Market interest in biosynthesis of important commodity chemicals in a sustainable manner is continually growing, driven by increased environmental awareness. However, most conventional production technologies rely on petroleum as feedstocks. Using engineered microorganisms to synthesize industrially relevant chemical building blocks from renewable resources...

1,3-butadiene is a highly useful chemical building block that is instrumental in the production of many fine and commodity chemicals. It is also an intermediate chemical in the production of synthetic rubbers. These rubbers have a wide range of applications across many fields, from tire production to medical equipment. The conventional method of 1,3-butadiene...

Transportation fuels and many chemical products are derived from and depend on petroleum, which has one of the biggest impacts on our unsustainable way of living. Production of cost-competitive fuels and chemicals by microbial fermentation using renewable feedstock is a desirable alternative to petroleum-based production. Woody/plant biomass, especially...