Optimal proteome allocation strategies for phototrophic growth in a light-limited chemostat.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cyanobacteria and other phototrophic microorganisms allow to couple the light-driven assimilation of atmospheric [Formula: see text] directly to the synthesis of carbon-based products, and are therefore attractive platforms for microbial cell factories. While most current engineering efforts are performed using small-scale laboratory cultivation, the economic viability of phototrophic cultivation also crucially depends on photobioreactor design and culture parameters, such as the maximal areal and volumetric productivities. Based on recent insights into the cyanobacterial cell physiology and the resulting computational models of cyanobacterial growth, the aim of this study is to investigate the limits of cyanobacterial productivity in continuous culture with light as the

SUBMITTER: Faizi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6785936 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature