{"id":19746,"date":"2020-07-02T19:43:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T16:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/algae-as-living-biocatalysts-for-a-green-industry\/"},"modified":"2020-07-02T19:43:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T16:43:00","slug":"algae-as-living-biocatalysts-for-a-green-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/algae-as-living-biocatalysts-for-a-green-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"#Algae as living biocatalysts for a green industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many substances that we use every day only work in the right 3-D structure. Natural enzymes could produce these in an environmentally friendly way\u2014if they didn’t need a co-substrate that is expensive to produce to date. A research team at Ruhr-Universit\u00e4t Bochum (RUB) has discovered exactly the necessary enzymes in unicellular green algae. Better still: living algae can be used as biocatalysts for certain substances, and they bring the co-substrate along, producing it in an environmentally friendly manner through photosynthesis. The team published its report in Algal Research<\/i> on 17. June 2020.<\/p>\n

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It’s a question of 3-D structure<\/b><\/p>\n

Many chemical substances in cosmetics, food or medicines can assume slightly different three-dimensional structures, with only one of them generating the desired fragrance or medical effect. The chemical production of the right substances is often not environmentally friendly, as it requires high temperatures or special solvents. In nature, however, certain proteins do exist that produce the required product at mild temperatures and in water. In the process, they often generate exactly the 3-D structure of the substance that is needed by the industry.
\nThese so-called old yellow enzymes, OYEs for short, owe their name to their naturally yellow color. They occur in bacteria, fungi and plants, are in part well studied and offer considerable potential for a bio-based economy. However, they have one disadvantage: in order to carry out their reaction, they need the co-substrate NADPH (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate). In living cells, this small molecule is generated through metabolic processes, whereas its chemical production is very expensive; as a result, the commercial use of OYEs is thwarted.OYEs from unicellular green algae: two birds with one stone?
\nThe research team from Bochum has discovered several OYEs in unicellular green algae. “For a broad app<\/a>lication, industry needs OYEs that can also produce unusual molecules,” explains Professor Thomas Happe, Head of the Photobiotechnology<\/a> research group at RUB.
\n“Algae possess very complex metabolic pathways and are therefore ideal sources for novel biocatalysts.” The researchers analyzed algal OYEs in the test tube and showed that they are able to convert many commercially viable substances. “The exciting thing is that living algae can also carry out the reactions needed in the industry,” says Ph.D. student Stefanie B\u00f6hmer, lead author of the study. “Since algae produce NADPH using photosynthesis, i.e. with sunlight, the co-substrate of the OYEs is supplied in an environmentally friendly and cost-effective way.”<\/p>\n

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\n Stefanie B\u00f6hmer et al. Evolutionary diverse Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Old Yellow Enzymes reveal distinctive catalytic properties and potential for whole-cell biotransformations, Algal Research<\/i> (2020). DOI: 10.1016\/j.algal.2020.101970\n <\/div>\n

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\n Algae as living biocatalysts for a green industry (2020, July 2)
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