MICROBIAL MEMBRANES: A CHALLENGE FOR BIOENERGY

Micholas Dean Smith; Loukas Petridis; James G. Elkins; Jonathan D. Nickels; John Katsaras; Jeremy C. Smith

doi:10.33224/rrch.2021.66.10-11.02

MICROBIAL MEMBRANES: A CHALLENGE FOR BIOENERGY

Micholas Dean Smith, Loukas Petridis, James G. Elkins, Jonathan D. Nickels, John Katsaras, Jeremy C. Smith

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The production of bioenergy and bioproducts from lignocellulosic biomass promises to contribute significantly to the establishment of a clean, green economy. However, obstacles remain to making this industry economically viable. Among these is achieving high production rates and titers of target molecules through fermentation: microorganisms used in bioprocesses are inhibited by the toxic effects of biomass pretreatment and biofuel solvents which degrade the overall function of biological membranes. Here, we review historical research on the structure of the plasma membrane before detailing some progress on understanding the effects of amphiphilic solvents relevant to biofuel production on microbial membranes at the nanoscale.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	797-804
Number of pages	8
Journal	Revue Roumaine de Chimie
Volume	66
Issue number	10-11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.33224/rrch.2021.66.10-11.02
State	Published - 2021

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Acknowledgements. JCS fondly remembers the amazing hospitality shown to him and his then wife by Prof. Petre T. Frangopol in the immediate years following the Roumanian revolution, and, in particular a stunning multi-day tour of the Moldovian monasteries. This research was supported by the Genomic Science Program, Office of Biological and Environmental Research, U. S. Department of Energy (DOE), under Contract FWP ERKP752. JK acknowledges the support received through the Scientific User Facilities Division of the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, sponsored by the Basic Energy Science (BES) Program, DOE Office of Science, under Contract No. DEAC05-00OR22725.

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U.S. Department of Energy	FWP ERKP752
Office of Science	DEAC05-00OR22725
Basic Energy Sciences

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biofuels
dynamics
membrane
modeling
neutrons

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