Alexander F. Benson

Engineered Pseudomonas putida reconfigures metabolic fluxes to support energy demands during muconate bioproduction from lignin-related aromatics

This paper investigates how engineered Pseudomonas putida reconfigures metabolic fluxes to enhance muconate production from lignin-related aromatics.

Expanding the catabolic capacity of Pseudomonas putida to acetovanillone, 5-carboxyvanillate, and vanillyl glyoxylate for muconate production from kraft lignin-derived aromatics

This paper engineers Pseudomonas putida to catabolize kraft lignin-derived aromatics into muconate, achieving high monomer utilization and carbon conversion efficiency.

A pyoverdine-type metallophore is required for lanthanide-dependent growth in Pseudomonas putida

This study identifies pyoverdines as metallophores involved in lanthanide uptake in Pseudomonas putida, expanding their role beyond iron scavenging.

Pathway selection for arabinose utilization in Pseudomonas putida reveals a rate-yield tradeoff in muconic acid production from lignocellulosic sugars

This study compares two arabinose utilization pathways in Pseudomonas putida to optimize muconic acid production from lignocellulosic sugars, finding a tradeoff between growth rate and yield.

Overcoming protocatechuate and catechol accumulation in muconic acid production via adaptive laboratory evolution and metabolic engineering in Pseudomonas putida

This paper improves muconic acid production in Pseudomonas putida by overcoming PCA and catechol accumulation through adaptive evolution and metabolic engineering, showing that increased CatA1 expression enhances pathway efficiency.