Carbon fixation system
AssigneePhase Biolabs Ltd.
InventorDavid Ortega
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Abstract
The present invention relates to carbon fixation systems, wherein an inorganic carbon source is converted to acetyl-CoA. A system for the generation of acetyl-Coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA), comprising components necessary for the biochemical conversion of an inorganic carbon source into acetyl-CoA, wherein said components comprise: i. a source of reducing equivalents; ii. a light-dependent ion pump that generates an electrochemical ion gradient independently of the generation of reducing equivalents; and iii. a redox-dependent ion pump that generates an electrochemical ion gradient independently of a net change in the number of reducing equivalents.
Claims31
A system for the generation of acetyl-Coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA), comprising components necessary for the biochemical conversion of an inorganic carbon source into acetyl-CoA, wherein said components comprise:
- i. a source of reducing equivalents;
- ii. a light-dependent ion pump that generates an electrochemical ion gradient independently of the generation of reducing equivalents;
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- iii. a redox-dependent ion pump that generates an electrochemical ion gradient independently of a net change in the number of reducing equivalents;
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- wherein the electrochemical gradient generated by the ion pumps of (ii) and/or (iii) is utilized to generate ATP.
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