title: [Preface for special issue on biobased chemicals (2013)].
abstract: Biobased chemicals are one of the main missions of bioeconomy. In this special issue, we reviewed the recent progress in the metabolic engineering and fermentation control study on biobased succinic acid, adipic acid, lactic acid, 3-hydroxypropanoic acid, glucaric acid, glycerol, xylitol, higher alcohols and ethylene, recombinant construction for the direct utilization of lignocelluloses, biotransformation of bio-based lactic acid, and salting-out extraction of bio-based chemicals. Some research articles on biobased succinic acid, D-mannitol, malic acid, 5-aminolevulinic acid, 1,3-propanediol, and butanol are also included.
authors.affiliation: National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. jmxing@home.ipe.ac.cn
authors.forename: Jianmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xing
mesh_terms: D000272:Adipates / Q000378:metabolism; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D001711:Biotransformation; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007218:Industrial Microbiology / Q000379:methods; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D008031:Lignin / Q000378:metabolism*; D060847:Metabolic Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019802:Succinic Acid / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000272:Adipates; D009930:Organic Chemicals; C036909:lignocellulose; D019344:Lactic Acid; C029900:adipic acid; D008031:Lignin; D019802:Succinic Acid