Systems Metabolic Engineering of Methanotrophic Bacteria for Biological Conversion of Methane to Value-Added Compounds

Shuqi Guo, Diep Thi Ngoc Nguyen, Tin Hoang Trung Chau, Qiang Fei, Eun Yeol Lee

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Abstract

Methane is considered the carbon source with the highest potential in industrial biotechnology because of its abundance and sustainability. The biological conversion of methane into chemicals or fuels can not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but can also substitute edible substrates used in biorefineries. Methanotrophs that can utilize methane as the sole energy and carbon source play a significant role in the ecology of methane. Studies on metabolically-engineered methanotrophs have attracted extensive attention in recent years. In this chapter, the approaches and strategies of methanotrophic cell factory construction are summarized based on synthetic biology tools, systematic manipulation, metabolic modeling, and carbon flux enhancement. Finally, the challenges and opportunities for methane bioconversion by methanotrophs are discussed based on industrial applications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages91-126
Number of pages36
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Publication series

NameAdvances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology
Volume180
ISSN (Print)0724-6145
ISSN (Electronic)1616-8542

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Keywords

  • Biosynthesis
  • Metabolic engineering
  • Methane
  • Methanotrophs
  • Synthetic strategy
  • Value-added compounds

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