Application of synthetic biology in cyanobacteria and algae
Cyanobacteria and algae are becoming increasingly attractive cell factories for producing renewable biofuels and chemicals due to their ability to capture solar energy and CO2 and their relatively simple genetic background for genetic manipulation. Increasing research efforts from the synthetic biol...
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| author | Bo eWang Bo eWang Jiangxin eWang Weiwen eZhang Deirdre R. Meldrum |
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| description | Cyanobacteria and algae are becoming increasingly attractive cell factories for producing renewable biofuels and chemicals due to their ability to capture solar energy and CO2 and their relatively simple genetic background for genetic manipulation. Increasing research efforts from the synthetic biology approach have been made in recent years to modify cyanobacteria and algae for various biotechnological applications. In the article, we critically review recent progresses in developing genetic tools for characterizing or manipulating cyanobacteria and algae, the applications of genetically modified strains for synthesizing renewable products such as biofuels and chemicals. In addition, the emergent challenges in the development and application of synthetic biology for cyanobacteria and algae are also discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-acf80386dfd2469c886a1956c53fee452022-12-22T02:57:20ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2012-09-01310.3389/fmicb.2012.0034431453Application of synthetic biology in cyanobacteria and algaeBo eWang0Bo eWang1Jiangxin eWang2Weiwen eZhang3Deirdre R. Meldrum4Arizona State UniversityArizona State UniversityArizona State UniversityArizona State UniversityArizona State UniversityCyanobacteria and algae are becoming increasingly attractive cell factories for producing renewable biofuels and chemicals due to their ability to capture solar energy and CO2 and their relatively simple genetic background for genetic manipulation. Increasing research efforts from the synthetic biology approach have been made in recent years to modify cyanobacteria and algae for various biotechnological applications. In the article, we critically review recent progresses in developing genetic tools for characterizing or manipulating cyanobacteria and algae, the applications of genetically modified strains for synthesizing renewable products such as biofuels and chemicals. In addition, the emergent challenges in the development and application of synthetic biology for cyanobacteria and algae are also discussed.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00344/fullSynthetic Biologyalgaebiofuelgreen chemistrycyanobacteiria |
| spellingShingle | Bo eWang Bo eWang Jiangxin eWang Weiwen eZhang Deirdre R. Meldrum Application of synthetic biology in cyanobacteria and algae Frontiers in Microbiology Synthetic Biology algae biofuel green chemistry cyanobacteiria |
| title | Application of synthetic biology in cyanobacteria and algae |
| title_full | Application of synthetic biology in cyanobacteria and algae |
| title_fullStr | Application of synthetic biology in cyanobacteria and algae |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of synthetic biology in cyanobacteria and algae |
| title_short | Application of synthetic biology in cyanobacteria and algae |
| title_sort | application of synthetic biology in cyanobacteria and algae |
| topic | Synthetic Biology algae biofuel green chemistry cyanobacteiria |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00344/full |
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