A synthetic biology and green bioprocess approach to recreate agarwood sesquiterpenoid mixtures
Sergio Gutiérrez, Sebastian Overmans, Gordon B. Wellman, Vasilios G. Samaras, Claudia Oviedo, Martin Gede, György Székely, Kyle J. Lauersen
Abstract
We show terpene diversity of endangered agarwoods, engineering a sustainable green algal host for terpene production, and a terpene ‘milking’ bioprocess coupled to green-chemistry functionalisation to produce terpenes like those found in agarwood.
Topics & Concepts
TerpeneAgarwoodBioprocessBioprocess engineeringSustainable productionChemistryBotanyOrganic chemistryBiologyBiotechnologyProduction (economics)PaleontologyPathologyAlternative medicineMacroeconomicsMedicineEconomicsWood and Agarwood ResearchPlant biochemistry and biosynthesisAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies