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Yeast metabolic engineering for carbon dioxide fixation and its application

  • Soo Rin Kim
  • , Soo Jung Kim
  • , Sun Ki Kim
  • , Seung Oh Seo
  • , Sujeong Park
  • , Jamin Shin
  • , Jeong Sun Kim
  • , Bo Ram Park
  • , Yong Su Jin
  • , Pahn Shick Chang
  • , Yong Cheol Park
  • Kyungpook National University
  • Chonnam National University
  • Chung-Ang University
  • Rural Development Administration
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Seoul National University
  • Kookmin University

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Abstract

As numerous industrial bioprocesses rely on yeast fermentation, developing CO2-fixing yeast strains can be an attractive option toward sustainable industrial processes and carbon neutrality. Recent studies have shown that the expression of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase (RuBisCO) in yeasts, such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Kluyveromyces marxianus, enables mixotrophic CO2 fixation and production of biofuels. Also, the expression of a synthetic Calvin-Benson-Bassham (CBB) cycle including RuBisCO in Pichia pastoris enables autotrophic growth on CO2. This review highlights recent advances in metabolic engineering strategies to enable CO2 fixation in yeasts. Also, we discuss the potentials of other natural and synthetic metabolic pathways independent of RuBisCO for developing CO2-fixing yeast strains capable of producing value-added biochemicals.

Original languageEnglish
Article number126349
JournalBioresource Technology
Volume346
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2022

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  2. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

  • Calvin-Benson-Bassham (CBB) cycle
  • Carbon dioxide fixation
  • Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase (RuBisCO)
  • Yeast metabolic engineering

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