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Gupta J, Tomovska R, Aguirre M. Overcoming Challenges of Incorporation of Biobased Dibutyl Itaconate in (Meth)acrylic Waterborne Polymers. Biomacromolecules 2024; 25:5310-5320. [PMID: 39083753 PMCID: PMC11323018 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.4c00739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2024] [Revised: 07/23/2024] [Accepted: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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Polymeric derivatives of itaconic acid are gaining interest as biobased alternatives to petroleum-based monomers due to their versatility, renewable nature, commercial availability, and cost-effectiveness. Itaconate ester monomer's challenges incorporating in (meth)acrylic waterborne polymers are the low propagation rate, unfavorable reactivity ratios, and the depropagation process. To overcome these challenges, the seeded semibatch emulsion polymerization of 100% biobased dibutyl itaconate, methyl methacrylate, and butyl acrylate was investigated at different temperatures. Consequently, 30 wt % DBI was successfully incorporated within waterborne (meth)acrylates in short reaction times (4 h), obtaining high DBI incorporation (>90%). The results demonstrate that DBI incorporation influences the instantaneous monomer conversion, polymer's microstructure, and mechanical properties. By incorporating a biobased itaconate cross-linker, kinetics and mechanical characteristics of the polymers were improved. This combined approach can be implemented without altering industrial processes, resolving the commercialization dilemma for itaconate monomers to synthesize high-performance biobased polymers for adhesive and coating industries.
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- Jyoti Gupta
- POLYMAT,
Kimika Aplikatua Saila, Kimika Fakultatea, University of the Basque Country UPV-EHU, Joxe Mari Korta Zentroa, Tolosa Hiribidea 72, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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Kimika Aplikatua Saila, Kimika Fakultatea, University of the Basque Country UPV-EHU, Joxe Mari Korta Zentroa, Tolosa Hiribidea 72, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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Basque Foundation for Science, Plaza Euskadi 5, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
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Kimika Aplikatua Saila, Kimika Fakultatea, University of the Basque Country UPV-EHU, Joxe Mari Korta Zentroa, Tolosa Hiribidea 72, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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Biselli A, Reifsteck RA, Tesanovic M, Jupke A. Model-based investigation of the pH-dependent chromatographic separation of itaconic acid from aqueous solution using strongly hydrophobic adsorbents. J Chromatogr A 2024; 1734:465251. [PMID: 39191184 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2024.465251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2024] [Revised: 08/07/2024] [Accepted: 08/08/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
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In this study, we propose a model for the simulation of the pH-dependent separation of dicarboxylic acids from aqueous solutions using strongly hydrophobic adsorbents. Building upon results of our previous study, where we experimentally investigated the pH-dependent adsorption behavior of the individual acid species of itaconic acid (IA) on a strongly hydrophobic adsorbent using in-line Raman spectroscopy, we utilize a transport-dispersive model as the basis for our simulation model. Instead of considering IA as a single component in our model, we simulated each acid species of IA individually. For this purpose, we expanded the transport-dispersive model with reaction terms in all aqueous phases. The reaction terms include all dissociation reactions of all involved components for each time step and spatial discretization. This model enables the time and spatial dependent simulation of the pH value in the chromatographic column and thus the time and spatial dependent knowledge of each acid species concentration. The consideration of activity coefficients due to high local ionic strength is achieved using the Truesdell-Jones (TdJ) model. The simulation model is successfully validated using experimental data from our previous study and used in a simulation study that demonstrates the potential of the model approach for analyzing associated separation tasks.
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- Andreas Biselli
- Fluid Process Engineering (AVT.FVT), RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Fluid Process Engineering (AVT.FVT), RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Fluid Process Engineering (AVT.FVT), RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Fluid Process Engineering (AVT.FVT), RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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Fu J, Zaghen S, Lu H, Konzock O, Poorinmohammad N, Kornberg A, Ledesma-Amaro R, Koseto D, Wentzel A, Di Bartolomeo F, Kerkhoven EJ. Reprogramming Yarrowia lipolytica metabolism for efficient synthesis of itaconic acid from flask to semipilot scale. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadn0414. [PMID: 39121230 PMCID: PMC11313960 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adn0414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 08/11/2024]
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Itaconic acid is an emerging platform chemical with extensive applications. Itaconic acid is currently produced by Aspergillus terreus through biological fermentation. However, A. terreus is a fungal pathogen that needs additional morphology controls, making itaconic acid production on industrial scale problematic. Here, we reprogrammed the Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) yeast Yarrowia lipolytica for competitive itaconic acid production. After preventing carbon sink into lipid accumulation, we evaluated itaconic acid production both inside and outside the mitochondria while fine-tuning its biosynthetic pathway. We then mimicked the regulation of nitrogen limitation in nitrogen-replete conditions by down-regulating NAD+-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase through weak promoters, RNA interference, or CRISPR interference. Ultimately, we optimized fermentation parameters for fed-batch cultivations and produced itaconic acid titers of 130.1 grams per liter in 1-liter bioreactors and 94.8 grams per liter in a 50-liter bioreactor on semipilot scale. Our findings provide effective approaches to harness the GRAS microorganism Y. lipolytica for competitive industrial-scale production of itaconic acid.
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- Jing Fu
- Division of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg 412 96, Sweden
- Department of Bioengineering and Centre for Synthetic Biology, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Division of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg 412 96, Sweden
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Division of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg 412 96, Sweden
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- Division of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg 412 96, Sweden
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- Division of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg 412 96, Sweden
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- Department of Bioengineering and Centre for Synthetic Biology, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Biotechnology and Nanomedicine, SINTEF Industry, Trondheim N-7465, Norway
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- Department of Biotechnology and Nanomedicine, SINTEF Industry, Trondheim N-7465, Norway
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- Division of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg 412 96, Sweden
- SciLifeLab, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg 412 96, Sweden
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Precup G, Marini E, Zakidou P, Beneventi E, Consuelo C, Fernández-Fraguas C, Garcia Ruiz E, Laganaro M, Magani M, Mech A, Noriega Fernandez E, Nuin Garciarena I, Rodriguez Fernandez P, Roldan Torres R, Rossi A, Ruggeri L, Suriano F, Ververis E, Liu Y, Smeraldi C, Germini A. Novel foods, food enzymes, and food additives derived from food by-products of plant or animal origin: principles and overview of the EFSA safety assessment. Front Nutr 2024; 11:1390734. [PMID: 38863586 PMCID: PMC11165998 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1390734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024] Open
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The European Union (EU) is committed to transitioning toward a circular economy model, with food waste being one of the areas to be targeted. To close the loop of food waste generated during food processing and discarded at the retail or consumption phases, research and innovation parties proposed to valorize agro-food by-products to produce novel foods and food improvement agents (food additives, food enzymes, and food flavorings). In the EU, the authorization of such novel foods and food improvement agents is governed by different regulatory frameworks. A centralized safety assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is the prerequisite for their authorization through the so-called Union Lists. Up to December 2023, EFSA published 45 scientific opinions on the safety of novel foods, food enzymes, and food additives derived from by-products of plant and animal origin. The current study illustrates examples of these by-products for the production of novel foods or food improvement agents and the data requirements behind their respective safety assessments conducted by EFSA. In this review, applications on novel foods, food enzymes, and food additives received by EFSA were screened and analyzed to find the common scientific requirements and differences in terms of the safety evaluation of such products. Various by-products (i.e., corncobs, coffee husks, spent grains of barley and rice, grape pomace, pumpkin peels, bovine whey, eggshells, shrimp heads, and animal organs or tissues) were described in the applications as being processed (extraction, physical treatments, and chemical and enzymatic reactions) to obtain novel foods and food improvement agents. The heterogeneity and complexity of these products emphasize the challenge of their safety assessment, depending on the characteristics of each product. However, as this study shows, the scientific requirements underpinning their safety do not differ substantially in the different regulated product areas considered, with similar information needed to assess their safety in terms of identity, production process, compositional characterization, proposed/intended uses and exposure assessment, toxicological information, and allergenicity data. Additional nutritional information and data on the history of use are required in the case of novel foods.
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- Gabriela Precup
- European Food Safety Authority, Nutrition and Food Innovation Unit, Novel Foods Team, Parma, Italy
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- European Food Safety Authority, Food Ingredients and Packaging Unit, Food Enzymes Team, Parma, Italy
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- European Food Safety Authority, Food Ingredients and Packaging Unit, Food Additives and Flavourings Team, Parma, Italy
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- European Food Safety Authority, Nutrition and Food Innovation Unit, Novel Foods Team, Parma, Italy
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- European Food Safety Authority, Food Ingredients and Packaging Unit, Food Additives and Flavourings Team, Parma, Italy
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- European Food Safety Authority, Nutrition and Food Innovation Unit, Novel Foods Team, Parma, Italy
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- European Food Safety Authority, Nutrition and Food Innovation Unit, Novel Foods Team, Parma, Italy
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- European Food Safety Authority, Nutrition and Food Innovation Unit, Novel Foods Team, Parma, Italy
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- European Food Safety Authority, Food Ingredients and Packaging Unit, Food Additives and Flavourings Team, Parma, Italy
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- European Food Safety Authority, Nutrition and Food Innovation Unit, Novel Foods Team, Parma, Italy
- Department of Processing Technology, Nofima, Stavanger, Norway
- Faculty of Veterinary, Department of Animal Production and Food Science, Food Technology Group, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- European Food Safety Authority, Nutrition and Food Innovation Unit, Novel Foods Team, Parma, Italy
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- European Food Safety Authority, Nutrition and Food Innovation Unit, Novel Foods Team, Parma, Italy
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- European Food Safety Authority, Nutrition and Food Innovation Unit, Novel Foods Team, Parma, Italy
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- European Food Safety Authority, Food Ingredients and Packaging Unit, Food Additives and Flavourings Team, Parma, Italy
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- European Food Safety Authority, Nutrition and Food Innovation Unit, Novel Foods Team, Parma, Italy
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- European Food Safety Authority, Nutrition and Food Innovation Unit, Novel Foods Team, Parma, Italy
- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- European Food Safety Authority, Food Ingredients and Packaging Unit, Food Enzymes Team, Parma, Italy
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- European Food Safety Authority, Food Ingredients and Packaging Unit, Food Additives and Flavourings Team, Parma, Italy
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- European Food Safety Authority, Nutrition and Food Innovation Unit, Novel Foods Team, Parma, Italy
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Liu H, Zhou X, Nail A, Yu H, Yu Z, Sun Y, Wang K, Bao N, Meng D, Zhu L, Li H. Multi-material 3D printed eutectogel microneedle patches integrated with fast customization and tunable drug delivery. J Control Release 2024; 368:115-130. [PMID: 38367865 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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Microneedle patches are emerging multifunctional platforms for transdermal diagnostics and drug delivery. However, it still remains challenging to develop smart microneedles integrated with customization, sensing, detection and drug delivery by 3D printing strategy. Here, we present an innovative but facile strategy to rationally design and fabricate multifunctional eutectogel microneedle (EMN) patches via multi-material 3D printing. Polymerizable deep eutectic solvents (PDES) were selected as printing inks for rapid one-step fabrication of 3D printing functional EMN patches due to fast photopolymerization rate and ultrahigh drug solubility. Moreover, stretchable EMN patches incorporating rigid needles and flexible backing layers were easily realized by changing PDES compositions of multi-material 3D printing. Meanwhile, we developed multifunctional smart multi-material EMN patches capable of performing wireless monitoring of body movements, painless colorimetric glucose detection, and controlled transdermal drug delivery. Thus, such multi-material EMN system could provide an effective platform for the painless diagnosis, detection, and therapy of a variety of diseases.
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- Huan Liu
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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Cuvillier L, Passaretti A, Guilminot E, Joseph E. Agar and Chitosan Hydrogels' Design for Metal-Uptaking Treatments. Gels 2024; 10:55. [PMID: 38247779 PMCID: PMC10815442 DOI: 10.3390/gels10010055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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In the field of cultural heritage, the use of natural gels is rising for the application of active agents. Here, two natural polymers are assessed: agar, a pioneer hydrogel for conservation treatments, and chitosan, a rather novel and metal-binding gel. For chitosan, a state-of-the-art based formulation (CS-ItA-LCys) is evaluated as it was reported for silver-complexing properties. It is evaluated whether these polymers can withstand the addition of the chelating compound deferoxamine, which is a bacterial siderophore. This allows for the obtainment of completely bio-sourced gel systems. A Fourier-transformed (FT) infrared spectroscopy characterization is performed, completed with rheological measurements and Cryo-Scanning Electron Microscopy (cryo-SEM) to investigate the physico-chemical properties of the gels, as well as their interaction with deferoxamine. Both polymers are also tested for their inherent complexing ability on silver ions using FT-Raman spectroscopy. A multi-analytical comparison shows different microstructures, in particular, the presence of a thick membrane for chitosan and different mechanical behaviors, with agar being more brittle. Neither hydrogel seems affected by the addition of deferoxamine; this is shown by similar rheological behavior and molecular structures in the presence or absence of the chelator. The intrinsic abilities of the chitosan formulation to make silver complex are demonstrated with the observation of two peaks characteristic of Ag-S and Ag-O bonds. Agar and chitosan are both proven to be reliable gels to act as carriers for bio-based active agents. This paper confirms the potential asset of the chitosan formulation CS-ItA-LCys as a promising gel for the complexation of soluble silver.
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- Luana Cuvillier
- Laboratory of Technologies for Heritage Materials, University of Neuchâtel, Bellevaux 51, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland; (L.C.); (A.P.)
- Haute Ecole Arc Conservation Restauration, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland HES-SO, Espace de l’Europe 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Technologies for Heritage Materials, University of Neuchâtel, Bellevaux 51, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland; (L.C.); (A.P.)
- Haute Ecole Arc Conservation Restauration, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland HES-SO, Espace de l’Europe 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Arc’Antique Conservation and Research Laboratory, 26 Rue de la Haute Forêt, 44300 Nantes, France;
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- Haute Ecole Arc Conservation Restauration, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland HES-SO, Espace de l’Europe 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Ernst P, Wirtz A, Wynands B, Wierckx N. Establishing an itaconic acid production process with Ustilago species on the low-cost substrate starch. FEMS Yeast Res 2024; 24:foae023. [PMID: 39038994 PMCID: PMC11312366 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/foae023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 07/19/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024] Open
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Ustilago maydis and Ustilago cynodontis are natural producers of a broad range of valuable molecules including itaconate, malate, glycolipids, and triacylglycerols. Both Ustilago species are insensitive toward medium impurities, and have previously been engineered for efficient itaconate production and stabilized yeast-like growth. Due to these features, these strains were already successfully used for the production of itaconate from different alternative feedstocks such as molasses, thick juice, and crude glycerol. Here, we analyzed the amylolytic capabilities of Ustilago species for metabolization of starch, a highly abundant and low-cost polymeric carbohydrate widely utilized as a substrate in several biotechnological processes. Ustilago cynodontis was found to utilize gelatinized potato starch for both growth and itaconate production, confirming the presence of extracellular amylolytic enzymes in Ustilago species. Starch was rapidly degraded by U. cynodontis, even though no α-amylase was detected. Further experiments indicate that starch hydrolysis is caused by the synergistic action of glucoamylase and α-glucosidase enzymes. The enzymes showed a maximum activity of around 0.5 U ml-1 at the fifth day after inoculation, and also released glucose from additional substrates, highlighting potential broader applications. In contrast to U. cynodontis, U. maydis showed no growth on starch accompanied with no detectable amylolytic activity.
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- Philipp Ernst
- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences IBG-1: Biotechnology, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences IBG-1: Biotechnology, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences IBG-1: Biotechnology, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences IBG-1: Biotechnology, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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Hülber-Beyer É, Bélafi-Bakó K, Rózsenberszki T, Komáromy P, Nemestóthy N. Evaluating the potential of semi-continuous itaconic acid fermentation by Aspergillus terreus: operational profile and experiences. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 39:346. [PMID: 37843644 PMCID: PMC10579124 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-023-03797-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Itaconic acid is an important bio-based chemical. The present study aims to evaluate the applicability of semi-continuous fermentation technique for itaconic acid production by Aspergillus terreus. The fermentation is planned to be connected with bipolar membrane electrodialysis unit for acid recovery. This process allows the reuse of residual glucose from the effluent. Our particular attention was focused on the effect of glucose concentration. Two different glucose supplementation strategies were tested: constant glucose concentration in the refilling medium and adjusted glucose concentration in order to maintain a continuously high - 120 g/L - glucose concentration in the fermentor. The itaconic acid titre, yield and productivity for the 24 h time periods between draining/refilling interventions were investigated. The constantly high glucose concentration in the fermentor resulted in doubled biomass formation. The average itaconic acid titre was 32.9 ± 2.7 g/L. The producing strain formed numerous spores during semi-continuous fermentation that germinated continuously. Yield and volumetric productivity showed a periodic pattern during the procedure.
