Cell-free chemoenzymatic starch synthesis from carbon dioxide

• Published in: Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 373; no. 6562; pp. 1523 - 1527
• Main Authors: Cai, Tao, Sun, Hongbing, Qiao, Jing, Zhu, Leilei, Zhang, Fan, Zhang, Jie, Tang, Zijing, Wei, Xinlei, Yang, Jiangang, Yuan, Qianqian, Wang, Wangyin, Yang, Xue, Chu, Huanyu, Wang, Qian, You, Chun, Ma, Hongwu, Sun, Yuanxia, Li, Yin, Li, Can, Jiang, Huifeng, Wang, Qinhong, Ma, Yanhe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The American Association for the Advancement of Science 24.09.2021
• Subjects: Amylopectin; Amylose; Calories; Carbohydrates; Carbon dioxide; Carbon fixation; Catalysts; Cell-free system; Chemical synthesis; Computer applications; Energy storage; Enzymes; Hybrid systems; Modular design; Modular engineering; Photosynthesis; Polymers; Protein engineering; Seeds; Starch; Starches; Synthesis

Many plants turn glucose from photosynthesis into polymers that form insoluble starch granules ideal for long-term energy storage in roots and seeds. Cai et al . developed a hybrid system in which carbon dioxide is reduced to methanol by an inorganic catalyst and then converted by enzymes first to t...