Cover Feature: Compartmentalized Sesquiterpenoid Biosynthesis and Functionalization in the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Plastid (ChemBioChem 5/2025)

Abstract

Green algae can be engineered to make a range of functionalized sesquiterpenes like those used in the fragrance industry. Localizing P450 oxidoreductases in the algal chloroplast allows photosynthesis to increase the diversity of chemical products made from the engineered cells. Here, green algae (liquid) are shown in contact with a solvent to collect the chemicals and the fictitiously large chemicals are shown floating from the algae and the solvent with perfume bottles in the background. More details can be found in article 10.1002/cbic.202400902 by Kyle J. Lauersen and co-workers.