Interest in bulk biomass from microalgae, for the extraction of high-value nutraceuticals, bio-
products, animal feed and as a source of renewable fuels, is high. Advantages of microalgal …

As photosynthetic organisms, microalgae can efficiently convert solar energy into biomass.
Microalgae are currently used as an important source of valuable natural biologically active …

The use of fossil fuels is now widely accepted as unsustainable due to depleting resources
and the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the environment that have already exceeded …

▪ Abstract The unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas offers a simple life cycle, easy
isolation of mutants, and a growing array of tools and techniques for molecular genetic …

▪ Abstract Ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate (RuBP) carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) catalyzes
the first step in net photosynthetic CO2 assimilation and photorespiratory carbon oxidation …

Nitrogen is a basic element for life because it is a component of the two preeminent
biological macromolecules: proteins and nucleic acids. Nitrogen exists in the biosphere in …

Why the DNA‐containing organelles, chloroplasts, and mitochondria, are inherited
maternally is a long standing and unsolved question. However, recent years have seen a …

The metabolism of microalgae is so flexible that it is not an easy task to give a
comprehensive description of the interplay between the various metabolic pathways. There …

Background Photosynthetic organisms convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into numerous
metabolites along the pathways to make new biomass. Aquatic photosynthetic organisms …

The accumulation of bioenergy carriers was assessed in two starchless mutants of
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (the sta6 [ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase] and sta7-10 …