Photosynthetic conversion of CO2 to hyaluronic acid by engineered strains of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002

• Main Authors: Zhang, Lifang, Selão, Tiago Toscano, Nixon, Peter J., Norling, Birgitta
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science; Green Fluorescent Protein; Ribosome Binding Site
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/147057
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Hyaluronic acid (HA), consisting of alternating N-acetylglucosamine and glucuronic acid units, is a natural polymer with diverse cosmetic and medical applications. Currently, HA is produced by overexpressing HA synthases from gram-negative Pasteurella multocida (encoded by pmHAS) or gram-positive St...