Harnessing the power of microbial autotrophy

NJ Claassens, DZ Sousa, VAPM Dos Santos… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Autotrophic microorganisms convert CO2 into biomass by deriving energy from light or
inorganic electron donors. These CO2-fixing microorganisms have a large, but so far only …

Marine bacterial and archaeal ion-pumping rhodopsins: genetic diversity, physiology, and ecology

J Pinhassi, EF DeLong, O Béjà… - Microbiology and …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
The recognition of a new family of rhodopsins in marine planktonic bacteria, proton-pumping
proteorhodopsin, expanded the known phylogenetic range, environmental distribution, and …

Whole‐cell biocatalysis: Advancements toward the biosynthesis of fuels

TB Madavi, S Chauhan, A Keshri… - Biofuels, Bioproducts …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The availability of robust microbial systems has facilitated the implementation of greener
technology replacing existing less sustainable chemical technologies. Whole‐cell …

Engineering bionanoreactor in bacteria for efficient hydrogen production

W Tu, IP Thompson, WE Huang - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2024 - pnas.org
Hydrogen production through water splitting is a vital strategy for renewable and sustainable
clean energy. In this study, we developed an approach integrating nanomaterial …

One-carbon substrate-based biohydrogen production: microbes, mechanism, and productivity

KMRR Simon, HS Lee, JK Lim, TW Kim, JH Lee… - Biotechnology …, 2015 - Elsevier
Among four basic mechanisms for biological hydrogen (H 2) production, dark fermentation
has been considered to show the highest hydrogen evolution rate (HER). H 2 production …

Proteorhodopsin variability and distribution in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre

DK Olson, S Yoshizawa, D Boeuf, W Iwasaki… - The ISME …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Proteorhodopsin is a light-activated retinal-containing proton pump found in many marine
bacteria. These photoproteins are globally distributed in the ocean's photic zone and are …

Application of nanotechnology in the production of biohydrogen: a review

T Biswal, KP Shadangi… - Chemical Engineering & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogen is an outstanding source of energy that does not create any hostile carbon
footprint as it produces only water during combustion. The application of nanotechnology is …

Optogenetic reprogramming of carbon metabolism using light-powering microbial proton pump systems

Y Toya, Y Hirono-Hara, H Hirayama, K Kamata… - Metabolic …, 2022 - Elsevier
In microbial fermentative production, ATP regeneration, while crucial for cellular processes,
conflicts with efficient target chemical production because ATP regeneration exhausts …

Engineering yeast with a light-driven proton pump system in the vacuolar membrane

KM Daicho, Y Hirono-Hara, H Kikukawa… - Microbial Cell …, 2024 - Springer
Background The supply of ATP is a limiting factor for cellular metabolism. Therefore, cell
factories require a sufficient ATP supply to drive metabolism for efficient bioproduction. In the …

Hydrogen production using photobiological methods

RS Poudyal, I Tiwari, AR Koirala, H Masukawa… - … of hydrogen energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Production of photobiological hydrogen by microorganisms has been an active field of
research for many years. The experimental process for generating photobiological hydrogen …