Toward Sustainable Production of Value-Added Bioenergy and Industrial Oils in Oilseed and Biomass Feedstocks

Authors

Kiyoul Park, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Sanju A. Sanjaya, West Virginia State University
Truyen Quach, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Edgar B. Cahoon, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow

ORCID IDs

DR. EDGAR CAHOON 0000-0002-7277-1176

Date of this Version

7-2021

Citation

First published: 26 July 2021 in GCB Bioenergy

Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/GCBB.12883

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Abstract

Plant fatty acids are used for food, feed, fuel, and industrial materials. Structurally and chemically diverse fatty acids, referred to as unusual or specialized fatty acids, are found in the seed oils of diverse plant species. Many unusual fatty acids have potential use as alternative and renewable sources of biofuels and bio-based industrial feedstocks due to their variant structures' physical or functional properties. Oils enriched in these fatty acids can increase the value of oilseed crops and provide co-products that can be readily extracted from lignocellulosic materials in biomass crops. Here, we describe recent progress on strategies for enhancement of oil production and quality in oilseed crops and the extension of this knowledge for metabolic engineering of biomass crops. Successful implementation of these strategies, in part, through the use of emerging synthetic biology tools, will provide added product value for the economic sustainability of biomass crops as bioenergy feedstocks.