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Published on: December 27, 2024
[Cyanobacteria cell factories for ethanol photosynthetic production: development and prospect]
Yunjing Qi1,2, Jialin Wang1, Guodong Luan2
1College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, China.
Abstract:
Bioethanol is one of the most promising and representative biofuel products. Photosynthetic production of ethanol using CO₂ and solar energy based on cyanobacteria is of great significance for research and application, due to the potential to reduce CO₂ emission and to provide renewable energy simultaneously. Here we review the history and updated development of cyanobacteria cell factories for ethanol photosynthetic production, the progress and problems in pathway optimization, chassis selection, and metabolic engineering strategies, and finally indicate the future development in this area.
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