Systems analysis of ethanol production in the genetically engineered cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Future sustainable energy production can be achieved using mass cultures of photoautotrophic microorganisms, which are engineered to synthesize valuable products directly from CO₂ and sunlight. As cyanobacteria can be cultivated in large scale on non-arable land, these phototrophic bacteria have become attractive organisms for production of biofuels. Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002, one of the cyanobacterial model organisms, provides many attractive properties for biofuel production such as tolerance of seawater and high light intensities.

Results

Here, we performed a systems analysis of an engineered ethanol-producing strain of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002, which was grown in artificial seawater medium over 30 days applying a

SUBMITTER: Kopka J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5340023 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature