Enzyme engineering for the production of biofuels State-of-the-art metabolic engineering approaches to produce fuels and chemicals from renewable resources often require introducing enzymes into non-native organisms. Many organisms ideal for the productio

State-of-the-art metabolic engineering approaches to produce fuels and chemicals from renewable resources often require introducing enzymes into non-native organisms. Many organisms ideal for the production of biofuels thrive in extreme environments that can challenge imported enzymes. Enzyme engineering can adapt enzymes for extreme environments by altering features such as stability, activity and substrate or cofactor specificity. Additionally, we have studied and engineered enzymes important for the deconstruction of plant biomass