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One way to increase light utilization by the single cell would be to reduce excess absorption of light by identifying bottlenecks in downstream electron transfer and biochemical reactions. The main rate-limiting step at increasing light intensity is carbon dioxide assimilation through the Calvin–Benson cycle. Proper supply of carbon dioxide during growth of algae in photobioreactor, coupled to genetic improvement of carbon dioxide fixation, could improve biomass productivity.
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Formighieri, C. (2015). Downstream Biochemical Reactions: Carbon Assimilation. In: Solar-to-fuel conversion in algae and cyanobacteria. SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16730-5_12
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