Method yields high rate of D-lactate using cyanobacteria, could revolutionize bioplastic production
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 08:00
in Biology & Nature
A Kobe University led research team has illuminated the mechanism by which cyanobacteria (Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803) produces D-lactate, showing that malic enzyme facilitates this production. Subsequently, they succeeded in producing the world's highest rate (26.6g/L) of D-lactate directly from CO2 and light by modifying the D-lactate synthesis pathway using genetic engineering .