In most plants, major unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs) are three C18 species, namely, oleic
(18: 1), linoleic (18: 2), and α-linolenic (18: 3) acids. These simple compounds play multiple …

Microalgal lipids are highly promising feedstocks for biofuel production. Microalgal lipids,
especially triacylglycerol, and practical applications of these compounds have received …

ABSTRACT Carbon/nitrogen (C/N) balance sensing is a key requirement for the
maintenance of cellular homeostasis. Therefore, cyanobacteria have evolved a …

Highlights●Why biofuels and bioproducts remain critical to society●What molecular
products can be made by biotechnology using available feedstocks●How new systems and …

PII proteins are multitasking information-processing proteins occurring in bacteria, archaea,
and plastids, decoding the metabolic state of the cells and providing this information to …

The metabolite 2-oxoglutarate (also known as α-ketoglutarate, 2-ketoglutaric acid, or
oxoglutaric acid) lies at the intersection between the carbon and nitrogen metabolic …

Second messengers are key components of many signal transduction pathways. In addition
to cyclic AMP, pp G pp and cyclic di‐GMP, many bacteria use also cyclic di‐AMP as a …

Background Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an important omega-3 long-chain
polyunsaturated fatty acid that has a variety of physiological functions for infant development …

The enzyme acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) catalyzes the committed step of the de novo
fatty acid biosynthesis (FAS) pathway by converting acetyl-CoA to malonyl-CoA. Two forms …

PII signalling proteins constitute one of the largest families of signalling proteins in nature.
An even larger superfamily of trimeric sensory proteins with the same architectural principle …