Advances in the Direct Production of Biofuels via Photosynthesis
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Abstract
Photosynthetic cyanobacteria have great promise for the direct production of chemicals and biofuels from CO2 and water and with sunlight as the sole source of energy. In the current issue of Energy and Environmental Science, Liu et al. present a rigorous modular approach for metabolic engineering. Using Synechocystis PCC 6803 as host and 1-butanol as product, the highest to-date reported rates of biosynthesis from CO2 are reported. The approach bears substantial potential for the production of many other solar chemicals.
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OpenAlex topics: Algal biology and biofuel production · Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms · Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
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