Microbial Conversion of Lignin-Based Compounds Into Carotenoids By Rhodococci

Abstract

Abstract Lignin valorization is considered an integral part for an economically viable biorefinery. However, heterogenous nature of lignin imposes a big challenge for upgrading diverse lignin-derived intermediates and subsequent downstream processing. To overcome this challenge, we proposed to explore unique convergent pathways in Rhodococus strains to funnel lignin-derived compounds into single target products. A feasible bioprocess for co-production of lipids and carotenoids from lignin by Rhodococci was developed. This process would potentially extract more values from lignin via biological upgrading of lignin.

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DOI

10.21203/rs.3.rs-164348/v1

Journal

Research Square

Year

2021