Towards microalga-based superfoods: heterologous expression of zeolin in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

ABSTRACT: Microalgae are unicellular photosynthetic organisms that can be grown in artificial systems to capture CO₂, release oxygen, use nitrogen- and phosphorus-rich wastes, and produce biomass and bioproducts of interest including edible biomass for space exploration. In the present study, we report a metabolic engineering strategy for the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to produce high-value proteins for nutritional purposes. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a species approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for human consumption, and its consumption has been reported to improve gastrointestinal health in both murine models and humans. By utilizing the biotechnological tools available for this green alga, we introduced a synthetic gene encoding a chimeric

SUBMITTER: Perozeni F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10203602 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature