Publications

Flores, Andrew D., Steven C. Holland, Apurv Mhatre, Aditya P. Sarnaik, Amanda Godar, Moses Onyeabor, Arul M. Varman, Xuan Wang, and David R. Nielsen. “A coculture-coproduction system designed for enhanced carbon conservation through inter-strain CO2 recycling.” Metabolic Engineering (2021).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2021.08.001

Sarnaik, A., Liu, A., Nielsen, D. & Varman, A. M. High-throughput screening for efficient microbial biotechnology. Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 64, 141–150 (2020). 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2020.02.019

Monroe, Eric, Somnath Shinde, Joseph S. Carlson, Tyler P. Eckles, Fang Liu, Arul M. Varman, Anthe George, and Ryan W. Davis. “Superior performance biodiesel from biomass-derived fusel alcohols and low grade oils: Fatty acid fusel esters (FAFE).” Fuel 268 (2020): 117408.

Varman AM, Follenfant R, Liu F, et.al.  Hybrid phenolic-inducible promoters towards construction of self-inducible systems for microbial lignin valorization.  Biotechnology for biofuels. 2018. 11 (1), 182.

Machas, M., Kurgan, G., Jha, A. K., et.al.  Emerging tools, enabling technologies, and future opportunities for the bioproduction of aromatic chemicals. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 2018. 94: 38-52.

Wu W, Dutta T, Varman AM, et.al. Lignin valorization: two hybrid biochemical routes for the conversion of polymeric lignin into value-added chemicals. Scientific reports. 2017. 7.

Varman AM, He L, Follenfant R, et.al.  Decoding how a soil bacterium extracts building blocks and metabolic energy from ligninolysis provides road map for lignin valorization.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2016. 113 (40) E5802-E5811.

Hollinshead W, Varman AM, et.al. Boosting D-lactate production in engineered cyanobacteria using sterilized anaerobic digestion effluents. Bioresource Technology. 2014. 169: 462-467.

Varman AM, He L, You L, et.al. Elucidation of intrinsic biosynthesis yields using 13C-based metabolism analysis. Microbial Cell Factories. 2014. 12:117.

Varman AM, Yu Y, You L, Tang YJ. Photoautotrophic production of D-lactic acid in an engineered cyanobacterium. Microbial Cell Factories. 2013. 12:117.

Varman AM, Xiao Y, Pakrasi H, Tang YJ. Metabolic engineering of Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 for isobutanol production.  Applied Environmental and Microbiology. 2013. 79(3): 908-914.

Xiao Y, Ruan Z, Liu Z, Wu SG, Varman AM, Liu Y, Tang YJ. Engineering Escherichia coli to convert acetic acid to free fatty acids, Biochemical Engineering Journal. 2013. 76: 60-69.

Yi X, Feng X, Varman AM, et.al. Kinetic modeling and isotopic investigation of isobutanol fermentation by two engineered Escherichia coli strains. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2012. 51 (49):15855–15863.

Varman AM, Xiao Y, Leonard E, Tang YJ. Statistics-based model for prediction of chemical biosynthesis yield from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Microbial Cell Factories. 2011. 10:45.

Colletti P, Goyal Y, Varman AM, et.al. Evaluating factors that influence microbial synthesis yields by regression with numerical and categorical variables. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 2011. 108(4):893-901.

Book chapter

Varman AM, He L, Tang YJ. “Chapter 7: Microbial metabolisms.” Bioenergy: Principles and Applications, Editors: Yebo Li and Samir Kumar Khanal, John-Wiley, 2016.