Genetic engineering of cyanobacteria to enhance biohydrogen production from sunlight and water

Ambio

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL.2, 2012, Pages 169-173

  Masukawa, Hajime ^a,b   Kitashima, Masaharu ^a   Inoue, Kazuhito ^a   Sakurai, Hidehiro ^a   Hausinger, Robert P ^c  

^a KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Hydrogen; Hydrogenase; Nitrogenase; Photobiological H 2 production

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYDROGEN; MARICULTURE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

HYDROGEN; NITROGENASE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SOLAR ENERGY;

CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CYANOBACTERIA; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYDROGEN; NITROGENASE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SOLAR ENERGY; WATER;

EID: 84864002936     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-012-0275-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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