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- Éva Hülber-Beyer
- Research Group on Bioengineering, Membrane Technology and Energetics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia, Egyetem str. 10, Veszprém, 8200, Hungary.
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- Research Group on Bioengineering, Membrane Technology and Energetics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia, Egyetem str. 10, Veszprém, 8200, Hungary
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- Research Group on Bioengineering, Membrane Technology and Energetics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia, Egyetem str. 10, Veszprém, 8200, Hungary
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- Research Group on Bioengineering, Membrane Technology and Energetics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia, Egyetem str. 10, Veszprém, 8200, Hungary
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- Research Group on Bioengineering, Membrane Technology and Energetics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia, Egyetem str. 10, Veszprém, 8200, Hungary
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Filippova OV, Maksimkin AV, Dayyoub T, Larionov DI, Telyshev DV. Sustainable Elastomers for Actuators: "Green" Synthetic Approaches and Material Properties. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:2755. [PMID: 37376401 DOI: 10.3390/polym15122755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Elastomeric materials have great application potential in actuator design and soft robot development. The most common elastomers used for these purposes are polyurethanes, silicones, and acrylic elastomers due to their outstanding physical, mechanical, and electrical properties. Currently, these types of polymers are produced by traditional synthetic methods, which may be harmful to the environment and hazardous to human health. The development of new synthetic routes using green chemistry principles is an important step to reduce the ecological footprint and create more sustainable biocompatible materials. Another promising trend is the synthesis of other types of elastomers from renewable bioresources, such as terpenes, lignin, chitin, various bio-oils, etc. The aim of this review is to address existing approaches to the synthesis of elastomers using "green" chemistry methods, compare the properties of sustainable elastomers with the properties of materials produced by traditional methods, and analyze the feasibility of said sustainable elastomers for the development of actuators. Finally, the advantages and challenges of existing "green" methods of elastomer synthesis will be summarized, along with an estimation of future development prospects.
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- Olga V Filippova
- Institute for Bionic Technologies and Engineering, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Street 2-4, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute for Bionic Technologies and Engineering, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Street 2-4, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute for Bionic Technologies and Engineering, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Street 2-4, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Physical Chemistry, National University of Science and Technology "MISIS", 119049 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute for Bionic Technologies and Engineering, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Street 2-4, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute for Bionic Technologies and Engineering, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Street 2-4, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Institute of Biomedical Systems, National Research University of Electronic Technology, Zelenograd, 124498 Moscow, Russia
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Chen Z, Aziz T, Sun H, Ullah A, Ali A, Cheng L, Ullah R, Khan FU. Advances and Applications of Cellulose Bio-Composites in Biodegradable Materials. JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT 2023; 31:2273-2284. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1007/s10924-022-02561-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Villagrán Z, Martínez-Reyes M, Gómez-Rodríguez H, Ríos-García U, Montalvo-González E, Ortiz-Basurto RI, Anaya-Esparza LM, Pérez-Moreno J. Huitlacoche ( Ustilago maydis), an Iconic Mexican Fungal Resource: Biocultural Importance, Nutritional Content, Bioactive Compounds, and Potential Biotechnological Applications. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28114415. [PMID: 37298890 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28114415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Worldwide, the fungus known as huitlacoche (Ustilago maydis (DC.) Corda) is a phytopathogen of maize plants that causes important economic losses in different countries. Conversely, it is an iconic edible fungus of Mexican culture and cuisine, and it has high commercial value in the domestic market, though recently there has been a growing interest in the international market. Huitlacoche is an excellent source of nutritional compounds such as protein, dietary fiber, fatty acids, minerals, and vitamins. It is also an important source of bioactive compounds with health-enhancing properties. Furthermore, scientific evidence shows that extracts or compounds isolated from huitlacoche have antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, antiplatelet, and dopaminergic properties. Additionally, the technological uses of huitlacoche include stabilizing and capping agents for inorganic nanoparticle synthesis, removing heavy metals from aqueous media, having biocontrol properties for wine production, and containing biosurfactant compounds and enzymes with potential industrial applications. Furthermore, huitlacoche has been used as a functional ingredient to develop foods with potential health-promoting benefits. The present review focuses on the biocultural importance, nutritional content, and phytochemical profile of huitlacoche and its related biological properties as a strategy to contribute to global food security through food diversification; moreover, the biotechnological uses of huitlacoche are also discussed with the aim of contributing to the use, propagation, and conservation of this valuable but overlooked fungal resource.
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- Zuamí Villagrán
- Centro Universitario de los Altos, Universidad de Guadalajara, Tepatitlán de Morelos 47620, Mexico
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- Centro Universitario de los Altos, Universidad de Guadalajara, Tepatitlán de Morelos 47620, Mexico
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- Edafología, Campus Montecillo, Colegio de Postgraduados, Texcoco 56230, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Integral de Investigación en Alimentos, Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic, Tepic 63175, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Integral de Investigación en Alimentos, Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic, Tepic 63175, Mexico
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- Edafología, Campus Montecillo, Colegio de Postgraduados, Texcoco 56230, Mexico
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Efremenko E, Senko O, Stepanov N, Aslanli A, Maslova O, Lyagin I. Quorum Sensing as a Trigger That Improves Characteristics of Microbial Biocatalysts. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1395. [PMID: 37374897 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11061395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Quorum sensing (QS) of various microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, microalgae) today attracts the attention of researchers mainly from the point of view of clarifying the biochemical basics of this general biological phenomenon, establishing chemical compounds that regulate it, and studying the mechanisms of its realization. Such information is primarily aimed at its use in solving environmental problems and the development of effective antimicrobial agents. This review is oriented on other aspects of the application of such knowledge; in particular, it discusses the role of QS in the elaboration of various prospective biocatalytic systems for different biotechnological processes carried out under aerobic and anaerobic conditions (synthesis of enzymes, polysaccharides, organic acids, etc.). Particular attention is paid to the biotechnological aspects of QS application and the use of biocatalysts, which have a heterogeneous microbial composition. The priorities of how to trigger a quorum response in immobilized cells to maintain their long-term productive and stable metabolic functioning are also discussed. There are several approaches that can be realized: increase in cell concentration, introduction of inductors for synthesis of QS-molecules, addition of QS-molecules, and provoking competition between the participants of heterogeneous biocatalysts, etc.).
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- Elena Efremenko
- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin Hills 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin Hills 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin Hills 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin Hills 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin Hills 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin Hills 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Hanh DD, Elkasaby T, Kawaguchi H, Tsuge Y, Ogino C, Kondo A. Enhanced production of itaconic acid from enzymatic hydrolysate of lignocellulosic biomass by recombinant Corynebacteriumglutamicum. J Biosci Bioeng 2023:S1389-1723(23)00083-X. [PMID: 37120372 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2023.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Itaconic acid (IA) is a value-added chemical currently produced by Aspergillus terreus from edible glucose and starch but not from inedible lignocellulosic biomass owing to the high sensitivity to fermentation inhibitors present in the hydrolysate of lignocellulosic biomass. To produce IA from lignocellulosic biomass, a gram-positive bacterium, Corynebacterium glutamicum, with a high tolerance to fermentation inhibitors was metabolically engineered to express a fusion protein composed of cis-aconitate decarboxylase from A. terreus responsible for IA formation from cis-aconitate and a maltose-binding protein (malE) from Escherichia coli. The codon-optimized cadA_malE gene was expressed in C. glutamicum ATCC 13032, and the resulting recombinant strain produced IA from glucose. IA concentration increased 4.7-fold by the deletion of the ldh gene encoding lactate dehydrogenase. With the Δldh strain HKC2029, an 18-fold higher IA production was observed from enzymatic hydrolysate of kraft pulp as a model lignocellulosic biomass than from glucose (6.15 and 0.34 g/L, respectively). The enzymatic hydrolysate of kraft pulp contained various potential fermentation inhibitors involved in furan aldehydes, benzaldehydes, benzoic acids, cinnamic acid derivatives, and aliphatic acid. Whereas cinnamic acid derivatives severely inhibited IA production, furan aldehydes, benzoic acids, and aliphatic acid improved IA production at low concentrations. The present study suggests that lignocellulosic hydrolysate contains various potential fermentation inhibitors; however, some of them can serve as enhancers for microbial fermentation likely due to the changing of redox balance in the cell.
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- Dao Duy Hanh
- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan; Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, 60 Elgomhoria St, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Institute for Frontier Science Initiative, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan; Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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Genetic design of co-expressing a novel aconitase with cis-aconitate decarboxylase and chaperone GroELS for high-level itaconic acid production. Process Biochem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2023.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2023]
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Song W, Wang Z, Wang M, Zhang G, Li F, Zhang X, Lu Y, Zhang L. Comparative study of vulcanization system on strain-induced crystallization of epoxidized natural rubber. POLYMER 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2023.125911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Davoodi S, Al-Shargabi M, Woodc DA, Rukavishnikov VS, Minaev KM. Thermally stable and salt-resistant synthetic polymers as drilling fluid additives for deployment in harsh sub-surface conditions: A review. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.121117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Moser BR, Doll KM, Price NPJ. Comparison of aliphatic polyesters prepared by acyclic diene metathesis and thiol‐ene polymerization of α,ω‐polyenes arising from oleic acid‐based 9‐decen‐1‐ol. J AM OIL CHEM SOC 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/aocs.12668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Bryan R. Moser
- United States Department of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Bio‐Oils Research Unit Peoria Illinois USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Bio‐Oils Research Unit Peoria Illinois USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Renewable Product Technology Research Unit Peoria Illinois USA
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Mussel-inspired poly(hydroxyethyl acrylate-co-itaconic acid)-catechol/hyaluronic acid drug-in-adhesive patches for transdermal delivery of ketoprofen. Int J Pharm 2022; 629:122362. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.122362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Novel Approach in Biodegradation of Synthetic Thermoplastic Polymers: An Overview. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14204271. [DOI: 10.3390/polym14204271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Biodegradation is necessary for water-soluble or water-immiscible polymers because they eventually enter streams which can neither be recycled nor incinerated. It is important to consider the microbial degradation of natural and synthetic polymers in order to understand what is necessary for biodegradation and the mechanisms involved. Low/high-density polyethylene is a vital cause of environmental pollution. It occurs by choking the sewer line through mishandling, thus posing an everlasting ecological threat. Environmental pollution due to the unscrupulous consumption of synthetic polymers derived from petroleum has an adverse impact on the environment since the majority of plastics do not degrade, and the further incineration of synthetic plastics generates CO2 and dioxin. This requires understanding the interactions between materials and microorganisms and the biochemical changes involved. Widespread studies on the biodegradation of plastics have been carried out in order to overcome the environmental problems associated with synthetic plastic waste. Awareness of the waste problem and its impact on the environment has awakened new interest in the area of degradable polymers through microbes viz., bacteria, fungi, and actinomycetes. The microbial degradation of plastics is caused by certain enzymatic activities that lead to a chain cleavage of polymers into oligomers and monomers. This review focuses on the biodegradation rate of plastics by fungal and bacterial communities and the mode of action of biodegradation.
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Kwon YR, Kim HC, Moon SK, Kim JS, Chang Y, Kim DH. Synthesis and characterization of a novel itaconic
acid‐based
internal emulsifier for anionic waterborne polyurethane. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20220406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yong Rok Kwon
- Materials and Component Convergence R&D Department Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) Ansan Gyeonggi Republic of Korea
- Department of Material Chemical Engineering Hanyang University Ansan Gyeonggi Republic of Korea
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- Materials and Component Convergence R&D Department Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) Ansan Gyeonggi Republic of Korea
- Department of Material Chemical Engineering Hanyang University Ansan Gyeonggi Republic of Korea
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- Materials and Component Convergence R&D Department Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) Ansan Gyeonggi Republic of Korea
- School of Integrative Engineering, College of Engineering Chung‐Ang University Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Materials and Component Convergence R&D Department Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) Ansan Gyeonggi Republic of Korea
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- Department of Material Chemical Engineering Hanyang University Ansan Gyeonggi Republic of Korea
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- Materials and Component Convergence R&D Department Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) Ansan Gyeonggi Republic of Korea
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Jorea A, Ravelli D, Romarowski RM, Marconi S, Auricchio F, Fagnoni M. Photocatalyzed Functionalization of Alkenoic Acids in 3D-Printed Reactors. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202200898. [PMID: 35695876 PMCID: PMC9543820 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The valorization of alkenoic acids possibly deriving from biomass (fumaric and citraconic acids) was carried out through conversion in important building blocks, such as γ-keto acids and succinic acid derivatives. The functionalization was carried out by addition onto the C=C double bond of radicals generated under photocatalyzed conditions from suitable hydrogen donors (mainly aldehydes) and by adopting a decatungstate salt as the photocatalyst. Syntheses were performed under batch (in a glass vessel) and flow (by using 3D-printed reactors) conditions. The design of the latter reactors allowed for an improved yield and productivity.
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- Alexandra Jorea
- Department of Clinical Surgery, Diagnostics and PediatricsFondazione IRCCS Policlinico San MatteoViale Brambilla 7427100PaviaItaly
- PhotoGreen Lab, Department of ChemistryUniversity of PaviaViale Taramelli 1227100PaviaItaly
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- PhotoGreen Lab, Department of ChemistryUniversity of PaviaViale Taramelli 1227100PaviaItaly
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- Computational Mechanics and Advanced Materials GroupUniversity of PaviaVia Ferrata 327100PaviaItaly
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- Computational Mechanics and Advanced Materials GroupUniversity of PaviaVia Ferrata 327100PaviaItaly
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- Computational Mechanics and Advanced Materials GroupUniversity of PaviaVia Ferrata 327100PaviaItaly
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- PhotoGreen Lab, Department of ChemistryUniversity of PaviaViale Taramelli 1227100PaviaItaly
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The effect of partial replacement of maleic anhydride by itaconic acid in sebacic acid-based unsaturated polyester on its various properties. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-022-03166-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Teleky BE, Mitrea L, Plamada D, Nemes SA, Călinoiu LF, Pascuta MS, Varvara RA, Szabo K, Vajda P, Szekely C, Martău GA, Elemer S, Ranga F, Vodnar DC. Development of Pectin and Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Based Active Packaging Enriched with Itaconic Acid and Apple Pomace-Derived Antioxidants. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11091729. [PMID: 36139803 PMCID: PMC9495313 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11091729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Revised: 08/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The production of active and biodegradable packaging materials is an emerging and efficient alternative to plastic packaging materials. By combining poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), pectin, and itaconic acid (IA), biodegradable and water-soluble packaging materials can be obtained that can also increase the shelf-life and quality of foodstuff. In the present study, the generated film-forming solutions were enriched with organic or phenolic extracts from apple by-products (apple pomace). These extracts possess an efficient antioxidant activity of 9.70 ± 0.08, and 78.61 ± 0.24 μM Trolox/100 g fresh weight, respectively. Furthermore, the lyophilization of these by-products increased the extract’s organic and phenolic content and the antioxidant activity to 67.45 ± 0.28 and 166.69 ± 0.47 μM Trolox/100 g fresh weight, respectively. These extracts influence the physical-chemical properties of the biofilm solutions by facilitating the polymerization process and thus positively influencing their viscosity. The resulting biofilms presented low water vapor permeability and reduced solubility in water. Adding IA and organic/phenolic compounds facilitates the resistance against intrinsic and extrinsic factors; therefore, they might be applicable in the food industry.
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- Bernadette-Emőke Teleky
- Life Science Institute, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Life Science Institute, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Life Science Institute, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Life Science Institute, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Life Science Institute, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Life Science Institute, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Life Science Institute, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Life Science Institute, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +40-747341881
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Polysaccharide-Based Edible Gels as Functional Ingredients: Characterization, Applicability, and Human Health Benefits. Gels 2022; 8:gels8080524. [PMID: 36005125 PMCID: PMC9407509 DOI: 10.3390/gels8080524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Nowadays, edible materials such as polysaccharides have gained attention due to their valuable attributes, especially gelling property. Polysaccharide-based edible gels (PEGs) can be classified as (i) hydrogels, (ii) oleogels and bigels, (iii) and aerogels, cryogels and xerogels, respectively. PEGs have different characteristics and benefits depending on the functional groups of polysaccharide chains (e.g., carboxylic, sulphonic, amino, methoxyl) and on the preparation method. However, PEGs are found in the incipient phase of research and most studies are related to their preparation, characterization, sustainable raw materials, and applicability. Furthermore, all these aspects are treated separately for each class of PEG, without offering an overview of those already obtained PEGs. The novelty of this manuscript is to offer an overview of the classification, definition, formulation, and characterization of PEGs. Furthermore, the applicability of PEGs in the food sector (e.g., food packaging, improving food profile agent, delivery systems) and in the medical/pharmaceutical sector is also critically discussed. Ultimately, the correlation between PEG consumption and polysaccharides properties for human health (e.g., intestinal microecology, "bridge effect" in obesity, gut microbiota) are critically discussed for the first time. Bigels may be valuable for use as ink for 3D food printing in personalized diets for human health treatment. PEGs have a significant role in developing smart materials as both ingredients and coatings and methods, and techniques for exploring PEGs are essential. PEGs as carriers of bioactive compounds have a demonstrated effect on obesity. All the physical, chemical, and biological interactions among PEGs and other organic and inorganic structures should be investigated.
