Yinan Hao

You are already at the latest version Aspergillus nidulans, a model filamentous fungus endowed with well-established genetic tools and a repertoire of cryptic secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs), is extensively exploited as a microbial chassis for heterologous biosynthesis. Mining of its secondary metabolites facilitates the discovery of novel bioactive compounds and the development and application of chassis cells.

1. Introduction As the global economy and industry continue to grow, coupled with rapid population urbanization, people rely heavily on energy from non-renewable resources such as fossil fuels [1,2,3]. Environmental pollution and climate change caused by the production and use of fossil fuels have prompted people to look for alternative fuels for oil [4,5,6,7,8]. Based on this, biodiesel is recognized as a promising liquid diesel biofuel due to its renewability and environmental friendliness.