Engineered microbes efficiently convert CO2 into key pharmaceutical precursors
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2024
While many microbes are known for causing illness or spoiling food, others are crucial for sustaining life and can be engineered to produce specific compounds. Researchers from 'ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering' have successfully modified a microbe to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and convert it into mevalonate, a valuable building block for pharmaceutical application
While many microbes are known for causing illness or spoiling food, others are crucial for sustaining life and can be engineered to produce specific compounds. Researchers from 'ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering' have successfully modified a microbe to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and convert it into mevalonate, a valuable building block for pharmaceutical application