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An experimental investigation into the kinetics and mechanism of the aza-Michael additions of dimethyl itaconate. Tetrahedron 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2022.132921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Smit AT, van Zomeren A, Dussan K, Riddell LA, Huijgen WJJ, Dijkstra JW, Bruijnincx PCA. Biomass Pre-Extraction as a Versatile Strategy to Improve Biorefinery Feedstock Flexibility, Sugar Yields, and Lignin Purity. ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING 2022; 10:6012-6022. [PMID: 35571525 PMCID: PMC9092456 DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c00838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
Abstract
Feedstock flexibility is highly advantageous for the viability of (solvent-based) biorefineries but comes with the considerable challenge of having to cope with the varying nature and typically high abundance of nonlignocellulose compounds in the most readily available residual biomass streams. Here, we demonstrate that mild aqueous acetone organosolv fractionation of various complex lignocellulosic raw materials (roadside grass, wheat straw, birch branches, almond shells, and a mixed stream thereof) is indeed negatively affected by these compounds and present a versatile strategy to mitigate this bottleneck in biorefining. A biomass pre-extraction approach has been developed to remove the detrimental extractives with (aqueous) acetone prior to fractionation. Pre-extraction removed organic extractives as well as minerals, primarily reducing acid dose requirements for fractionation and loss of hemicellulose sugars by degradation and improved the purity of the isolated lignin. We show how pre-extraction affects the effectiveness of the biorefinery process, including detailed mass balances for pretreatment, downstream processing, and product characteristics, and how it affects solvent and energy use with a first conceptual process design. The integrated biorefining approach allows for the improved compatibility of biorefineries with sustainable feedstock supply chains, enhanced biomass valorization (i.e., isolation of bioactive compounds from the extract), and more effective biomass processing with limited variation in product quality.
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- Arjan T. Smit
- Unit
Energy Transition, Biobased & Circular Technologies Group, The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific
Research (TNO), P.O. Box 1, 1755 ZG Petten, The Netherlands
- Organic
Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Unit
Energy Transition, Biobased & Circular Technologies Group, The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific
Research (TNO), P.O. Box 1, 1755 ZG Petten, The Netherlands
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- Unit
Energy Transition, Biobased & Circular Technologies Group, The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific
Research (TNO), P.O. Box 1, 1755 ZG Petten, The Netherlands
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- Organic
Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Energy Transition, Biobased & Circular Technologies Group, The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific
Research (TNO), P.O. Box 1, 1755 ZG Petten, The Netherlands
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- Unit
Energy Transition, Biobased & Circular Technologies Group, The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific
Research (TNO), P.O. Box 1, 1755 ZG Petten, The Netherlands
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- Organic
Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Esteves T, Ferreira FA, Mota AT, Sánchez-González Á, Gil A, Andrade KH, Afonso CAM, Ferreira FC. Greener Strategy for Lupanine Purification from Lupin Bean Wastewaters Using a Molecularly Imprinted Polymer. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:18910-18921. [PMID: 35420019 PMCID: PMC9773177 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c02053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Lupanine is an alkaloid used in the pharma industry as a building block or precursor in the synthesis of sparteine and also explored for drug synthesis in the pharma industry as a chiral selector. This alkaloid is found in lupin bean processing wastewaters originated from the debittering process to make these beans edible. In this work, a computational chemistry approach was taken to design molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) selecting itaconic acid, a biobased building block, as a functional monomer that can provide higher affinities for lupanine. MIP-1 was prepared using lupanine as the template, itaconic acid as a functional monomer, and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as a cross-linker by bulk polymerization. Lupanine was concentrated from lupin bean wastewater by nanofiltration, extracted with ethyl acetate, and purified using the synthesized MIP. MIP-1 was able to selectively recognize lupanine and improve the purity of lupanine from 78 to 88%, with 82% recovery of the alkaloid. These results show the potential application of this strategy to render the industrial process more sustainable.
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- Teresa Esteves
- iBB—Institute
for Bioengineering and Biosciences and Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de
Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
- Associate
Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy at Instituto
Superior Técnico, Universidade de
Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
- . Phone: +351 218419167
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- iBB—Institute
for Bioengineering and Biosciences and Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de
Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
- Associate
Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy at Instituto
Superior Técnico, Universidade de
Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
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- iBB—Institute
for Bioengineering and Biosciences and Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de
Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
- Associate
Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy at Instituto
Superior Técnico, Universidade de
Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
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- Centro
de Química e Bioquímica and BioISI—Biosystems
and Integrative Sciences Institute, DQB, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Lisboa 1749-016, Portugal
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- Centro
de Química e Bioquímica and BioISI—Biosystems
and Integrative Sciences Institute, DQB, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Lisboa 1749-016, Portugal
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S. Andrade
- Research
Institute for Medicine (iMED, ULisboa); Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Prof. Gama Pinto, Lisboa 1649-003, Portugal
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- Research
Institute for Medicine (iMED, ULisboa); Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Prof. Gama Pinto, Lisboa 1649-003, Portugal
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- iBB—Institute
for Bioengineering and Biosciences and Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de
Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
- Associate
Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy at Instituto
Superior Técnico, Universidade de
Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
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The industrial relevance of organic acids is high; because of their chemical properties, they can be used as building blocks as well as single-molecule agents with a huge annual market. Organic acid chemical platforms can derive from fossil sources by petrochemical refining processes, but most of them also represent natural metabolites produced by many cells. They are the products, by-products or co-products of many primary metabolic processes of microbial cells. Thanks to the potential of microbial cell factories and to the development of industrial biotechnology, from the last decades of the previous century, the microbial-based production of these molecules has started to approach the market. This was possible because of a joint effort of microbial biotechnologists and biochemical and process engineers that boosted natural production up to the titer, yield and productivity needed to be industrially competitive. More recently, the possibility to utilize renewable residual biomasses as feedstock not only for biofuels, but also for organic acids production is further augmenting the sustainability of their production, in a logic of circular bioeconomy. In this review, we briefly present the latest updates regarding the production of some industrially relevant organic acids (citric fumaric, itaconic, lactic and succinic acid), discussing the challenges and possible future developments of successful production.
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Vidil T, Llevot A. Fully Biobased Vitrimers: Future Direction Towards Sustainable Cross‐Linked Polymers. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202100494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Thomas Vidil
- University of Bordeaux CNRS Bordeaux INP Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques UMR 5629, ENSCBP, 16 avenue Pey‐Berland Pessac cedex F‐33607 France
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- University of Bordeaux CNRS Bordeaux INP Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques UMR 5629, ENSCBP, 16 avenue Pey‐Berland Pessac cedex F‐33607 France
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Chen J, Wu J, Raffa P, Picchioni F, Koning CE. Superabsorbent Polymers: From long-established, microplastics generating systems, to sustainable, biodegradable and future proof alternatives. Prog Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2021.101475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Nanocarriers for Sustainable Active Packaging: An Overview during and Post COVID-19. COATINGS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings12010102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Lockdown has been installed due to the fast spread of COVID-19, and several challenges have occurred. Active packaging was considered a sustainable option for mitigating risks to food systems during COVID-19. Biopolymeric-based active packaging incorporating the release of active compounds with antimicrobial and antioxidant activity represents an innovative solution for increasing shelf life and maintaining food quality during transportation from producers to consumers. However, food packaging requires certain physical, chemical, and mechanical performances, which biopolymers such as proteins, polysaccharides, and lipids have not satisfied. In addition, active compounds have low stability and can easily burst when added directly into biopolymeric materials. Due to these drawbacks, encapsulation into lipid-based, polymeric-based, and nanoclay-based nanocarriers has currently captured increased interest. Nanocarriers can protect and control the release of active compounds and can enhance the performance of biopolymeric matrices. The aim of this manuscript is to provide an overview regarding the benefits of released active compound-loaded nanocarriers in developing sustainable biopolymeric-based active packaging with antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. Nanocarriers improve physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of the biopolymeric matrix and increase the bioactivity of released active compounds. Furthermore, challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and a brief post-COVID-19 scenario were also mentioned.
