Cyanobacteria cell factories for ethanol photosynthetic production: development and prospect.

Author: Yunjing QI ¹ ; Jialin WANG ¹ ; Guodong LUAN ² ; Xiaoming TAN ² ; Xuefeng LÜ ²
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1. College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, China.
2. Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, Shandong, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: bioethanol; cell factory; cyanobacteria; ethanol tolerance; metabolic engineering
From: Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2017;33(6):891-909
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
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.