Improved production of β-carotene in light-powered Escherichia coli by co-expression of Gloeobacter rhodopsin expression

Abstract Background Providing sufficient and usable energy for the cell factory has long been a heated issue in biosynthesis as solar energy has never been rooted out from the strategy for improvement, and turning Escherichia coli (E. coli) into a phototrophic host has multiple captivating qualities...

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Published in:	Microbial Cell Factories
Main Authors:	Chao-Yu Lee, Kai-Wen Chen, Chih-Lu Chiang, Hsuan-Yu Kao, Hao-Cheng Yu, Hsiao-Ching Lee, Wen-Liang Chen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-10-01
Subjects:	Gloeobacter rhodopsin Rhodopsin Escherichia coli Phototroph Biosynthesis
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-023-02212-0