Lutein production from microalgae: A review

Y Fu, Y Wang, L Yi, J Liu, S Yang, B Liu, F Chen… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lutein production from microalgae is a sustainable and economical strategy to offer the
increasing global demands, but is still challenged with low lutein content at the high-cell …

New applications of synthetic biology tools for cyanobacterial metabolic engineering

M Santos-Merino, AK Singh, DC Ducat - Frontiers in bioengineering …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cyanobacteria are promising microorganisms for sustainable biotechnologies, yet unlocking
their potential requires radical re-engineering and application of cutting-edge synthetic …

Carbon flux through photosynthesis and central carbon metabolism show distinct patterns between algae, C3 and C4 plants

H Treves, A Küken, S Arrivault, H Ishihara, I Hoppe… - Nature Plants, 2022 - nature.com
Photosynthesis-related pathways are regarded as a promising avenue for crop
improvement. Whilst empirical studies have shown that photosynthetic efficiency is higher in …

Enhanced production of sucrose in the fast-growing cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973

PC Lin, F Zhang, HB Pakrasi - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Cyanobacteria are attractive microbial hosts for production of chemicals using light and
CO2. However, their low productivity of chemicals is a major challenge for commercial …

Engineering microorganisms for enhanced CO2 sequestration

G Hu, Y Li, C Ye, L Liu, X Chen - Trends in biotechnology, 2019 - cell.com
Microbial CO 2 sequestration not only provides a green and sustainable approach for
ameliorating global warming but also simultaneously produces biofuels and chemicals …

A critical review of genome editing and synthetic biology applications in metabolic engineering of microalgae and cyanobacteria

IS Ng, BB Keskin, SI Tan - Biotechnology Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Being the green gold of the future, microalgae and cyanobacteria have recently attracted
considerable interest worldwide, for their metabolites such as lipids, protein, pigments, and …

Comparative genomics reveals the molecular determinants of rapid growth of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973

J Ungerer, KE Wendt, JI Hendry… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Cyanobacteria are emerging as attractive organisms for sustainable bioproduction. We
previously described Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973 as the fastest growing …

Cyanobacteria as cell factories: the roles of host and pathway engineering and translational research

D Jaiswal, D Sahasrabuddhe, PP Wangikar - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Host organisms need to tolerate outdoor conditions and abiotic stresses.•Robust,
fast-growing cyanobacterial strains can be engineered as efficient hosts.•Engineered and …

Challenges and opportunities in C1-based biomanufacturing

W Qiao, S Xu, Z Liu, X Fu, H Zhao, S Shi - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The intensifying impact of green-house gas (GHG) emission on environment and climate
change has attracted increasing attention, and biorefinery represents one of the most …

Toolboxes for cyanobacteria: recent advances and future direction

T Sun, S Li, X Song, J Diao, L Chen, W Zhang - Biotechnology advances, 2018 - Elsevier
Photosynthetic cyanobacteria are important primary producers and model organisms for
studying photosynthesis and elements cycling on earth. Due to the ability to absorb sunlight …