Engineering cyanobacteria into photosynthetic microbial cell factories for the production of
biochemicals and biofuels is a promising approach toward sustainability. Cyanobacteria …

Highlights•Metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria for biofuel and bulk chemical
production.•Photoheterotrophic production is improving titers in light and dark …

Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic microorganisms capable of using solar energy to convert
CO2 and H2O into O2 and energy-rich organic compounds, thus enabling sustainable …

Through metabolic engineering cyanobacteria can be employed in biotechnology.
Combining the capacity for oxygenic photosynthesis and carbon fixation with an engineered …

Cyanobacteria are Gram-negative photoautotrophic prokaryotes and have shown great
importance to the Earth's ecology. Based on their capability in oxygenic photosynthesis and …

Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic prokaryotes showing great promise as biocatalysts for the
direct conversion of CO 2 into fuels, chemicals, and other value-added products. Introduction …

Current trends in fossil fuel use, having a direct impact on the global carbon cycle, could
potentially be mitigated by adopting the use of biofuels with sustainable features. While …

Developing efficient CO 2 utilization technologies can alleviate the urgent pressure on
energy and the environment. Moreover, these technologies are crucial for achieving the goal …

Cyanobacteria were the first organisms to use oxygenic photosynthesis for converting
carbon dioxide into useful organic chemicals. However, the chemical industry has …

Highlights•Repertoire of industrially relevant cyanobacterial strains needs to be
expanded.•Genome engineering tools and well-characterized synthetic biology parts are …