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Microbial lipid-based lignocellulosic biorefinery: feasibility and challenges by Jin, Mingjie, Slininger, Patricia J, Dien, Bruce S, Waghmode, Suresh, Moser, Bryan R, Orjuela, Andrea, Sousa, Leonardo da Costa, Balan, Venkatesh

“…Highlights • We review current biorefinery technologies for producing oil from oleaginous microbes. • We discuss the current bottlenecks impeding economic…”
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Downregulation of Cinnamyl-Alcohol Dehydrogenase in Switchgrass by RNA Silencing Results in Enhanced Glucose Release after Cellulase Treatment by Saathoff, Aaron J, Sarath, Gautam, Chow, Elaine K, Dien, Bruce S, Tobias, Christian M, Herrera-Estrella, Alfredo

“…Cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) catalyzes the last step in monolignol biosynthesis and genetic evidence indicates CAD deficiency in grasses both decreases…”
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Plant cell walls to ethanol by Jordan, Douglas B, Bowman, Michael J, Braker, Jay D, Dien, Bruce S, Hector, Ronald E, Lee, Charles C, Mertens, Jeffrey A, Wagschal, Kurt

“…Conversion of plant cell walls to ethanol constitutes second generation bioethanol production. The process consists of several steps: biomass selection/genetic…”
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Comparative lipid production by oleaginous yeasts in hydrolyzates of lignocellulosic biomass and process strategy for high titers by Slininger, Patricia J., Dien, Bruce S., Kurtzman, Cletus P., Moser, Bryan R., Bakota, Erica L., Thompson, Stephanie R., O'Bryan, Patricia J., Cotta, Michael A., Balan, Venkatesh, Jin, Mingjie, Sousa, Leonardo da Costa, Dale, Bruce E.

“…ABSTRACT Oleaginous yeasts can convert sugars to lipids with fatty acid profiles similar to those of vegetable oils, making them attractive for production of…”
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Influence of Feedstock Particle Size on Lignocellulose Conversion—A Review by Vidal, Bernardo C., Dien, Bruce S., Ting, K. C., Singh, Vijay

“…Feedstock particle sizing can impact the economics of cellulosic ethanol commercialization through its effects on conversion yield and energy cost. Past…”
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Butanol production by Clostridium beijerinckii. Part I: Use of acid and enzyme hydrolyzed corn fiber by Qureshi, Nasib, Ezeji, Thaddeus C., Ebener, Jennifer, Dien, Bruce S., Cotta, Michael A., Blaschek, Hans P.

“…Fermentation of sulfuric acid treated corn fiber hydrolysate (SACFH) inhibited cell growth and butanol production (1.7 ± 0.2 g/L acetone butanol ethanol or…”
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Overexpression of SbMyb60 impacts phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and alters secondary cell wall composition in Sorghum bicolor by Scully, Erin D, Gries, Tammy, Sarath, Gautam, Palmer, Nathan A, Baird, Lisa, Serapiglia, Michelle J, Dien, Bruce S, Boateng, Akwasi A, Ge, Zhengxiang, Funnell‐Harris, Deanna L, Twigg, Paul, Clemente, Thomas E, Sattler, Scott E

“…The phenylpropanoid biosynthetic pathway that generates lignin subunits represents a significant target for altering the abundance and composition of lignin…”
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Response surface optimization of corn stover pretreatment using dilute phosphoric acid for enzymatic hydrolysis and ethanol production by Avci, Ayse, Saha, Badal C., Dien, Bruce S., Kennedy, Gregory J., Cotta, Michael A.

“…► Dilute phosphoric acid pretreatment of corn stover was optimized by RSM. ► Temperature, acid dose and time were independent variables for pretreatment. ►…”
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Hydrothermal conditioning of oleaginous yeast cells to enable recovery of lipids as potential drop-in fuel precursors by Banerjee, Shivali, Dien, Bruce S, Singh, Vijay

“…Lipids produced using oleaginous yeast cells are an emerging feedstock to manufacture commercially valuable oleochemicals ranging from pharmaceuticals to…”
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Cellulosic Ethanol Production Using a Dual Functional Novel Yeast by Liu, Z. Lewis, Dien, Bruce S.

