Cyanobacteria: promising biocatalysts for sustainable chemical production

CJ Knoot, J Ungerer, PP Wangikar… - Journal of Biological …, 2018 - ASBMB
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 …

Metabolomics-based engineering for biofuel and bio-based chemical production in microalgae and cyanobacteria: A review

Y Kato, K Inabe, R Hidese, A Kondo… - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Metabolomics, an essential tool in modern synthetic biology based on the design-build-test-
learn platform, is useful for obtaining a detailed understanding of cellular metabolic …

Reimport of carbon from cytosolic and vacuolar sugar pools into the Calvin–Benson cycle explains photosynthesis labeling anomalies

Y Xu, T Wieloch, JAM Kaste… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
When isotopes of carbon are fed to photosynthesizing leaves, metabolites of the Calvin–
Benson cycle (CBC) are rapidly labeled initially, but then the rate of labeling slows …

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 …

Genome Features and Biochemical Characteristics of a Robust, Fast Growing and Naturally Transformable Cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 11801 …

D Jaiswal, A Sengupta, S Sohoni, S Sengupta… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Cyanobacteria provide an interesting platform for biotechnological applications due to their
efficient photoautotrophic growth, amenability to genetic engineering and the ability to grow …

Metabolic flux analysis of the non-transitory starch tradeoff for lipid production in mature tobacco leaves

KL Chu, S Koley, LM Jenkins, SR Bailey… - Metabolic …, 2022 - Elsevier
The metabolic plasticity of tobacco leaves has been demonstrated via the generation of
transgenic plants that can accumulate over 30% dry weight as triacylglycerols. In …

Enhancing carbohydrate repartitioning into lipid and carotenoid by disruption of microalgae starch debranching enzyme

Y Kato, T Oyama, K Inokuma, CJ Vavricka… - communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Light/dark cycling is an inherent condition of outdoor microalgae cultivation, but is often
unfavorable for lipid accumulation. This study aims to identify promising targets for metabolic …

A Novel Cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 11802 has Distinct Genomic and Metabolomic Characteristics Compared to its Neighbor PCC 11801

D Jaiswal, A Sengupta, S Sengupta, S Madhu… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Cyanobacteria, a group of photosynthetic prokaryotes, are attractive hosts for
biotechnological applications. It is envisaged that future biorefineries will deploy engineered …

Progress and perspective on cyanobacterial glycogen metabolism engineering

G Luan, S Zhang, M Wang, X Lu - Biotechnology Advances, 2019 - Elsevier
As important oxygenic photoautotrophs, cyanobacteria are also generally considered as one
of the most promising microbial chassis for photosynthetic biomanufacturing. Diverse …

Hostile takeover: how viruses reprogram prokaryotic metabolism

TB Jacobson, MM Callaghan… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
To reproduce, prokaryotic viruses must hijack the cellular machinery of their hosts and
redirect it toward the production of viral particles. While takeover of the host replication and …