Putri, A.N.H., Islami, R.H., Andrianto, D., Pratama, R., Pangestu, R. 2026. Structural landscape of bacterial urease: implications for catalyst and adaptation. Archives of Microbiology 208, 219 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-026-04767-z 

Ayub, A., Singh, R., Wani, A.K., Xie, R., Ahmad, F., Gorish, B.M.T., Sun, J., Nurhayati, N., Pangestu, R., Hashemizadeh, A. & Dar, M.A. Role of artificial intelligence (AI) in sustainable biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass. In Nasr, M., Negm, A., Peng, L. (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence Applications for a Sustainable Environment (2025). Springer Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-91199-6_11. 

Abidin, K.Y., Abdullah, Nurhamiyah, Y., Isroni, M., Nissa, R.C., Pangestu, R., … Abdullah, A.H.D. Review: characterization polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) production from Bacillus megaterium sp. microorganism for renewable plastics industry. Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology, 1–27 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1080/10826068.2025.2556869.

Dar, M.A., Xie, R., Ali, S., Usmani, R.A., Khan, A.A., Nurhayati, N., Pangestu, R., Hossain, M.M., Sun, J. Socioeconomic Implications of Advanced Biofuels Production. In Akhtar Usmani, R., Dar, M.A., Khan, A.A. (Eds.), Advanced Biofuels and Circular Economy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-86934-1_7. 

Kahar, P., Zain, N.A.A., Pangestu, R., Ogino, C. Important key points regarding the circular bioeconomy in the palm oil industry: Current practices and future Perspectives. In Khalid, N., Abdul Rahman, N.A., Yan, C.W., & Idris, Z. (Eds.), The Palm Oil Export Market: Trends, Challenges, and Future Strategies for Sustainability (1st ed., pp. 183-192)". Routledge - Taylor & Francis Group (2025). http://doi.org/10.4324/9781003518600-16. 

Pangestu, R., Kahar, P., Ogino, C. & Kondo, A. Comparative responses of flocculating and nonflocculating yeasts to cell density and chemical stress in lactic acid fermentation. Yeast 41, 192–206 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/yea.3917 

Pangestu, R. Metabolic Engineering of Yeast for Production of Lactic Acid and Lactate-containing Polymer - 酵母の代謝工学による乳酸および乳酸含有ポリマーの生産 (Publication No. 8940). [Doctoral thesis, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University], Kobe University Repository (2024). https://da.lib.kobe-u.ac.jp/da/kernel/0100490165/ 

Pangestu, R. et al. Harnessing originally robust yeast for rapid lactic acid bioproduction without detoxification and neutralization. Scientific Reports 12, 13645 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17737-4 

Pangestu, R. Defossilizing Chemical Industry as an Integrated Solution for Indonesia’s Climate and Pandemic Crisis. In Rahmat Trialih, Fefi Eka Wardiani , Rendy Anggriawan, Cendra Devayana Putra, Ahmad Said (Eds.), Indonesia Post-Pandemic Outlook: Environment and Technology Role for Indonesia Development, 9-26 (BRIN Publishing, 2022). https://doi.org/10.55981/brin.538 

Kawaguchi, H., Takada, K., Elkasaby, T., Pangestu, R. et al. Recent advances in lignocellulosic biomass White Biotechnology for bioplastics. Bioresource Technology 344, 126165 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126165 

Kahar, P., Rachmadona, N., Pangestu, R. et al. An integrated biorefinery strategy for the utilization of palm-oil wastes. Bioresource Technology 344, 126266 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126266 

Perwitasari, U., Agustina, N.T., Pangestu, R. et al. Cacao pod husk for citric acid production under solid state fermentation using response surface method. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery 13, 7165–7173 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-01690-9 

Pangestu, R., Rifat, R., Prihardini, D.A., Pirade, F. et al. Indonesia Emas Berkelanjutan 2045: Kumpulan Pemikiran Pelajar Indonesia Sedunia Seri 7 Lingkungan, 1-377 (LIPI Press, 2021). https://doi.org/10.14203/press.359 

Pangestu, R., Sa'adiyah, D. Teknologi Pengolahan Limbah Cair Domestik dan Produksi Biogas Terintegrasi Pada Calon Ibukota Baru Indonesia di Kalimantan. In Hidayat, R.T., Iskandar, W. et al (Eds.), Pustaka Aditya : Perpindahan Ibu kota Negara di Mata Diaspora Jepang, 155–164 (IPB Press, 2020). 

Pangestu, R., Amanah, S., Juanssilfero, A. B., Yopi & Perwitasari, U. Response surface methodology for microwave-assisted extraction of pectin from cocoa pod husk (Theobroma cacao) mediated by oxalic acid. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization 14, 2126–2133 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11694-020-00459-4 

Agustriana, E., Juanssilfero, A.B., Andriani, A., Fahrurrozi, Pangestu, R., Yopi. Single cell oil production by wild type strain Lipomyces starkeyi Y604. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 439, 012002 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/439/1/012002 

Pangestu, R. et al. The effect of biomass particle size and chemical structure on the enzymatic hydrolysis reaction of galactomannan from sugar palm fruit by β-mannanase from Kitasatospora sp.. KY576672. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 251, 012008 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/251/1/012008 

Perwitasari, U., Melliawati, R., Pangestu, R. et al. Metode dan Formulasi Untuk Minuman Fungsional Berbasis Pektin dan Asam Sitrat dari Kulit Kakao. Indonesian Patent IDP000086955 (2023). https://intipdaqu.brin.go.id/paten/detail/1046 

Pangestu, R. Fesyen Berbasis Mikroba — Tren Industri Tekstil Ramah Lingkungan [1st Winner at Writing Competition 2022 by SDG Academy Indonesia and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Indonesia] (2022) https://berandainspirasi.id/fesyen-berbasis-mikroba-tren-industri-tekstil-ramah-lingkungan/. English version can be accessed at https://medium.com/@radit747/revolutionizing-fashion-how-microbes-are-paving-the-way-for-a-sustainable-textile-industry-7a8d337590dd 

Pangestu, R. Gigi Lebih Sehat Dengan Pasta Gigi Herbal. Biotrends 9(1): 38-42 (2018).