogens in omics era—with special focus on endophytic bacilli Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Ayesha Ahmed, Pengfei He, Yueqiu He, Brajesh K. Singh, Yixin Wu, Shahzad Munir, Pengbo He
Abstract Nearly all plants and their organs are inhabited by endophytic microbes which play a crucial role in plant fitness and stress resilience. Harnessing endophytic services can provide effective solutions for a sustainable increase in agriculture productivity and can be used as a complement or alternative to agrochemicals. Shifting agriculture practices toward the use of nature-based solutions
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Enzyme hybrid nanoflowers and enzyme@metal–organic frameworks composites: fascinating hybrid nanobiocatalysts Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-04-09 Zichen Wang, Ruirui Wang, Zixin Geng, Xiuyan Luo, Jiahui Jia, Saizhao Pang, Xianwei Fan, Muhammad Bilal, Jiandong Cui
Abstract Hybrid nanomaterials have recently emerged as a new interface of nanobiocatalysis, serving as a host platform for enzyme immobilization. Enzyme immobilization in inorganic crystal nanoflowers and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) has sparked the bulk of scientific interest due to their superior performances. Many breakthroughs have been achieved recently in the preparation of various types of
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Production of L-serine and its derivative L-cysteine from renewable feedstocks using Corynebacterium glutamicum: advances and perspectives Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-03-21 Guoqiang Xu, Xiaomei Zhang, Wenhan Xiao, Jinsong Shi, Zhenghong Xu
Abstract L-serine and its derivative L-cysteine have broad industrial applications, and their direct fermentative production from renewable biomass is gaining increasing attention. Corynebacterium glutamicum is an extensively studied and well-established industrial microorganism, which is a predominant microbial host for producing amino acids. In this review, updated information on the genetics and
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Molecular modification and biotechnological applications of microbial aspartic proteases Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-02-26 Richard Ansah Herman, Ellen Ayepa, Wen-Xin Zhang, Zong-Nan Li, Xuan Zhu, Michael Ackah, Shuang-Shuang Yuan, Shuai You, Jun Wang
Abstract The growing preference for incorporating microbial aspartic proteases in industries is due to their high catalytic function and high degree of substrate selectivity. These properties, however, are attributable to molecular alterations in their structure and a variety of other characteristics. Molecular tools, functional genomics, and genome editing technologies coupled with other biotechnological
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Microbial assisted multifaceted amelioration processes of heavy-metal remediation: a clean perspective toward sustainable and greener future Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-02-27 Komal Agrawal, Tannu Ruhil, Vijai Kumar Gupta, Pradeep Verma
Abstract Rapidly increasing heavy metal waste has adversely affected the environment and the Earth’s health. The lack of appropriate remediation technologies has worsened the issue globally, especially in developing countries. Heavy-metals contaminants have severely impacted the environment and led to devastating conditions owing to their abundance and reactivity. As they are nondegradable, the potential
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Nanobiosensors and their role in detection of adulterants and contaminants in food products Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-02-26 Gurlovleen Kaur, Ranjeeta Bhari, Kuldeep Kumar
Abstract Nanotechnology is a multifaceted technical and scientific field undergoing a fast expansion. Nanoparticles, quantum dots, nanotubes, nanorods, nanowires, nanochips and many more are being increasingly used for fabrication of nanosensors and nanobiosensors to increase the sensitivity and selectivity of reactions. Food safety is an extremely important concern in food industries since it is directly
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It comes from the sea: macroalgae-derived bioactive compounds with anti-cancer potential Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-02-26 Paulo Nova, Ana Maria Gomes, Ana R. Costa-Pinto
Abstract Nature derived compounds represent a valuable source of bioactive molecules with enormous potential. The sea is one of the richest environments, full of skilled organisms, where algae stand out due to their unique characteristics. Marine macroalgae adapt their phenotypic characteristics, such as chemical composition, depending on the environmental conditions where they live. The compounds
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Fast-growing cyanobacterial chassis for synthetic biology application Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-02-26 Zhixiang Li, Shubin Li, Lei Chen, Tao Sun, Weiwen Zhang
Abstract Carbon neutrality by 2050 has become one of the most urgent challenges the world faces today. To address the issue, it is necessary to develop and promote new technologies related with CO2 recycling. Cyanobacteria are the only prokaryotes performing oxygenic photosynthesis, capable of fixing CO2 into biomass under sunlight and serving as one of the most important primary producers on earth
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Exploring future applications of the apiculate yeast Hanseniaspora Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-02-23 Niël van Wyk, Jennifer Badura, Christian von Wallbrunn, Isak S. Pretorius
As a metaphor, lemons get a bad rap; however the proverb ‘if life gives you lemons, make lemonade’ is often used in a motivational context. The same could be said of Hanseniaspora in winemaking. De...
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Enhancing plastic biodegradation process: strategies and opportunities Crit. Rev. Biotechnol. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-02-14 Xue Er Crystal Thew, Sewn Cen Lo, Ramakrishnan Nagasundara Ramanan, Beng Ti Tey, Nguyen Duc Huy, Ooi Chien Wei
Abstract Plastic biodegradation has emerged as a sustainable approach and green alternative in handling the ever-increasing accumulation of plastic wastes in the environment. The complete biodegradation of polyethylene terephthalate is one of the most recent breakthroughs in the field of plastic biodegradation. Despite the success, the effective and complete biodegradation of a wide variety of plastics