Chinese scientists break through the technology of synthetic starch from carbon dioxide

Using carbon dioxide as a raw material, it does not rely on plant photosynthesis, and directly artificially synthesizes starch-a scene that looks like science fiction, which actually happened in the laboratory. Chinese scientists realized the de novo synthesis of carbon dioxide to starch for the first time. The internationally renowned academic journal ``Science'' was published online. Starch is the most important component of food, usually produced by crops through natural photosynthesis to fix carbon dioxide. The synthesis and accumulation of starch in nature involves more than 60 steps of biochemical reactions and complex physiological regulation. Synthetic starch is a major issue in the field of science and technology. Previously, Scientists from many countries are actively exploring, but have not made any substantial and important breakthroughs. Ma Yanhe, a researcher at the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, led the team to design and ...