Journal
TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 32, Issue 11, Pages 551-555Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2014.09.007
Keywords
biofuels; photosynthesis; algae; cyanobacteria; systems biology
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- DOE-BER [DE-SC0008595]
- [NSF-EFRI-1332404]
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) [DE-SC0008595] Funding Source: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
- Directorate For Engineering
- Emerging Frontiers & Multidisciplinary Activities [1332404] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Oxygenic photosynthesis is the process by which plants, algae, and cyanobacteria convert sunlight and CO2 into chemical energy and biomass. Previously published estimates suggest that algal photosynthesis is, at best, able to convert approximately 5-7% of incident light energy to biomass and there is opportunity for improvement. Recent analyses of in situ photophysiology in mass cultures of algae and cyanobacteria show that cultivation methods can have detrimental effects on a cell's photophysiology reinforcing the need to understand the complex responses of cell biology to a highly variable environment. A systems-based approach to understanding the stresses and efficiencies associated with light-energy harvesting, CO2 fixation, and carbon partitioning will be necessary to make major headway toward improving photosynthetic yields.
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