NCHU-Taichung

October 21, 2023

NCHU-Taichung # Reviving Pollination: The PQQ lighting up Bee’s Dilemma. # This project aims to investigate the impact of PQQ on bees in hopes of improving the current pollination crisis. PQQ, a highly valuable antioxidant, has been shown in previous research to enhance mitochondrial biogenesis, metabolic rate, and memory. However, feeding such an expensive compound to insects is impractical. In this iGEM project, we have introduced PQQ biosynthetic pathway into Bacillus subtilis natto. ...