A guide to metabolic flux analysis in metabolic engineering: Methods, tools and applications

MR Antoniewicz - Metabolic engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The field of metabolic engineering is primarily concerned with improving the biological
production of value-added chemicals, fuels and pharmaceuticals through the design …

High-value biomass from microalgae production platforms: strategies and progress based on carbon metabolism and energy conversion

H Sun, W Zhao, X Mao, Y Li, T Wu, F Chen - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2018 - Springer
Microalgae are capable of producing sustainable bioproducts and biofuels by using carbon
dioxide or other carbon substances in various cultivation modes. It is of great significance to …

The importance of thiamine (vitamin B1) in humans

M Mrowicka, J Mrowicki, G Dragan… - Bioscience …, 2023 - portlandpress.com
Abstract Thiamine (thiamin, B1) is a vitamin necessary for proper cell function. It exists in a
free form as a thiamine, or as a mono-, di-or triphosphate. Thiamine plays a special role in …

Cyanobacteria as a promising alternative for sustainable environment: Synthesis of biofuel and biodegradable plastics

P Agarwal, R Soni, P Kaur, A Madan, R Mishra… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
With the aim to alleviate the increasing plastic burden and carbon footprint on Earth, the role
of certain microbes that are capable of capturing and sequestering excess carbon dioxide …

Engineering microbial pathways for production of bio-based chemicals from lignocellulosic sugars: current status and perspectives

JM Francois, C Alkim, N Morin - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2020 - Springer
Lignocellulose is the most abundant biomass on earth with an annual production of about
2× 10 11 tons. It is an inedible renewable carbonaceous resource that is very rich in pentose …

Pooled CRISPRi screening of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp PCC 6803 for enhanced industrial phenotypes

L Yao, K Shabestary, SM Björk… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Cyanobacteria are model organisms for photosynthesis and are attractive for biotechnology
applications. To aid investigation of genotype-phenotype relationships in cyanobacteria, we …

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 …

Modular engineering for efficient photosynthetic biosynthesis of 1-butanol from CO 2 in cyanobacteria

X Liu, R Miao, P Lindberg, P Lindblad - Energy & Environmental …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Cyanobacteria are photoautotrophic microorganisms which can be engineered to directly
convert CO2 and water into biofuels and chemicals via photosynthesis using sunlight as …

[HTML][HTML] Current advances in engineering cyanobacteria and their applications for photosynthetic butanol production

X Liu, H Xie, S Roussou, P Lindblad - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Cyanobacteria can be engineered for chemical production from solar energy and
CO 2.•Recent progress has advanced cyanobacteria as green cell factories for …

Biotransforming CO2 into valuable chemicals

Q Xia, J Yang, L Hu, H Zhao, Y Lu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has risen every year since the
Industrial Revolution. This has triggered many problems, such as climate change, which will …