Abstract
Biofuel cells are electrochemical devices which convert chemical energy to electricity using biochemical pathways and redox enzymes. In enzymatic fuel cells purified redox enzymes catalyze the reactions in the anode and cathode compartments whereas in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) the entire metabolism of the microorganisms is exploited. Here, a hybrid biofuel cell concept is presented, which is based on yeast surface display (YSD) of redox enzymes to catalyze the different cell reactions.
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Acknowledgment
Israel Science Foundation (I.S.F.) is acknowledged for financial support of the research mentioned here (grants numbers: 763/07, 1693/07 and 232/13, L.A.) as well as ERC-Stg project: ProtLEGO # 260647 (L.A.). A.S. is grateful to the Azrieli Foundation for the award of an Azrieli Fellowship as well as the interdisciplinary Nanotechnology Merage program for a Ph.D. fellowship.
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Szczupak, A., Alfonta, L. (2015). The Use of Yeast Surface Display in Biofuel Cells. In: Liu, B. (eds) Yeast Surface Display. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1319. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2748-7_15
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