Rewiring photosynthetic electron transport chains for solar energy conversion
Rewiring photosynthetic electron transport chains for solar energy conversion
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10.1038/s44222-023-00093-x
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2023-08
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J. Lawrence;R. M. Egan;Thomas Hoefer;A. Scarampi;Linying Shang;Christopher J. Howe;Jenny Z. Zhang
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J. Lawrence;R. M. Egan;Thomas Hoefer;A. Scarampi;Linying Shang;Christopher J. Howe;Jenny Z. Zhang
光合生物已经进化出多种电子传递链，可以有效地将太阳能转化为化学能。研究人员可以设计这些电子传递途径，在一类系统中驱动新的自然过程，我们称之为“重新连接的光合电子传递链”（R-PETCs）。R-PETCs可用于光驱动电力或化学品生产，与广泛用于这些应用的合成系统相比，具有许多优点，包括增强的稳定性、多功能性和可持续性。在这篇综述中，我们总结了R-PETC的研究现状，突出了主要进展和突出的研究问题。我们还提供了R-PETC开发的描述，概述了不同类别的R-PETCs，其构建中使用的研究工具以及实现高性能的关键设计考虑因素。最后，我们确定了R-PETC研究的未来途径，我们期望这些研究将充分提高性能，使这些系统适合不同的实际应用。
Photosynthetic organisms have evolved versatile electron transport chains that efficiently convert solar energy into chemical energy. Researchers can engineer these electron transport pathways to drive new-to-nature processes in a class of systems we term ‘rewired photosynthetic electron transport chains’ (R-PETCs). R-PETCs can be used for the light-driven production of electricity or chemicals and exhibit numerous advantages over the synthetic systems widely used for these applications, including enhanced stability, versatility and sustainability. In this Review, we summarize the current state of R-PETC research, highlighting major advances alongside outstanding research problems. We also provide descriptions of R-PETC development, outlining the different classes of R-PETCs, the research tools used in their construction and the key design considerations important for achieving high performances. Finally, we identify future avenues for R-PETC research that we expect will enhance performances sufficiently to make these systems suitable for different real-world applications.