Metabolic engineering and synthetic biology strategies for producing high-value natural pigments in Microalgae

K Cao, Y Cui, F Sun, H Zhang, J Fan, B Ge, Y Cao… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgae are microorganisms capable of producing bioactive compounds using
photosynthesis. Microalgae contain a variety of high value-added natural pigments such as …

Recent developments in the production and utilization of photosynthetic microorganisms for food applications

GD Barone, T Cernava, J Ullmann, J Liu, E Lio… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The growing use of photosynthetic microorganisms for food and food-related applications is
driving related biotechnology research forward. Increasing consumer acceptance, high …

Photosynthetic cyanobacteria‐hybridized black phosphorus nanosheets for enhanced tumor photodynamic therapy

F Qi, P Ji, Z Chen, L Wang, H Yao, M Huo, J Shi - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has attracted tremendous attention due to its advantages such
as high safety and effectiveness compared to traditional radiotherapy and chemotherapy …

Deciphering and engineering photosynthetic cyanobacteria for heavy metal bioremediation

J Cui, Y Xie, T Sun, L Chen, W Zhang - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution caused by heavy metals has received worldwide attentions due to
their ubiquity, poor degradability and easy bioaccumulation in host cells. As one potential …

Enhanced carbon capture and utilization (CCU) using heterologous carbonic anhydrase in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii for lutein and lipid production

JY Lin, SSW Effendi, IS Ng - Bioresource technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a model microalga that has a higher growth rate and
produces high levels of lutein and lipids, but biomass production is limited. Carbonic …

Using different cultivation strategies and methods for the production of microalgal biomass as a raw material for the generation of bioproducts

M Veerabadhran, S Natesan, D MubarakAli, S Xu… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgal biomass and its fine chemical production from microalgae have pioneered algal
bioprocess technology with few limitations such as lab-to-industry. However, laboratory …

Emerging trends of nanotechnology and genetic engineering in cyanobacteria to optimize production for future applications

R Govindasamy, E Gayathiri, S Sankar, B Venkidasamy… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology has the potential to revolutionize various fields of research and
development. Multiple nanoparticles employed in a nanotechnology process are the magic …

Biocontainment of genetically engineered algae

J Sebesta, W Xiong, MT Guarnieri, J Yu - Frontiers in plant science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Algae (including eukaryotic microalgae and cyanobacteria) have been genetically
engineered to convert light and carbon dioxide to many industrially and commercially …

Seaweed farming: A perspectives of genetic engineering and nano-technology application

N Khan, K Sudhakar, R Mamat - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
In order to meet the growing demand for resources, there is a rising interest in macroalgae
cultivation worldwide due to their potential as a source of food, fuel, and bio-products …

Translating advances in microbial bioproduction to sustainable biotechnology

DN Carruthers, TS Lee - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Advances in synthetic biology have radically changed our ability to rewire microorganisms
and significantly improved the scalable production of a vast array of drop-in biopolymers and …