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Gandini A, M. Lacerda T. Monomers and Macromolecular Materials from Renewable Resources: State of the Art and Perspectives. Molecules 2021; 27:159. [PMID: 35011391 PMCID: PMC8746301 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27010159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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A progressively increasing concern about the environmental impacts of the whole polymer industry has boosted the design of less aggressive technologies that allow for the maximum use of carbon atoms, and reduced dependence on the fossil platform. Progresses related to the former approach are mostly based on the concept of the circular economy, which aims at a thorough use of raw materials, from production to disposal. The latter, however, has been considered a priority nowadays, as short-term biological processes can efficiently provide a myriad of chemicals for the polymer industry. Polymers from renewable resources are widely established in research and technology facilities from all over the world, and a broader consolidation of such materials is expected in a near future. Herein, an up-to-date overview of the most recent and relevant contributions dedicated to the production of monomers and polymers from biomass is presented. We provide some basic issues related to the preparation of polymers from renewable resources to discuss ongoing strategies that can be used to achieve original polymers and systems thereof.
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- Alessandro Gandini
- Graduate School of Engineering in Paper, Print Media and Biomaterials (Grenoble INP-Pagora), University Grenoble Alpes, LGP2, CEDEX 9, 38402 Saint Martin d’Hères, France
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- Biotechnology Department, Lorena School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, Lorena CEP 12602-810, SP, Brazil;
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Etto RM, Jesus EDC, Cruz LM, Schneider BSF, Tomachewski D, Urrea-Valencia S, Gonçalves DRP, Galvão F, Ayub RA, Curcio GR, Steffens MBR, Galvão CW. Influence of environmental factors on the tropical peatlands diazotrophic communities from the Southern Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest. Lett Appl Microbiol 2021; 74:543-554. [PMID: 34951701 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 10/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The tropical peatlands of southern Brazil are essential for the maintenance of the Atlantic Rain Forest, one of the 25 hotspots of biodiversity in the world. Although diazotrophic microorganisms are essential for the maintenance of this nitrogen limited ecosystem, so far studies have focused only on microorganisms involved in the carbon cycle. In this work, peat samples were collected from three tropical peatland regions during dry and rainy seasons and their chemical and microbial characteristics were evaluated. Our results showed that the structure of the diazotrophic communities in the Brazilian tropical peatlands differs in the evaluated seasons. The abundance of the genus Bradyrhizobium showed to be affected by rainfall and peat pH. Despite the shifts of the nitrogen fixing population in the tropical peatland caused by seasonality it showed to be constantly dominated by α-Proteobacteria followed by Cyanobacteria. In addition, more than 50% of nifH gene sequences have not been classified, indicating the necessity for more studies in tropical peatland, since the reduction of N supply in the peatlands stimulates the recalcitrant organic matter decomposition performed by peatland microorganisms, influencing the C stock.
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- Rafael Mazer Etto
- Microbial Molecular Biology Laboratory, State University of Ponta Grossa, CEP, 84030-900, Ponta Grossa - PR, Brazil
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- Nucleus of Nitrogen Fixation, Federal University of Paraná, CEP, 81531-980, Curitiba - PR, Brazil
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- Microbial Molecular Biology Laboratory, State University of Ponta Grossa, CEP, 84030-900, Ponta Grossa - PR, Brazil
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- Microbial Molecular Biology Laboratory, State University of Ponta Grossa, CEP, 84030-900, Ponta Grossa - PR, Brazil
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- Microbial Molecular Biology Laboratory, State University of Ponta Grossa, CEP, 84030-900, Ponta Grossa - PR, Brazil
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- Forest Ecology Laboratory, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CEP, 80210-170, Curitiba - PR, Brazil
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- Applied Biotechnology Laboratory, State University of Ponta Grossa, CEP, 84030-900, Ponta Grossa - PR, Brazil
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- Microbial Molecular Biology Laboratory, State University of Ponta Grossa, CEP, 84030-900, Ponta Grossa - PR, Brazil
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Gueddida S, Badawi M, Reynel-Ávila HE, Bonilla-Petriciolet A, Lebègue S. Selective adsorption of glucose towards itaconic acid on amorphous silica surfaces: Insights from density functional theory calculations. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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McNaughton AD, Bredeweg EL, Manzer J, Zucker J, Munoz Munoz N, Burnet MC, Nakayasu ES, Pomraning KR, Merkley ED, Dai Z, Chrisler WB, Baker SE, St. John PC, Kumar N. Bayesian Inference for Integrating Yarrowia lipolytica Multiomics Datasets with Metabolic Modeling. ACS Synth Biol 2021; 10:2968-2981. [PMID: 34636549 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.1c00267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Optimizing the metabolism of microbial cell factories for yields and titers is a critical step for economically viable production of bioproducts and biofuels. In this process, tuning the expression of individual enzymes to obtain the desired pathway flux is a challenging step, in which data from separate multiomics techniques must be integrated with existing biological knowledge to determine where changes should be made. Following a design-build-test-learn strategy, building on recent advances in Bayesian metabolic control analysis, we identify key enzymes in the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica that correlate with the production of itaconate by integrating a metabolic model with multiomics measurements. To this extent, we quantify the uncertainty for a variety of key parameters, known as flux control coefficients (FCCs), needed to improve the bioproduction of target metabolites and statistically obtain key correlations between the measured enzymes and boundary flux. Based on the top five significant FCCs and five correlated enzymes, our results show phosphoglycerate mutase, acetyl-CoA synthetase (ACSm), carbonic anhydrase (HCO3E), pyrophosphatase (PPAm), and homoserine dehydrogenase (HSDxi) enzymes in rate-limiting reactions that can lead to increased itaconic acid production.
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- Andrew D. McNaughton
- Earth and Biological Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Earth and Biological Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Earth and Biological Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Earth and Biological Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Earth and Biological Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Earth and Biological Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Earth and Biological Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- National Security Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Earth and Biological Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Earth and Biological Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Earth and Biological Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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Characterization of Cassava Starch and Its Structural Changes Resulting of Thermal Stress by Functionally-Enhanced Derivative Spectroscopy (FEDS). POLYSACCHARIDES 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/polysaccharides2040052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Starch is one of the biopolymers that has been recognized as promising for its application as an eco-friendly substitute for conventional polymers due to its biodegradable nature, low cost, and considerable abundance from renewable vegetal-type resources. In particular, the use of cassava starch as raw material in the manufacture of packaging materials has increased in recent years. Consequently, the analytical study of the quality and features of starch and its derivatives throughout their entire life cycle have gained importance, with non-destructive sample methods being of particular interest. Among these, spectroscopic methods stand out. The aim of this study was evaluated using spectroscopic techniques (i.e., mid-infrared spectroscopy (MIRS) and functional-enhanced derivative spectroscopy (FEDS)) for the monitoring of the effect of the thermal stress of starch in conjunction with computational tools such as density-functional theory (DFT). It is concluded that the FEDS technique in conjunction with DFT calculations can be a useful tool for the high-precision spectral analysis of polymers subjected to small thermal perturbations. In addition, it is demonstrated that small changes produced by thermal stress can be monitored by infrared spectroscopy in conjunction with FEDS at wavenumber range between 3800 and 3000 cm−1, which would allow for the implementation of spectral techniques instead of thermal techniques for out-lab evaluations and for the study of the thermal stress of biomaterials.
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Shabani S, Dinari M. Ag/LDH-itaconic acid-gellan gam nanocomposites: Facile and green synthesis, characterization, and excellent catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 193:1645-1652. [PMID: 34742553 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The catalytic reduction reaction is one of the most commonly used solutions to convert high-risk contaminants into safe or low-risk materials. Today, with the increasing water pollution, the urgent need for efficient and effective catalysts is felt more than ever. For this purpose, for the first time, a green catalyst composed of silver nanoparticles anchored on itaconic acid-modified Ca-Al layered double hydroxide/gellan gum nanocomposite (Ag/LDH-ITA-GG NC) was prepared from a green approach without the use of any toxic organic solvents. To gain an in-depth insight into the physicochemical properties of the catalyst, different techniques including nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms, FESEM/mapping, FTIR, TGA, and XRD were used. The catalytic performance of the Ag/LDH-ITA-GG NC toward 4-nitrophenol reduction by NaBH4 was investigated. The calculated values of the apparent rate constant for this reaction are 0.2142 min-1 (for 1.0 mg of the catalyst), 0.2375 min-1 (for 3.0 mg of the catalyst), and 0.2550 min-1 (for 5.0 mg of the catalyst), indicating that the catalytic conversion of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol on the Ag/LDH-ITA-GG NC catalyst follows the pseudo-first-order kinetics and is comparable to the previous findings in the literature. The results of this study indicated that Ag/LDH-ITA-GG NC can potentially be utilized as an auspicious high efficient green catalyst for the reduction of pollutants like 4-nitrophenol.
