Synthetic biology strategies for microbial biosynthesis of plant natural products

A Cravens, J Payne, CD Smolke - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Metabolic engineers endeavor to create a bio-based manufacturing industry using microbes
to produce fuels, chemicals, and medicines. Plant natural products (PNPs) are historically …

A circular bioeconomy with biobased products from CO2 sequestration

SV Mohan, JA Modestra, K Amulya, SK Butti… - Trends in …, 2016 - cell.com
The unprecedented climate change influenced by elevated concentrations of CO 2 has
compelled the research world to focus on CO 2 sequestration. Although existing natural and …

Cyanobacteria as photoautotrophic biofactories of high-value chemicals

D Norena-Caro, MG Benton - Journal of CO2 Utilization, 2018 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria were the first organisms to use oxygenic photosynthesis for converting
carbon dioxide into useful organic chemicals. However, the chemical industry has …

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 …

Antioxidant properties and polyphenolic content in terrestrial cyanobacteria

DP Singh, R Prabha, S Verma, KK Meena, M Yandigeri - 3 Biotech, 2017 - Springer
Cell-free extracts of twenty terrestrial cyanobacteria were evaluated for their antioxidant
properties in terms of free-radical scavenging (DPPH and ABTS) and metal chelating activity …

Sustainable protein production through genetic engineering of cyanobacteria and use of atmospheric N2 gas

T Nawaz, L Gu, S Fahad, S Saud… - Food and Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This review explores the potential of genetically engineering cyanobacteria with the aim of
synthesizing high‐value protein directly from atmospheric nitrogen. The article examines …

Light-optimized growth of cyanobacterial cultures: growth phases and productivity of biomass and secreted molecules in light-limited batch growth

RL Clark, LL McGinley, HM Purdy, TC Korosh… - Metabolic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic microorganisms whose metabolism can be modified
through genetic engineering for production of a wide variety of molecules directly from CO 2 …

[HTML][HTML] Cyanobacteria: Photosynthetic cell factories for biofuel production

BK Majhi - Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2024 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria are photoautotrophic prokaryotes that perform oxygenic photosynthesis
through photo oxidation of water. They have been widely used as model organisms for …

Biotechnological production of the sunscreen pigment scytonemin in cyanobacteria: Progress and strategy

X Gao, X **g, X Liu, P Lindblad - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Scytonemin is a promising UV-screen and antioxidant small molecule with commercial value
in cosmetics and medicine. It is solely biosynthesized in some cyanobacteria. Recently, its …

Potential of producing flavonoids using cyanobacteria as a sustainable chassis

H **, Y Wang, P Zhao, L Wang, S Zhang… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Numerous plant secondary metabolites have remarkable impacts on both food supplements
and pharmaceuticals for human health improvement. However, higher plants can only …