Systematic Mining and Evaluation of the Sesquiterpene Skeletons as High Energy Aviation Fuel Molecules.

ABSTRACT: Sesquiterpenes have been identified as promising ingredients for aviation fuels due to their high energy density and combustion heat properties. Despite the characterization of numerous sesquiterpene structures, studies testing their performance properties and feasibility as fuels are scarce. In this study, 122 sesquiterpenoid skeleton compounds, obtained from existing literature reports, are tested using group contribution and gaussian quantum chemistry methods to assess their potential as high-energy aviation fuels. Seventeen sesquiterpene compounds exhibit good predictive performance and nine compounds are further selected for overproduction in yeast. Through fed-batch fermentation, all compounds achieve the highest reported titers to date. Subsequently, three representative products, p

SUBMITTER: Huang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10427387 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature