title: Biofuels as a sustainable energy source: an update of the applications of proteomics in bioenergy crops and algae.
abstract: Sustainable energy is the need of the 21st century, not because of the numerous environmental and political reasons but because it is necessary to human civilization's energy future. Sustainable energy is loosely grouped into renewable energy, energy conservation, and sustainable transport disciplines. In this review, we deal with the renewable energy aspect focusing on the biomass from bioenergy crops to microalgae to produce biofuels to the utilization of high-throughput omics technologies, in particular proteomics in advancing our understanding and increasing biofuel production. We look at biofuel production by plant- and algal-based sources, and the role proteomics has played therein. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Translational Plant Proteomics.
authors.affiliation: Proteomics Research and Services Unit, Biotechnology Platform, Agricultural Research Council, Infruitec-Nietvoorbij Campus, Stellenbosch, South Africa; Proteomics Research Group, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa.
authors.forename: Bongani Kaiser
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Ndimba
authors.forename: Roya Janeen
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ndimba
authors.forename: T Sudhakar
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Rungaroon
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Waditee-Sirisattha
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: Sophon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sirisattha
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shiraiwa
authors.forename: Ganesh Kumar
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Randeep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rakwal
mesh_terms: D056804:Biofuels; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D031286:Jatropha / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D058086:Microalgae / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods*; D059205:Renewable Energy; D031786:Saccharum / Q000378:metabolism; D045868:Sorghum / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D015415:Biomarkers
keywords: Biofuel crops; Biomarkers; Proteomics technology; Sustainable energy; Translational proteomics