Enhanced photo-bioelectrochemical energy conversion by genetically engineered cyanobacteria

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 675-679

  Sekar, Narendran ^a   Jain, Rachit ^a   Yan, Yajun ^a   Ramasamy, Ramaraja P ^a  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Extracellular electron transfer; Genetic engineering; Outer membrane cytochrome; Photocurrent; Photosynthetic microbial fuel cell; Synechococcus elongatus

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENERGY CONVERSION; FUEL CELLS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL; BIOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; EXTRACELLULAR ELECTRON TRANSFER; FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES; OUTER MEMBRANE; PHOTOCURRENT GENERATIONS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC MICROORGANISMS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS;

CELL ENGINEERING;

1,4 BENZOQUINONE; CYTOCHROME; FERRICYANIDE; OUTER MEMBRANE CYTOCHROME S; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; POTASSIUM FERRICYANIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY CONVERSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GEOBACTER; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS; WILD TYPE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CYTOCHROMES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 84955696630     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.25829     Document Type: Article

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