A chemoenzymatic cascade with the potential to feed the world and allow humans to live in space
While the typical targets of (chemo-)enzymatic cascades are fine chemicals (e.g., pharmaceuticals), a chemoenzymatic cascade, artificial starch anabolic pathway (ASAP), was recently developed to synthesize starch from CO2. The key results and outstanding features of ASAP are discussed here. We envis...
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| description | While the typical targets of (chemo-)enzymatic cascades are fine chemicals (e.g., pharmaceuticals), a chemoenzymatic cascade, artificial starch anabolic pathway (ASAP), was recently developed to synthesize starch from CO2. The key results and outstanding features of ASAP are discussed here. We envision that ASAP and its microbial counterpart may enable efficient synthesis of food and sequestration of CO2 in a circular manner, thus contributing to a sustainable and hunger-free world and future habitation in space. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-da9a0d98fc67450a9b86dc1de986392a2023-07-04T05:11:20ZengElsevierEngineering Microbiology2667-37032022-03-0121100006A chemoenzymatic cascade with the potential to feed the world and allow humans to live in spaceShuke Wu0Uwe T. Bornscheuer1State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Corresponding author.Department of Biotechnology & Enzyme Catalysis, Institute of Biochemistry, University Greifswald, D-17487 Greifswald, Germany; Corresponding author.While the typical targets of (chemo-)enzymatic cascades are fine chemicals (e.g., pharmaceuticals), a chemoenzymatic cascade, artificial starch anabolic pathway (ASAP), was recently developed to synthesize starch from CO2. The key results and outstanding features of ASAP are discussed here. We envision that ASAP and its microbial counterpart may enable efficient synthesis of food and sequestration of CO2 in a circular manner, thus contributing to a sustainable and hunger-free world and future habitation in space.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667370321000060Chemoenzymatic cascadeCell-free systemCarbon dioxideArtificial pathway |
| spellingShingle | Shuke Wu Uwe T. Bornscheuer A chemoenzymatic cascade with the potential to feed the world and allow humans to live in space Engineering Microbiology Chemoenzymatic cascade Cell-free system Carbon dioxide Artificial pathway |
| title | A chemoenzymatic cascade with the potential to feed the world and allow humans to live in space |
| title_full | A chemoenzymatic cascade with the potential to feed the world and allow humans to live in space |
| title_fullStr | A chemoenzymatic cascade with the potential to feed the world and allow humans to live in space |
| title_full_unstemmed | A chemoenzymatic cascade with the potential to feed the world and allow humans to live in space |
| title_short | A chemoenzymatic cascade with the potential to feed the world and allow humans to live in space |
| title_sort | chemoenzymatic cascade with the potential to feed the world and allow humans to live in space |
| topic | Chemoenzymatic cascade Cell-free system Carbon dioxide Artificial pathway |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667370321000060 |
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