In light of escalating concern over global climate change and the declining availability of non-
renewable fossil fuels, a significant body of research has accumulated which explores …

Metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria has received much attention as a sustainable
strategy to convert CO2 to various longer carbon chain fuels. Pinene has become …

The marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 has been extensively developed
as a platform for biotechnological applications, with much emphasis in biofuel-related …

Successful feeding of the substrate geranylpyrophosphate (GPP) to monoterpene synthase
is critical to the efficient microbial production of monoterpenes. Overexpression of GPP …

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 …

Background α-Pinene is an important natural product that is widely used in flavorings,
fragrances, medicines, fine chemicals and high-density renewable fuels. Currently, α-Pinene …

Background Pinene is a monoterpene, that is used in the manufacture of fragrances,
insecticide, fine chemicals, and renewable fuels. Production of pinene by metabolic …

Abstract α-Pinene has been indicated as an ideal biofuel or fuel precursors. The higher
energy value and broad application of pinene dimers has recently been evaluated as a …

Cyanobacteria can be exploited as photosynthetic platforms for heterologous generation of
terpene hydrocarbons with industrial application. However, the slow catalytic activity of …

A direct “photosynthesis-to-fuels” approach envisions application of a single organism,
absorbing sunlight, photosynthesizing, and converting the primary products of …