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ReviewBiotechnology letters2025

Combining biotechnology with sustainability: feasibility of bioenergy sorghum in generating high-value bioproducts.

Trine B Andersen, Elliot Braun, Brianna N I Brown, Bjoern Hamberger, Leah Knoor, İlayda Korkmaz, Lucas Reist, Luke Sharpe, Brian Adam McKinley, James O Suggitt and 3 more

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Review in Biotechnology letters, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Trine B AndersenMolecular Plant Sciences Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA.
Elliot BraunMolecular Plant Sciences Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA.
Brianna N I BrownDepartment of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA.
Bjoern HambergerMolecular Plant Sciences Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA. hamberge@msu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1249-1807
Leah KnoorPlant Resilience Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA.
İlayda KorkmazDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA.
Lucas ReistMolecular Plant Sciences Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA.
Luke SharpeMolecular Plant Sciences Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA.
Brian Adam McKinleyDOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA.
James O SuggittDOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA.
Mitchell A TicorasMolecular Plant Sciences Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA.
Angel IndibiMolecular Plant Sciences Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA.
Sorghum with enhanced economic traits (SWEET) consortium

Funding

Plant Biotechnology for Health and SustainabilityT32GM110523 · NIGMS · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI LAST, ROBERT LOUIS · 2014 to 2023
$2.2M
Plant Biotechnology for Health and SustainabilityT32GM152798 · NIGMS · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Daniel C Ducat, Robert Louis Last · 2024 to 2026
$976k
National Science Foundation 1737898National Science Foundation 2126592National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program 2235783National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Program DGE-1828149National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Program DGE DGE-1828149NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM110523NIGMS NIH HHS T32GM110523NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM152798NIH HHS T32GM152798U.S. Department of Energy DE-SC0018409
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biofuels generated through fermentation of plant-derived lignocellulosic biomass are currently not competitive with fossil fuels. Here, a framework is described for the engineering of valuable coproducts to improve the economic feasibility of biofuel production. To accomplish this goal, the desirable traits of the bioenergy crop Sorghum bicolor are harnessed via modern engineering approaches. A robust analysis is provided to highlight the scientific basis, costs, regulatory challenges, and lucrative nature of coproduct development. Sustainable biofuel production could also have far-reaching societal impacts, especially in the context of our rapidly changing global climate. This perspective suggests that the path to profitable biofuel production is attainable and encourages consideration of similar approaches by the biotechnology industry.

Indexed as

BiofuelsBiotechnologySorghumBiomassFermentationLigninMetabolic EngineeringBiofuelsLigninlignocelluloseBioenergy sorghumMachine learningSocietal impactTechnoeconomic analysisTerpenoid

Identifiers

PMID40750705
PMCPMC12316751

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