“…Reducing the cost of cellulosic ethanol production, especially for cellulose hydrolytic enzymes, is vital to growing a sustainable and efficient cellulosic…”
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Overexpression of the Sorghum bicolor SbCCoAOMT alters cell wall associated hydroxycinnamoyl groups by Tetreault, Hannah M, Scully, Erin D, Gries, Tammy, Palmer, Nathan A, Funnell-Harris, Deanna L, Baird, Lisa, Seravalli, Javier, Dien, Bruce S, Sarath, Gautam, Clemente, Thomas E, Sattler, Scott E

“…Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is a drought tolerant crop, which is being developed as a bioenergy feedstock. The monolignol biosynthesis pathway is a major focus…”
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Enhancing alfalfa conversion efficiencies for sugar recovery and ethanol production by altering lignin composition by Dien, Bruce S., Miller, David J., Hector, Ronald E., Dixon, Richard A., Chen, Fang, McCaslin, Mark, Reisen, Peter, Sarath, Gautam, Cotta, Michael A.

“…Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) biomass was evaluated for biochemical conversion into ethanol using dilute-acid and ammonia pretreatments. The two alfalfa lines…”
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Rapid Dilute Sulfuric Acid Hydrolysis of Soy Flour to Amino Acids for Microbial Processes and Biorefining by Slininger, Patricia J., Shea-Andersh, Maureen A., Dien, Bruce S.

“…Amino acids have relevance in biorefining as fermentation nutrients but also as valued coproducts obtainable from plant biomass. Soy flour was studied as a…”
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A Chemical-Free Pretreatment for Biosynthesis of Bioethanol and Lipids from Lignocellulosic Biomass: An Industrially Relevant 2G Biorefinery Approach by Deshavath, Narendra Naik, Dien, Bruce S., Slininger, Patricia J., Jin, Yong-Su, Singh, Vijay

“…A wide range of inorganic and organic chemicals are used during the pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass to produce biofuels…”
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Fungal metabolism of fermentation inhibitors present in corn stover dilute acid hydrolysate by Nichols, Nancy N., Sharma, Lekh N., Mowery, Richard A., Chambliss, C. Kevin, van Walsum, G. Peter, Dien, Bruce S., Iten, Loren B.

“…Use of agricultural residues for ethanol production requires pretreatment of the material to facilitate release of sugars. Physical–chemical pretreatment of…”
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Hydrothermal pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse using response surface methodology improves digestibility and ethanol production by SSF by Cruz, Sandra Helena da, Dien, Bruce S, Nichols, Nancy N, Saha, Badal C, Cotta, Michael A

“…Sugarcane bagasse was characterized as a feedstock for the production of ethanol using hydrothermal pretreatment. Reaction temperature and time were varied…”
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Lignocellulose-degrading enzymes produced by the ascomycete Coniochaeta ligniaria and related species: Application for a lignocellulosic substrate treatment by Lopez, Maria J., Vargas-García, Maria del Carmen, Suárez-Estrella, Francisca, Nichols, Nancy N., Dien, Bruce S., Moreno, Joaquin

“…Lignocellulose-degrading microorganisms are of interest for biomass upgrading. In a previous work, we isolated the ascomycete Coniochaeta ligniaria NRRL 30616…”
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The Application of Ultrasound in the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Switchgrass by Easson, Michael W., Condon, Brian, Dien, Bruce S., Iten, Loren, Slopek, Ryan, Yoshioka-Tarver, Megumi, Lambert, Allan, Smith, Jade

“…In a series of experiments, untreated and ammonium hydroxide pretreated Klenow lowland variety switchgrasses are converted to reducing sugars using…”
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Identification of superior lipid producing lipomyces and myxozyma yeasts by S Dien, Bruce, J. Slininger, Patricia, P. Kurtzman, Cletus, R. Moser, Bryan, J. O’Bryan, Patricia

“…Oleaginous yeasts are of interest for production of single cell oils from sugars. Eighteen members of the Lipomyces and Myxozyma clade were screened for lipid…”
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Nitrogen source and mineral optimization enhance D-xylose conversion to ethanol by the yeast Pichia stipitis NRRL Y-7124 by Slininger, Patricia J, Dien, Bruce S, Gorsich, Steven W, Liu, Zonglin L

“…Nutrition-based strategies to optimize xylose to ethanol conversion by Pichia stipitis were identified in growing and stationary-phase cultures provided with a…”
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