title: Natural products as biofuels and bio-based chemicals: fatty acids and isoprenoids.
abstract: Although natural products are best known for their use in medicine and agriculture, a number of fatty acid-derived and isoprenoid natural products are being developed for use as renewable biofuels and bio-based chemicals. This review summarizes recent work on fatty acid-derived compounds (fatty acid alkyl esters, fatty alcohols, medium- and short-chain methyl ketones, alkanes, α-olefins, and long-chain internal alkenes) and isoprenoids, including hemiterpenes (e.g., isoprene and isopentanol), monoterpenes (e.g., limonene), and sesquiterpenes (e.g., farnesene and bisabolene).
authors.affiliation: Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, California, 94608 USA. HRBeller@lbl.gov TSLee@lbl.gov.
authors.forename: Harry R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Beller
authors.forename: Taek Soon
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Leonard
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Katz
mesh_terms: D000473:Alkanes / Q000737:chemistry; D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry; D056804:Biofuels; D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry*; D053138:Cyclohexenes / Q000737:chemistry; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D045782:Hemiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry; D000077222:Limonene; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D000475:Alkenes; D056804:Biofuels; D001688:Biological Products; D053138:Cyclohexenes; D005227:Fatty Acids; D045782:Hemiterpenes; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D013729:Terpenes; D000077222:Limonene