Current demand for plastics and chemical raw materials is met through large-scale production of ethylene from fossil fuels.

Researchers have made a significant advance toward the goal of using bacteria—rather than fossil fuels—to produce ethylene, a ...

Figure 1: 5′-FDAS from S. cattleya catalyses the formation of 5′-FDA from SAM and an F-ion. Figure 4: Representation of 5′-FDA and methionine bound to the enzyme, showing hydrogen-bonding to the ...