Biosphere’s abundant biopolymeric contents such as cellulose, chitin, and chitosan possess highly desired traits namely renewability and biodegradability and especially the basic polysaccharides bearing amino group in chitin/chitosan that can generate unique chemical entities with much sought-after functional properties. From sustainability viewpoint, agricultural residues and seafood waste, not consumed by animals or humans, should be targeted which can exploit visible/solar light for processing in the field. Besides traditional biomass-derived platform chemicals, sustainable materials from plants as green factories and their diverse use ranging from molecular factories for therapeutic proteins and metallic nanoparticles to biological scaffolds will be highlighted. The fusion of technological developments in the genetic engineering and nanotechnology fields may provide emerging high-value products. Examples will be provided for potential source of renewable feedstocks from these carbon-based materials which offer many options for production of sustainable products thus circumventing the traditional use of fossil-derived chemicals.

Molecular farming, biomass valorization and platform chemicals: Sustainable and abundant materials from biosphere’s molecular factories of renewable resources

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