Augmented CO2 tolerance by expressing a single H+-pump enables microalgal valorization of industrial flue gas

Hong Il Choi; Sung-Won Hwang; Jongrae Kim; Byeonghyeok Park; EonSeon Jin; In-Geol Choi; Sang Jun Sim

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26325-5

Nature Communications (Oct 2021)

Augmented CO2 tolerance by expressing a single H+-pump enables microalgal valorization of industrial flue gas

Hong Il Choi,
Sung-Won Hwang,
Jongrae Kim,
Byeonghyeok Park,
EonSeon Jin,
In-Geol Choi,
Sang Jun Sim

Affiliations

Hong Il Choi: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University
Sung-Won Hwang: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University
Jongrae Kim: Department of Life Science, Hanyang University
Byeonghyeok Park: Department of Biotechnology, Korea University
EonSeon Jin: Department of Life Science, Hanyang University
In-Geol Choi: Department of Biotechnology, Korea University
Sang Jun Sim: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26325-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Microalgae used for CO2 removal in an industrial exhaust gas stream usually has low CO2 tolerance. Here, the authors increase CO2 tolerance by expressing a single H + -pump and enable microalgal valorization of industrial flue gas.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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