Microalgae for the production of plant specialized metabolites of interest

藻类C是一家专门从事藻类生物质生产的公司。它能够为各种部门(水产养殖、营养食品、化妆品和生物燃料)现场生产藻类。到目前为止，许多燃料、药品和化妆品都是从植物中提取的。这些有价值的植物天然产物(PNPs)通常在植物中低量生产，提取方法可能需要很长时间和昂贵的费用。因此，代谢工程在开发生产特定PNPs的微生物平台方面有很大的兴趣。微藻是众所周知的植物生物学和基因工程系统，是重建复杂植物途径的有趣和合适的宿主。藻类C希望将代谢工程研究转化为**工业过程。该项目旨在优化微藻平台，以生产有价值的PNPs。**这些项目的动机是消费者对环保、较便宜、具有与PNPs产生的产品相似或更好的特性的产品的需求。

Algae-C is a company specialized in algal biomass production. It enables on-site production of algae for a wide**variety of sectors (aquaculture, nutraceutical, cosmetic and biofuel). To date, many fuels, pharmaceuticals and**cosmetic products are extracted from plants. These valuable plant natural products (PNPs) are often produced**in low quantities in plants and extraction methods can be long and expensive. Thus, there is much interest in**metabolic engineering for developing microbial platforms to produce specific PNPs. Microalgae are**well-known systems for plant biology and genetic engineering and are interesting and suitable hosts for the**reconstitution of complex plant pathways. Algae-C wishes to translate metabolic engineering research into**industrial processes. This project aims to optimized microalgae platforms for the production of valuable PNPs.**These ventures are motivated by consumer demand for products that are environmentally friendly, less**expensive, and possess properties similar or superior with those generated by PNPs.