Cyanobacteria: Photoautotrophic Microbial Factories for the Sustainable Synthesis of Industrial Products

Figure 1

A schematic representation of biochemical pathways for various industrial products synthesis in cyanobacteria. 3-PGA, 3-phosphoglycerate; aar, aldehyde decarbonylase; adc, alcohol dehydrogenase; alsS, acetolactate synthase; F6P, fructose-6-phosphate; FNR, ferredoxin NADP⁺ reductase; G6P, glucose-6-phosphate; HydA, [FeFe] hydrogenase; ilvD, dihydroxy-acid dehydratase; ilvC, acetohydroxy acid isomeroreductase; pdc, pyruvate decarboxylase; PEP, phosphoenolpyruvate; PHB, polyhydroxybutyrate.