Heo Jae Bok, Lee Yong-Suk, Chung Chung-Han
Department of Molecular Genetic Engineering, Dong-A University, Busan, South Korea.
Department of Biotechnology, Dong-A University, Busan, South Korea.
Trends Biotechnol. 2020 May;38(5):487-496. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2020.01.010. Epub 2020 Feb 26.
Chemical manufacturing involves carbon sources releasing CO into the atmosphere. By contrast, seaweeds are carbon sinks that can absorb released CO and therefore have great potential for use as feedstocks in sustainable chemical manufacturing. In particular, seaweeds could contribute to mitigating vast amounts of global CO emissions. Accordingly, seaweeds could be an excellent candidate biomaterial for sustainable production of hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), called a 'sleeping giant' platform chemical due to its wide versatility in chemical manufacturing. HMF is produced through sugar dehydration mechanisms, and seaweed storage glucans comprised of glucose can be appropriate feeding substrates for its production. This opinion article introduces a new opportunity for sustainable production of HMF using storage glucan-rich seaweeds.
化学制造过程中，碳源会向大气中释放二氧化碳。相比之下，海藻是碳汇，可以吸收释放出的二氧化碳，因此在可持续化学制造中作为原料具有巨大潜力。特别是，海藻有助于减少大量的全球二氧化碳排放。因此，海藻可能是可持续生产羟甲基糠醛（HMF）的理想候选生物材料，HMF因其在化学制造中的广泛用途而被称为“沉睡的巨头”平台化学品。HMF是通过糖脱水机制生产的，由葡萄糖组成的海藻储存葡聚糖可以作为其生产的合适进料底物。这篇观点文章介绍了利用富含储存葡聚糖的海藻可持续生产HMF的新机会。
