Green Agriculture
Green Agriculture
The global agricultural land covers 1.4 billion hectares according to studies by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in 2019. As our population continues to increase and the consumer society limits the development of the agricultural industry, food consumption will increase exponentially in the coming decades. Currently, the global development of newly cultivated land has entered a bottleneck. To overcome the conflict between inadequate agricultural productivity and the ever-increasing world population, the modern agriculture industry urgently needs to improve the land utilization rate and increase crops production by sustainable technology.
Modern agriculture often prefers intensive production to increase efficiency. However, the mass production of a single favorable variety leads to the destruction of the ecosystem diversity, therefore significantly weakening the ability of the environment to resist agricultural disasters. In particular, pests and diseases pose a serious threat to global food safety.
As a result, green plant protection technology became one of the most indispensable technologies in the development of modern agriculture, and pesticides became one of the most important solutions for plant protection. Abiochem offers a new solution to the development of high-efficiency/low-risk pesticides and the development of chiral pesticides to reduce usage by implementing the concept of green manufacturing.
To provide more competitive, safer, and greener products in compliance with global carbon neutrality, Abiochem established a partnership with Jiangsu Seven Continent Green Chemical Co., LTD to push forward the development of the herbicide industry with synthetic biotechnology. Abiochem is looking forward to advancing biotechnology on the market to support the eco-development of the global agriculture industry and contribute to the environmental protection initiative.
Amino Acid Oxidoreductase
Amino acid oxidoreductase serves as the active component in non-selective herbicide glufosinate. As a rapidly growing non-selective herbicide, glufosinate enjoys strong global demand. Enhancing eco-friendly processes, reducing costs, improving efficiency, and establishing technological barriers are crucial for securing market share.
Abiochem has independently developed a proprietary amino acid oxidoreductase characterized by high stereoselectivity and catalytic activity. Through continuous enzymatic reactions, it elevates the content of L-glufosinate (the active ingredient in glufosinate) while resolving challenges such as enzymatic reaction stability via immobilized enzyme production technology. This significantly boosts the production efficiency of high-purity glufosinate.
In collaboration with Jiangsu Qizhou Green Chemical, Abiochem established a joint venture to advance the industrialization of green biosynthesis for refined glufosinate and build new technological barriers. Their co-developed natural amino acid herbicide—ammonium phosphinothricin (20% concentration)—has obtained pesticide registration approval.
D-ethyl Ester
As a key intermediate for veterinary antibiotic florfenicol, the synthesis process of D-ethyl ester directly impacts the supply stability of florfenicol. Florfenicol enjoys substantial demand in livestock and poultry farming due to its broad antibacterial spectrum and potent bacteriostatic effects.
Leveraging its core technology platforms, Abiochem has independently developed a highly selective and active in vitro synthetic biology technology. Utilizing a proprietary biosynthetic route, it achieves efficient and green manufacturing of D-ethyl ester—significantly reducing production costs and waste discharge (solid/liquid/gaseous)—thereby providing sustainable technical support for stable florfenicol supply.
Calcidiol
Calcidiol, the active metabolite of vitamin D3, serves as a nutritional high-tech feed additive. It strengthens bones, regulates calcium-phosphorus metabolism, enhances poultry hatchability, improves eggshell quality, and boosts growth rates. Based on eight core technological platforms, Abiochem has developed a proprietary high-performance in vitro biosynthesis technology for calcidiol, enabling high-quality, low-cost production.
