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

Table 1

Biofuels production in cyanobacteria.

Cyanobacteria	Compound	Production	References
Synechococcus  elongatus PCC 7942	Ethanol	230 mg/L	[11]
Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803	Ethanol	5500 mg/L	[12]
Synechococcus  elongatus PCC 7942	Isobutanol	450 mg/L	[13]
Synechococcus  elongatus PCC 7942	Isobutyraldehyde	1100 mg/L	[13]
Synechococcus  elongatus PCC 7942	1-Butanol	29.9 mg/L	[14]
Anabaena sp. PCC 7120	Hydrogen	2.6 μmol mg^−1 chl a h^−1	[15]
Anabaena cylindrica IAM M-1	Hydrogen	2.1 μmol mg^−1 chl a h^−1	[15]
Nostoc commune  IAM M-13	Hydrogen	0.25 μmol mg^−1 chl a h^−1	[15]
Synechococcus  elongatus PCC 7942	Hydrogen	2.8 μmol mg^−1 chl a h^−1	[16]
Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002	n-Alkanes	5% dry cell weight	[17]
Synechocystis sp. PCC 6903	Fatty acids	197 mg/L	[18]