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The growing demand for \u201cnatural\u201d certified products is driving increasing interest in microbial fermentation as a sustainable and promising alternative to chemical synthesis and plant extraction.\n                    <jats:italic>Kluyveromyces marxianus<\/jats:italic>\n                    stands out as a promising microbial host for biomanufacturing due to its thermotolerance, rapid growth, versatile substrate use, and ability to catabolize L-phenylalanine (L-Phe) via the Ehrlich pathway. This review synthesizes recent advances in engineering\n                    <jats:italic>K. marxianus<\/jats:italic>\n                    for competitive 2-PE production, covering both metabolic design and process innovation. It first examines metabolic engineering strategies to build a robust\n                    <jats:italic>K. marxianus<\/jats:italic>\n                    cell factory. These strategies include enhancing central carbon metabolism and precursor biosynthesis, engineering key Ehrlich pathway enzymes to reduce feedback inhibition, optimizing cofactors for redox balance, and improving product tolerance and efflux mechanisms. Looking forward, systems-biology tools\u2014such as multi-omics platforms, genome-scale metabolic models (GSMs), and machine learning\u2014combined with synthetic biology are expected to further rationalize strain design; early applications in\n                    <jats:italic>K. marxianus<\/jats:italic>\n                    (e.g., machine-learning-guided 5\u2032 untranslated region optimization) have already been demonstrated, whereas most modeling- and AI-driven strategies for 2-PE production specifically remain at a prospective stage. It also evaluates advances in fermentation process development, including\n                    <jats:italic>in situ<\/jats:italic>\n                    product recovery (ISPR), co-fermentation strategies, and sustainable production from renewable, low-cost feedstocks. By integrating recent progress and analyzing challenges in yield optimization, cellular tolerance, and industrial scalability, this review offers a systematic framework for developing efficient, economically viable, and sustainable 2-PE biomanufacturing processes through the integration of molecular and process-level engineering.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmicb.2026.1939398","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,17]],"date-time":"2026-09-17T14:15:02Z","timestamp":1789654502000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Engineering Kluyveromyces marxianus for efficient 2-phenylethanol production: from metabolic design to process innovation"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Yibo","family":"Ning","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"China Tobacco Henan Industrial Co. 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