Sphingomonas: Metabolism and Use in Biotransformation of Biomolecules
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 116
Special Issue Editors
Interests: systems biology; synthetic biology; yeast biology; microbial biotechnology; bacteriophage biology; metabolic engineering; metabolism; proteins; enzymes; metabolites; gene expression regulation; transcription factors; translation factors
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: biotechnology; synthetic biology; gene engineering; gene expression systems; genetically encoded biosensors; fermentation; bioremediation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the preceding decades, significant progress has been made in understanding the potential of microorganisms to undergo bioremediation. Bacteria of the genus Sphingomonas possess the ability to degrade various pollutants, including compounds that exert a negative impact on environmental and human health. Moreover, several species of Sphingomonas can degrade lignin derivatives or produce polysaccharides, e.g., sphingan and gellan gum. Sphingomonas strains have been shown to degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, pesticides, organophosphates, etc., but the knowledge of the degradation pathways and enzymes involved is still far from complete. This Special Issue will focus on recent advances in the metabolism of biomolecules in Sphingomonas and related species and the potential to produce value-added compounds. Additional topics include the application of synthetic biology tools.
The Special Issue welcomes both original research and review articles covering, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Metabolism of Sphingomonas and related species;
- Bioremediation potential of Sphingomonas and related species, including the degradation ability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, pesticides, plastic derivatives, organophosphates, and other compounds;
- Degradation of lignin derivatives in Sphingomonas and related species;
- Bioproduction and biotransformation of value-added compounds with Sphingomonas and related species;
- Microbial cell factories for Sphingomonas and related species;
- Genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics studies of Sphingomonas and related species;
- Gene engineering and synthetic biology tools for Sphingomonas and related species;
- Identification and development of gene expression control systems for Sphingomonas and related species;
- Mathematical modelling of Sphingomonas and related species.
Dr. Naglis Malys
Dr. Ernesta Augustinienė
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Sphingomonas
- bioremediation
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- pesticides
- organophosphates
- polysaccharides
- lignin
- value-added compounds
- microbial cell factories
- gene engineering
- synthetic biology
- gene expression systems
- mathematical modelling
