Engineering of the fast-growing cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 11901 to synthesize astaxanthin
The astaxanthin volumetric productivity achieved, 10 mg/L/day, exceeds that previously reported for Haematococcus pluvialis, the standard microalgal species nowadays used at the industrial level for astaxanthin production, or for other microalgal strains engineered to produce ketocarotenoids. Overall, this work identifies a new route to produce astaxanthin on an industrial scale.
Authors
- Peter J. Nixon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1952-6937)
- Francesco Bellamoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1079-4727)
- Nico Betterle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7556-6696)
- Matteo Ballottari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8410-3397)
- Eliana Gasparotto
- Elia Battagini
- Edoardo Ceschi
Institutions
- University of Verona (IT)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-025-02626-5
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Algal biology and biofuel production
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.27
Funders
- HORIZON EUROPE European Innovation Council