Towards Engineered Light-Energy Conversion in Nonphotosynthetic Microorganisms

Ilya Tikh; Claudia Schmidt-Dannert

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-394430-6.00016-9

Towards Engineered Light-Energy Conversion in Nonphotosynthetic Microorganisms

Ilya Tikh, Claudia Schmidt-Dannert

Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology Division

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Abstract

Organisms have used light-energy conversion as a source of energy for millions of years. Synthetic biology has made it easier to combine desired components from multiple systems, and the ability to utilize sunlight as a sole energy source would be very beneficial in many biotechnology applications. With recent advances in synthetic biology, new techniques have made it possible to successfully add a simple light-energy conversion mechanism to a heterologous host. Greater understanding of molecular mechanisms of light-capture and CO₂ fixation will enable us to create systems combining biological and artificial components. This chapter will discuss the benefits of engineering light-energy conversion and carbon fixation in various nonphotosynthetic hosts, progress that has been made to date, limitations, and future directions. © 2013

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Synthetic Biology
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	303-316
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Print)	9780123944306
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-394430-6.00016-9
State	Published - Aug 27 2013

Keywords

Artificial photosynthesis
Engineered light-energy conversion
Metabolic engineering
Photosynthetic reaction center
Reaction center
Rhodopsin
Synthetic biology

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