The lipid biochemistry of eukaryotic algae

Y Li-Beisson, JJ Thelen, E Fedosejevs… - Progress in Lipid …, 2019 - Elsevier
Algal lipid metabolism fascinates both scientists and entrepreneurs due to the large diversity
of fatty acyl structures that algae produce. Algae have therefore long been studied as …

Accumulation of energy reserves in algae: from cell cycles to biotechnological applications

M Vitova, K Bisova, S Kawano, V Zachleder - Biotechnology advances, 2015 - Elsevier
Starch and lipids are key components of algal cells and responsible for buffering variable
supplies of energy and carbon that are vital for cell growth and reproduction, particularly …

[HTML][HTML] Current trends to comprehend lipid metabolism in diatoms

NN Zulu, K Zienkiewicz, K Vollheyde… - Progress in lipid research, 2018 - Elsevier
Diatoms are the most dominant phytoplankton species in oceans and they continue to
receive a great deal of attention because of their significant contributions in ecosystems and …

Effect of salinity stress on growth, lipid productivity, fatty acid composition, and biodiesel properties in Acutodesmus obliquus and Chlorella vulgaris

PR Pandit, MH Fulekar, MSL Karuna - Environmental Science and …, 2017 - Springer
Two microalgae strains including Chlorella vulgaris and Acutodesmus obliquus were grown
on BG11 medium with salinity stress ranging from 0.06 to 0.4 M NaCl. Highest lipid content …

Algae: Critical sources of very long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids

JL Harwood - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which are divided into n-3 and n-6 classes, are
essential for good health in humans and many animals. They are metabolised to lipid …

Potential of lipid metabolism in marine diatoms for biofuel production

G d'Ippolito, A Sardo, D Paris, FM Vella… - Biotechnology for …, 2015 - Springer
Background Diatoms are an ecologically relevant group of microalgae that are not
commonly considered for bio-oil production even if they are responsible for massive blooms …

Influence of environmental stress on microalgae growth and lipid profile: a systematic review

U Suparmaniam, MK Lam, JW Lim, S Yusup… - Phytochemistry …, 2023 - Springer
Microalgae biomass has attracted great interest from researchers as a promising feedstock
for biodiesel production. Although enormous research works have been carried out to …

Opportunities and challenges of microalgal cultivation on wastewater, with special focus on palm oil mill effluent and the production of high value compounds

MMA Nur, AGJ Buma - Waste and Biomass Valorization, 2019 - Springer
Abstract South East Asia dominates the production of palm oil worldwide. During the
traditional wet processing, palm oil mill effluent (POME) wastewater is generated which …

Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline

E Pinseel, T Nakov, K Van den Berge… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The salinity gradient separating marine and freshwater environments represents a major
ecological divide for microbiota, yet the mechanisms by which marine microbes have …

Lipid extraction from microalgae covered with biomineralized cell walls using liquefied dimethyl ether

H Kanda, R Hoshino, K Murakami, Q Zheng, M Goto - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Cell disruption is regarded as an indispensable pretreatment step before the extraction of
microalgae with biomineralized cell walls. Here, two typical microalgae—diatom …