Methods of discovery and techniques to study endophytic fungi producing fuel-related hydrocarbons

dc.contributor.authorStrobel, Gary A.
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-19T21:16:45Z
dc.date.available2015-11-19T21:16:45Z
dc.date.issued2014-02
dc.description.abstractOne promising area in the search for renewable bio-fuels is the discovery of microorganisms that produce fuel-related hydrocarbons (mycodiesel) that is in stark contrast to yeast fermentation that utilizes expensive sugars or starch to produce ethanol, which is a proven and useful source of fuel, but by no means is it ideal. Recently, a number of endophytic fungi have been isolated and described that make compounds such as mono- terpenoids, alkanes, cyclohexanes, cyclopentanes, and alkyl alcohols/ketones, benzenes and polyaromatic hydrocarbons. Many of these compounds are either identical to or are closely related to those specific classes of molecules that are found in diesel. Most importantly, these organisms make hydrocarbons while utilizing cellulosic polymers found in all plant-based agricultural wastes. Also discussed are some novel methods and techniques to quantitatively and qualitatively study hydrocarbon production by these microbes. Two models are discussed for identifying potential fuel-related compounds, scaling up production of them and advanced engine testing. Finally, it seems possible that endophytic fungi may have an additional attribute of having contributed to the formation of crude oil in the first place and a description of the paleobiosphere, to test this hypothesis, is in this review.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Science Foundation (NSF) Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (NSF-EFRI), Grant No. 0937613 to Dr Brent Peyton and Gary Strobel of MSU and a DoE grant to GAS to carry out much of the work referenced in this paper.en_US
dc.identifier.citationStrobel, G.A. (2014) Methods of discovery and techniques to study endophytic fungi producing fuel –related hydrocarbons. Natural Product Reports 39: 259-272.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0265-0568
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/9384
dc.titleMethods of discovery and techniques to study endophytic fungi producing fuel-related hydrocarbonsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
mus.citation.extentfirstpage259en_US
mus.citation.extentlastpage272en_US
mus.citation.issue2en_US
mus.citation.journaltitleNatural Product Reportsen_US
mus.citation.volume31en_US
mus.data.thumbpage9en_US
mus.identifier.categoryLife Sciences & Earth Sciencesen_US
mus.identifier.doi10.1039/c3np70129hen_US
mus.relation.collegeCollege of Agricultureen_US
mus.relation.departmentPlant Sciences & Plant Pathology.en_US
mus.relation.universityMontana State University - Bozemanen_US

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