The potential of CO2-based production cycles in biotechnology to fight the climate crisis

S Bachleitner, Ö Ata, D Mattanovich - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Rising CO2 emissions have pushed scientists to develop new technologies for a more
sustainable bio-based economy. Microbial conversion of CO2 and CO2-derived carbon …

The potential of RuBisCO in CO2 capture and utilization

KD Cocon, P Luis - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon capture technology is currently considered one of the promising technologies to
mitigate atmospheric CO 2 concentration. CO 2 capture and utilization (CCU) captures …

Biotransforming CO2 into valuable chemicals

Q Xia, J Yang, L Hu, H Zhao, Y Lu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has risen every year since the
Industrial Revolution. This has triggered many problems, such as climate change, which will …

Creating new-to-nature carbon fixation: A guide

H Schulz-Mirbach, B Dronsella, H He, TJ Erb - Metabolic Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Synthetic biology aims at designing new biological functions from first principles. These new
designs allow to expand the natural solution space and overcome the limitations of naturally …

Exploring alternative pathways for the in vitro establishment of the HOPAC cycle for synthetic CO2 fixation

R McLean, T Schwander, C Diehl, NS Cortina… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Nature has evolved eight different pathways for the capture and conversion of CO2,
including the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle of photosynthesis. Yet, these pathways …

Advances in generative modeling methods and datasets to design novel enzymes for renewable chemicals and fuels

RA Barghout, Z Xu, S Betala, R Mahadevan - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Challenges in renewable energy production require novel bioengineering
approaches.•Generative models for novel enzymes present a big advancement in enzyme …

Functional expression of RuBisCO reduces CO2 emission during fermentation by engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae

S Park, BR Park, D Jeong, J Park, JK Ko, SJ Kim… - Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
Industrial biotechnology based on yeast fermentation is a promising strategy that can
alleviate global warming and climate change. However, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, widely …

Microbial community assemblage altered by coprecipitation of artificial humic substances and ferrihydrite: Implications for carbon fixation pathway transformation

S Ai, X Wang, J Zhu, X Meng, Z Liu, F Yang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The suppression of soil carbon mineralization has been demonstrated to be effectively
facilitated by carbon‑iron interactions, yet the specific mechanisms by which artificial humic …

Arcobacteraceae are ubiquitous mixotrophic bacteria playing important roles in carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur cycling in global oceans

J Li, S Xiang, Y Li, R Cheng, Q Lai, L Wang, G Li… - Msystems, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Mixotrophy is an important trophic strategy for bacterial survival in the ocean. However, the
global relevance and identity of the major mixotrophic taxa remain largely elusive. Here, we …

Metagenomic and isotopic insights into carbon fixation by autotrophic microorganisms in a petroleum hydrocarbon impacted red clay aquifer

Z Ning, Y Sheng, S Gan, C Guo, S Wang, P Cai… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Autotrophic microorganisms, the pivotal carbon fixers, exhibit a broad distribution across
diverse environments, playing critical roles in the process of carbon sequestration. However …