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- Shirin Shabani
- Chemistry Group, Pardis College, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran.
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Teleky BE, Vodnar DC. Recent Advances in Biotechnological Itaconic Acid Production, and Application for a Sustainable Approach. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:3574. [PMID: 34685333 PMCID: PMC8539575 DOI: 10.3390/polym13203574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 10/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Intense research has been conducted to produce environmentally friendly biopolymers obtained from renewable feedstock to substitute fossil-based materials. This is an essential aspect for implementing the circular bioeconomy strategy, expressly declared by the European Commission in 2018 in terms of "repair, reuse, and recycling". Competent carbon-neutral alternatives are renewable biomass waste for chemical element production, with proficient recyclability properties. Itaconic acid (IA) is a valuable platform chemical integrated into the first 12 building block compounds the achievement of which is feasible from renewable biomass or bio-wastes (agricultural, food by-products, or municipal organic waste) in conformity with the US Department of Energy. IA is primarily obtained through fermentation with Aspergillus terreus, but nowadays several microorganisms are genetically engineered to produce this organic acid in high quantities and on different substrates. Given its trifunctional structure, IA allows the synthesis of various novel biopolymers, such as drug carriers, intelligent food packaging, antimicrobial biopolymers, hydrogels in water treatment and analysis, and superabsorbent polymers binding agents. In addition, IA shows antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antitumor activity. Moreover, this biopolymer retains qualities like environmental effectiveness, biocompatibility, and sustainability. This manuscript aims to address the production of IA from renewable sources to create a sustainable circular economy in the future. Moreover, being an essential monomer in polymer synthesis it possesses a continuous provocation in the biopolymer chemistry domain and technologies, as defined in the present review.
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- Bernadette-Emőke Teleky
- Institute of Life Sciences, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Calea Mănăstur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Institute of Life Sciences, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Mondal H, Karmakar M, Ghosh NN, Maiti DK, Chattopadhyay PK, Singha NR. One-pot synthesis of sodium alginate-grafted-terpolymer hydrogel for As(III) and V(V) removal: In situ anchored comonomer and DFT studies on structures. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 294:112932. [PMID: 34130137 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this work, an optimum sodium alginate (NaAlg)-grafted-[sodium 2-methylenesuccinate-co-sodium 2-((2-(isobutyryloxy)ethoxy)methyl)succinate-co-ethylene glycol methacrylate, i.e., SMS-co-SIBEMS-co-EGMA, i.e., P1], i.e., P2, was selected among twelve hydrogels synthesized by employing variable amounts of synthesis parameters through a facile polymerization of SMS and EGMA monomers. In P1 and P2, SIBEMS third comonomer was strategically anchored in situ. The formation of terpolymer, i.e., P1, rather than generally expected copolymer, i.e., SMS-co-EGMA/ CoP1, was explored via closeness of experimental and simulated excitation energies of P1 and CoP1, measured by using density functional theory (DFT). The grafting of NaAlg into synthetic P1 elevated swelling, crosslink density (CD), network stability, reusability, and adsorption capacity (AC) of semisynthetic hydrogel, i.e., P2. The reusable P2 presenting optimum result among swelling, CD, and mean molar mass was chosen selectively for removals of As(III) and V(V). The structures of P1, P2, and adsorbed P2, i.e., As(III)-P2 and V(V)-P2; NaAlg-grafting; in situ anchored SIBEMS comonomer; reusability; thermostability; and surface properties were explored through XPS-NMR-FTIR-UV-vis, DFT, TG, DLS, XRD, SEM, pHPZC, and network and thermodynamic energies. The ACs of 0.025 g P2 for As(III) and V(V) were 112.24 and 88.89 mg g-1, respectively, at 308 K and within 5-100 mg L-1. The ACs reduced to 67.26, 75.49, 71.42, and 98.25 mg g-1 for As(III) and 40.25, 50.49, 45.37, and 67.88 mg g-1 for V(V) in the presence of Mn(II), Cu(II), Ni(II), and Zn(II), respectively.
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- Himarati Mondal
- Advanced Polymer Laboratory, Department of Polymer Science and Technology, Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology (Post-Graduate), Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700106, West Bengal, India
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- Advanced Polymer Laboratory, Department of Polymer Science and Technology, Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology (Post-Graduate), Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700106, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gour Banga, Mokdumpur 732103, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, 92, A.P.C. Road, Kolkata 700009, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Leather Technology, Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology (Post-Graduate), Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700106, West Bengal, India
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- Advanced Polymer Laboratory, Department of Polymer Science and Technology, Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology (Post-Graduate), Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700106, West Bengal, India.
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Fouilloux H, Thomas CM. Production and Polymerization of Biobased Acrylates and Analogs. Macromol Rapid Commun 2021; 42:e2000530. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Hugo Fouilloux
- PSL University Chimie ParisTech CNRS Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris Paris 75005 France
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- PSL University Chimie ParisTech CNRS Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris Paris 75005 France
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Li Y, Yang S, Ma D, Song W, Gao C, Liu L, Chen X. Microbial engineering for the production of C 2-C 6 organic acids. Nat Prod Rep 2021; 38:1518-1546. [PMID: 33410446 DOI: 10.1039/d0np00062k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Covering: up to the end of 2020Organic acids, as building block compounds, have been widely used in food, pharmaceutical, plastic, and chemical industries. Until now, chemical synthesis is still the primary method for industrial-scale organic acid production. However, this process encounters some inevitable challenges, such as depletable petroleum resources, harsh reaction conditions and complex downstream processes. To solve these problems, microbial cell factories provide a promising approach for achieving the sustainable production of organic acids. However, some key metabolites in central carbon metabolism are strictly regulated by the network of cellular metabolism, resulting in the low productivity of organic acids. Thus, multiple metabolic engineering strategies have been developed to reprogram microbial cell factories to produce organic acids, including monocarboxylic acids, hydroxy carboxylic acids, amino carboxylic acids, dicarboxylic acids and monomeric units for polymers. These strategies mainly center on improving the catalytic efficiency of the enzymes to increase the conversion rate, balancing the multi-gene biosynthetic pathways to reduce the byproduct formation, strengthening the metabolic flux to promote the product biosynthesis, optimizing the metabolic network to adapt the environmental conditions and enhancing substrate utilization to broaden the substrate spectrum. Here, we describe the recent advances in producing C2-C6 organic acids by metabolic engineering strategies. In addition, we provide new insights as to when, what and how these strategies should be taken. Future challenges are also discussed in further advancing microbial engineering and establishing efficient biorefineries.
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- Yang Li
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Evaluation of the Bioactive Compounds Found in Tomato Seed Oil and Tomato Peels Influenced by Industrial Heat Treatments. Foods 2021; 10:foods10010110. [PMID: 33430280 PMCID: PMC7825722 DOI: 10.3390/foods10010110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The circular economy action plan involves principles related to food waste reduction and integration of recovered nutrients to the market. In this context, the present study aims to highlight the valuable bioactive components found in tomato processing by-products (carotenoids, phenolic compounds and fatty acids) influenced by industrial pre-treatments, particularly cold break (CB) process at 65–75 °C and hot break (HB) process at 85–95 °C. The fatty acid profile of the tomato seed oil was examined by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS), individual carotenoid and phenolic compositions were determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and the viscoelastic properties were evaluated by rheological measurements. The physicochemical properties revealed appropriate characteristics of the tomato seed oil to fit the standards of generally accepted edible oils, for both CB and HB derived samples, however, significant qualitative and quantitative differences were detected in their phenolic composition and carotenoids content. Lycopene (37.43 ± 1.01 mg/100 mL) was a major carotenoid in the examined samples, linoleic acid was the main fatty acid (61.73%) detected in the tomato seed oil and syringic acid appeared to be one of two major phenolic acids detected in the samples of CB process. Our findings extend the boundaries of tomato processing industry by validating that tomato seed oil is a bioactive rich edible oil with additional health benefits, which can be integrated in functional food products.
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Turton J, Worrall S, Musa MS, Milani AH, Yao Y, Shaw P, Ring D, Saunders BR. Effect of methacrylic acid and pendant vinyl groups on the mechanical properties of highly stretchable core–shell nanostructured films deposited from water. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00971g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The mechanical properties of these highly stretchable, water deposited elastomers can be tuned by varying MAA content and vinyl functionalisation.
