Room: Amazon
Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Time: 16:15 - 17:15 CEST
Session code 6BO.11
Platforms for bio-based chemicals and polymers - Process developments
Glucose-free 4-hydroxybenzoate Production from Sugarcane Bagasse Alkaline Extract by an Engineered Pseudomonas sp. NGC7-based Strain
Short Introductive summary
This study introduces a glucose-free route for the production of 4-hydroxybenzoate (HBA). We successfully engineered Pseudomonas sp. NGC7, a strain capable of utilizing various lignin-derived aromatic monomers, to produce HBA from a complex aromatics mixture derived from practically obtainable sugarcane bagasse alkaline extract. This work demonstrates the feasibility of glucose-free HBA production, contributing to developing a strategy for sustainable chemicals and materials production.
Presenter
Tomonori SONOKI
Hirosaki University, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, JAPAN
Presenter's biography
Tomonori SONOKI is a professor of Applied Microbiology at Hirosaki University, JAPAN. His work focuses mainly on the metabolic engineering of bacterial strains capable of producing platform chemicals from lignin-derived aromatic compounds, independently of saccharides such as glucose.
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Co-authors:
Y. Higuchi, Hirosaki University, JAPAN
Z. Ookawa, Nagaoka University of Technology, JAPAN
M. Fujita, Nagaoka University of Technology, JAPAN
N. Kamimura, Nagaoka University of Technology, JAPAN
E. Masai, Nagaoka University of Technology, JAPAN
H. Kurihara, Toray Industries, Kamakura, JAPAN
T. Sonoki, Hirosaki University, JAPAN
Session reference: 6BO.11.2