Abstract
Currently, most biotechnological products are based on microbial conversion of carbohydrate substrates that are predominantly generated from sugar- or starch-containing plants. However, direct competitive uses of these feedstocks in the food and feed industry represent a dilemma, so using alternative carbon sources has become increasingly important in industrial biotechnology. A promising alternative carbon source that may be generated in substantial amounts from lignocellulosic biomass and C1 gases is acetate. This review discusses the underexploited potential of acetate to become a next-generation platform substrate in future industrial biotechnology and summarizes alternative sources and routes for acetate production. Furthermore, biotechnological aspects of microbial acetate utilization and the state of the art of biotechnological acetate conversion into value-added bioproducts are highlighted.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 397-411 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Trends in Biotechnology |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- C1 feedstocks
- acetate
- alternative carbon sources
- bioeconomy
- biorefinery
- lignocellulose