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- James Turton
- Department of Materials
- MSS Tower
- The University of Manchester
- Manchester
- U.K
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- Aston Institute of Materials Research
- School of Engineering and Applied Science
- Aston University
- Birmingham
- U.K
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- Department of Materials
- MSS Tower
- The University of Manchester
- Manchester
- U.K
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- Department of Materials
- MSS Tower
- The University of Manchester
- Manchester
- U.K
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- Department of Materials
- MSS Tower
- The University of Manchester
- Manchester
- U.K
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Meurer J, Hniopek J, Dahlke J, Schmitt M, Popp J, Zechel S, Hager MD. Novel Biobased Self-Healing Ionomers Derived from Itaconic Acid Derivates. Macromol Rapid Commun 2020; 42:e2000636. [PMID: 33368758 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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This article presents novel biobased ionomers featuring self-healing abilities. These smart materials are synthesized from itaconic acid derivates. Large quantities of itaconic acid can be produced from diverse biomass like corn, rice, and others. This study presents a comprehensive investigation of their thermal and mechanical properties via differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA), and FT-Raman and FT-IR measurements as well as dynamic mechanic analysis. Within all these measurements, different kinds of structure-property relationships could be derived from these measurements. For example, the proportion of ionic groups enormously influences the self-healing efficiency. The investigation of the self-healing abilities reveals healing efficiencies up to 99% in 2 h at 90 °C for the itaconic acid based ionomer with the lowest ionic content.
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- Josefine Meurer
- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldstr. 10, Jena, 07743, Germany.,Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, Jena, 07743, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry (IPC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholzweg 4, Jena, 07743, Germany.,Abbe Center of Photonics (ACP), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Albert-Einstein-Straße 6, Jena, 07745, Germany.,Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, e. V. Jena, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, Jena, 07745, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldstr. 10, Jena, 07743, Germany.,Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, Jena, 07743, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry (IPC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholzweg 4, Jena, 07743, Germany.,Abbe Center of Photonics (ACP), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Albert-Einstein-Straße 6, Jena, 07745, Germany
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- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, Jena, 07743, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry (IPC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholzweg 4, Jena, 07743, Germany.,Abbe Center of Photonics (ACP), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Albert-Einstein-Straße 6, Jena, 07745, Germany.,Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, e. V. Jena, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, Jena, 07745, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldstr. 10, Jena, 07743, Germany.,Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, Jena, 07743, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldstr. 10, Jena, 07743, Germany.,Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, Jena, 07743, Germany
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G. Quiles L, Vidal J, Luzi F, Dominici F, Fernández Cuello Á, Castell P. Color Fixation Strategies on Sustainable Poly-Butylene Succinate Using Biobased Itaconic Acid. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 13:E79. [PMID: 33379171 PMCID: PMC7795375 DOI: 10.3390/polym13010079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Biopo-lybutylene succinate (bioPBS) is gaining attention in the biodegradable polymer market due to its promising properties, such as high biodegradability and processing versatility, representing a potential sustainable replacement for fossil-based commodities. However, there is still a need to enhance its properties for certain applications, with aesthetical and mechanical properties being a challenge. The aim of the present work is to improve these properties by adding selected additives that will confer bioPBS with comparable properties to that of current counterparts such as polypropylene (PP) for specific applications in the automotive and household appliances sectors. A total of thirteen materials have been studied and compared, being twelve biocomposites containing combinations of three different additives: a commercial red colorant, itaconic acid (IA) to enhance color fixation and zirconia (ZrO2) nanoparticles to maintain at least native PBS mechanical properties. The results show that the combination of IA and the coloring agent tends to slightly yellowish the blend due to the absorbance spectra of IA and also to modify the gloss due to the formation of IA nanocrystals that affects light scattering. In addition, for low amounts of IA (4 wt %), Young's Modulus seems to be kept while elongation at break is even raised. Unexpectedly, a strong aging affect was found after four weeks. IA increases the hydrophilic behavior of the samples and thus seems to accelerate the hydrolization of the matrix, which is accompanied by an accused disaggregation of phases and an overall softening and rigidization effect. The addition of low amounts of ZrO2 (2 wt %) seems to provide the desired effect for hardening the surface while almost not affecting the other properties; however, higher amounts tends to form aggregates saturating the compounds. As a conclusion, IA might be a good candidate for color fixing in biobased polymers.
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- Lidia G. Quiles
- Tecnopackaging, Polígono Industrial Empresarium C/Romero Nº, 12, 50720 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Fundación Aitiip, Polígono Industrial Empresarium C/Romero Nº, 12, 50720 Zaragoza, Spain;
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Perugia, 05100 Terni, Italy; (F.L.); (F.D.)
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Perugia, 05100 Terni, Italy; (F.L.); (F.D.)
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- Escuela de Ingeniería y Arquitectura, University of Zaragoza, Av. María de Luna, 3, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain;
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- Fundación Aitiip, Polígono Industrial Empresarium C/Romero Nº, 12, 50720 Zaragoza, Spain;
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Mitrea L, Leopold LF, Bouari C, Vodnar DC. Separation and Purification of Biogenic 1,3-Propanediol from Fermented Glycerol through Flocculation and Strong Acidic Ion-Exchange Resin. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10121601. [PMID: 33256040 PMCID: PMC7760240 DOI: 10.3390/biom10121601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In the present work, was investigated the separation and purification procedure of the biogenic 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD), which is a well-known valuable compound in terms of bio-based plastic materials development. The biogenic 1,3-PD was obtained as a major metabolite through the glycerol fermentation by Klebsiella pneumoniae DSMZ 2026 and was subjected to separation and purification processes. A strong acidic ion exchange resin in H+ form was used for 1,3-PD purification from the aqueous solution previously obtained by broth flocculation. The eluent volume was investigated considering the removal of the secondary metabolites such as organic acids (acetic, citric, lactic, and succinic acids) and 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BD), and unconsumed glycerol. It was observed that a volume of 84 mL of ethanol 75% loaded with a flow rate of 7 mL/min completely remove the secondary metabolites from 10 mL of concentrated fermented broth, and pure biogenic 1,3-PD was recovered in 128 mL of the eluent.
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- Laura Mitrea
- Institute of Life Sciences, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3–5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăştur 3–5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3–5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Correspondence: (C.B.); (D.C.V.); Tel.: +40-7427-36-657 (C.B.); +40-7473-41-881 (D.C.V.)
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- Institute of Life Sciences, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3–5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăştur 3–5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
- Correspondence: (C.B.); (D.C.V.); Tel.: +40-7427-36-657 (C.B.); +40-7473-41-881 (D.C.V.)
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Prabakaran R, Marie JM, Xavier AJM. Biobased Unsaturated Polyesters Containing Castor Oil-Derived Ricinoleic Acid and Itaconic Acid: Synthesis, In Vitro Antibacterial, and Cytocompatibility Studies. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2020; 3:5708-5721. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Rajalakshmi Prabakaran
- PG & Research Department of Chemistry, Loyola College, University of Madras, Chennai 600034, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Women’s Christian College, University of Madras, Chennai 600006, India
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- PG & Research Department of Chemistry, Loyola College, University of Madras, Chennai 600034, India
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Itaconic acid derivatives: structure, function, biosynthesis, and perspectives. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:9041-9051. [PMID: 32945901 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10908-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Itaconic acid possessing a vinylidene group, which is mainly produced by fungi, is used as a biobased platform chemical and shows distinctive bioactivities. On the other hand, some fungi and lichens produce itaconic acid derivatives possessing itaconic acid skeleton, and the number of the derivatives is currently more than seventy. Based on the molecular structures, they can be categorized into two groups, alkylitaconic acids and α-methylene-γ-butyrolactones. Interestingly, some itaconic acid derivatives show versatile functions such as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, and plant growth-regulating activities. The vinylidene group of itaconic acid derivatives likely participates in these functions. It is suggested that α-methylene-γ-butyrolactones are biosynthesized from alkylitaconic acids which are first biosynthesized from acyl-CoA and oxaloacetic acid. Some modifying enzymes such as hydroxylase and dehydratase are likely involved in the further modification after biosynthesis of their precursors. This contributes to the diversity of itaconic acid derivatives. In this review, we summarize their structures, functions, and biosynthetic pathways together with a discussion of a strategy for the industrial use. KEY POINTS: • Itaconic acid derivatives can be categorized into alkylitaconic acids and α-methylene-γ-butyrolactones. • The vinylidene group of itaconic acid derivatives likely participates in their versatile function. • It is suggested that α-methylene-γ-butyrolactones are biosynthesized from alkylitaconic acids which are first synthesized from acyl-CoA and oxaloacetic acid.
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Ventura M, Marinas A, Domine ME. Catalytic Processes for Biomass-Derived Platform Molecules Valorisation. Top Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11244-020-01309-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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