Metalloenzymes for Fatty Acid-Derived Hydrocarbon Biosynthesis: Nature's Cryptic Catalysts.

Waning resources, massive energy consumption, ever-deepening global warming crisis, and climate change have raised grave concerns regarding continued dependence on fossil fuels as the predominant source of energy and generated tremendous interest for developing biofuels, which are renewable. Hydrocarbon-based 'drop-in' biofuels can be a proper substitute for fossil fuels such as gasoline or jet fuel. In Nature, hydrocarbons are produced by diverse organisms such as insects, plants, bacteria, and cyanobacteria.