Weiwen Zhang
Tianjin University
Title: Synthetic photosynthetic Cyanobacteria to produce fine chemicals directly from CO2
Biography
Biography: Weiwen Zhang
Abstract
Photosynthetic Cyanobacteria have attracted significant attention as a “Microbial factory†to produce biofuels and various fine chemicals, mostly due to their abilities to utilize CO2 and sunlight directly as carbon and energy sources, respectively. We will report our recent progress on engineering cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 to produce 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB), 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3HP) and butanol directly from CO2, and on strengthening Synechocystis for better tolerances against toxic products.