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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Through metabolic engineering cyanobacteria can be employed in biotechnology.
    Combining the capacity for oxygenic photosynthesis and carbon fixation with an
    engineered metabolic pathway allows carbon-based product formation from CO2, light,
    and water directly. Such cyanobacterial 'cell factories' are constructed to produce
    biofuels, bioplastics, and commodity chemicals. Efforts of metabolic engineers
    and synthetic biologists allow the modification of the intermediary metabolism
    at various branching points, expanding the product range. The new biosynthesis
    routes 'tap' the metabolism ever more efficiently, particularly through the engineering
    of driving forces and utilization of cofactors generated during the light reactions
    of photosynthesis, resulting in higher product titers. High rates of carbon rechanneling
    ultimately allow an almost-complete allocation of fixed carbon to product above
    biomass.
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author:
- first_name: Andreas
  full_name: Angermayr, Andreas
  id: 4677C796-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Angermayr
  orcid: 0000-0001-8619-2223
- first_name: Aleix
  full_name: Gorchs, Aleix
  last_name: Gorchs
- first_name: Klaas
  full_name: Hellingwerf, Klaas
  last_name: Hellingwerf
citation:
  ama: Angermayr A, Gorchs A, Hellingwerf K. Metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria
    for the synthesis of commodity products. <i>Trends in Biotechnology</i>. 2015;33(6):352-361.
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.03.009">10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.03.009</a>
  apa: Angermayr, A., Gorchs, A., &#38; Hellingwerf, K. (2015). Metabolic engineering
    of cyanobacteria for the synthesis of commodity products. <i>Trends in Biotechnology</i>.
    Elsevier. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.03.009">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.03.009</a>
  chicago: Angermayr, Andreas, Aleix Gorchs, and Klaas Hellingwerf. “Metabolic Engineering
    of Cyanobacteria for the Synthesis of Commodity Products.” <i>Trends in Biotechnology</i>.
    Elsevier, 2015. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.03.009">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.03.009</a>.
  ieee: A. Angermayr, A. Gorchs, and K. Hellingwerf, “Metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria
    for the synthesis of commodity products,” <i>Trends in Biotechnology</i>, vol.
    33, no. 6. Elsevier, pp. 352–361, 2015.
  ista: Angermayr A, Gorchs A, Hellingwerf K. 2015. Metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria
    for the synthesis of commodity products. Trends in Biotechnology. 33(6), 352–361.
  mla: Angermayr, Andreas, et al. “Metabolic Engineering of Cyanobacteria for the
    Synthesis of Commodity Products.” <i>Trends in Biotechnology</i>, vol. 33, no.
    6, Elsevier, 2015, pp. 352–61, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.03.009">10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.03.009</a>.
  short: A. Angermayr, A. Gorchs, K. Hellingwerf, Trends in Biotechnology 33 (2015)
    352–361.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:52:52Z
date_published: 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-09-23T09:33:34Z
day: '01'
department:
- _id: ToBo
doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.03.009
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page: 352 - 361
publication: Trends in Biotechnology
publication_status: published
publisher: Elsevier
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status: public
title: Metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria for the synthesis of commodity products
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