TCA Cycle Replenishing Pathways in Photosynthetic Purple Non-Sulfur Bacteria Growing with Acetate [PDF]
Life, 2021 Purple non-sulfur bacteria (PNSB) are anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria harnessing simple organic acids as electron donors. PNSB produce a-aminolevulinic acid, polyhydroxyalcanoates, bacteriochlorophylls a and b, ubiquinones, and other valuable ...
Ekaterina Petushkova +2 more
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An Experimentally Evaluated Thermodynamic Approach to Estimate Growth of Photoheterotrophic Purple Non-sulfur Bacteria [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Distribution of energy during the growth and formation of useful chemicals by microorganisms can define the overall performance of a biotechnological system. However, to date, this distribution has not been used to reliably predict growth characteristics
Anna Doloman, Lance C. Seefeldt
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Metabolic pathways to sustainability: review of purple non-sulfur bacteria potential in agri-food waste valorization [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and BiotechnologyAgri-food waste (AFW) represents a significant fraction of the material generated by the agri-food industry, which itself accounts for almost one-third of the annual global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Guillaume Bayon-Vicente +6 more
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The phototrophic purple non‐sulfur bacteria Rhodomicrobium spp. are novel chassis for bioplastic production [PDF]
Microbial BiotechnologyPetroleum‐based plastics levy significant environmental and economic costs that can be alleviated with sustainably sourced, biodegradable, and bio‐based polymers such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs).
Eric M. Conners +3 more
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Biosynthesis of pinene in purple non-sulfur photosynthetic bacteria [PDF]
Microbial Cell Factories, 2021 Background Pinene is a monoterpene, that is used in the manufacture of fragrances, insecticide, fine chemicals, and renewable fuels. Production of pinene by metabolic-engineered microorganisms is a sustainable method.
Xiaomin Wu +6 more
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Extraction of Polyhydroxyalkanoates from Purple Non-Sulfur Bacteria by Non-Chlorinated Solvents. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel), 2021 In this study, non-chlorinated solvents such as cyclohexanone (CYC) and three ionic liquids, (ILs) (1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium dimethylphosphate, [EMIM][DMP], 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium diethylphosphate, [EMIM][DEP] and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium methylphosphite, [EMIM][MP]) were tested to extract polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) from the purple non ...
Filippi S +4 more
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Acetate-Inducing Metabolic States Enhance Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production in Marine Purple Non-sulfur Bacteria Under Aerobic Conditions [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2019 Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a family of biopolyesters that a variety of microorganisms accumulate as carbon and energy storage molecules under starvation conditions in the presence of excess carbon.
Mieko Higuchi-Takeuchi, Keiji Numata
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Purple non-sulfur bacteria for biotechnological applications. [PDF]
J Ind Microbiol BiotechnolAbstract In this review, we focus on how purple non-sulfur bacteria can be leveraged for sustainable bioproduction to support the circular economy. We discuss the state of the field with respect to the use of purple bacteria for energy production, their role in wastewater treatment, as a fertilizer,
Morrison HM, Bose A.
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Modeling the electron transport chain of purple non‐sulfur bacteria
Molecular Systems Biology, 2008 Purple non‐sulfur bacteria (Rhodospirillaceae) have been extensively employed for studying principles of photosynthetic and respiratory electron transport phosphorylation and for investigating the regulation of gene expression in response to redox ...
Steffen Klamt +4 more
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Anoxygenic phototrophic purple non-sulfur bacteria: tool for bioremediation of hazardous environmental pollutants. [PDF]
World J Microbiol Biotechnol, 2023 AbstractThe extraordinary metabolic flexibility of anoxygenic phototrophic purple non-sulfur bacteria (PNSB) has been exploited in the development of various biotechnological applications, such as wastewater treatment, biohydrogen production, improvement of soil fertility and plant growth, and recovery of high-value compounds.
Dhar K, Venkateswarlu K, Megharaj M.
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