Key targets for improving algal biofuel production

G Griffiths, AK Hossain, V Sharma, G Duraisamy - Clean Technologies, 2021 - mdpi.com
A number of technological challenges need to be overcome if algae are to be utilized for
commercial fuel production. Current economic assessment is largely based on laboratory …

Polyamines in microalgae: something borrowed, something new

HY Lin, HJ Lin - Marine drugs, 2018 - mdpi.com
Microalgae of different evolutionary origins are typically found in rivers, lakes, and oceans,
providing more than 45% of global primary production. They provide not only a food source …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolomics reveals impact of seven functional foods on metabolic pathways in a gut microbiota model

MA Farag, A Abdelwareth, IE Sallam… - Journal of Advanced …, 2020 - Elsevier
Functional food defined as dietary supplements that in addition to their nutritional values,
can beneficially modulate body functions becomes more and more popular but the reaction …

High cell density cultivation enables efficient and sustainable recombinant polyamine production in the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

RA Freudenberg, T Baier, A Einhaus, L Wobbe… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Modern chemical industry calls for new resource-efficient and sustainable value chains for
production of key base chemicals such as polyamines. The green microalga …

Enhancing astaxanthin and lipid coproduction in Haematococcus pluvialis by the combined induction of plant growth regulators and multiple stresses

H **ng, Y Zhao, T Li, B Han, P Zhao, X Yu - Bioresource technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Coupling chemical induction and abiotic stresses is a beneficial strategy for astaxanthin
(Asta) induction in Haematococcus pluvialis. The combined application of melatonin (MT) …

Advanced pathway engineering for phototrophic putrescine production

RA Freudenberg, L Wittemeier… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The polyamine putrescine (1, 4‐diaminobutane) contributes to cellular fitness in
most organisms, where it is derived from the amino acids ornithine or arginine. In the …

The Spermidine Synthase Gene SPD1: A Novel Auxotrophic Marker for Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Designed by Enhanced CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing

RA Freudenberg, L Wittemeier, A Einhaus, T Baier… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biotechnological application of the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii hinges on
the availability of selectable markers for effective expression of multiple transgenes …

From Feasting to Fasting: The Arginine Pathway as a Metabolic Switch in Nitrogen-Deprived Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

LFR Monteiro, LA Giraldi, FV Winck - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
The metabolism of the model microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under nitrogen
deprivation is of special interest due to its resulting increment of triacylglycerols (TAGs), that …

Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) and AMXT 1501 inhibit capsule biosynthesis in pneumococci

MB Ayoola, LA Shack, JH Lee, J Lim, H Eoh… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Polyamines are small cationic molecules that have been linked to various cellular processes
including replication, translation, stress response and recently, capsule regulation in …

Nitrogen metabolism and activity of amino acid metabolizing enzymes in the unicellular green alga Dunaliella sp. under long-term salinity and arginine treatment

Z Bamary, A Einali - Journal of Applied Phycology, 2023 - Springer
The accumulation of some free amino acids and their metabolism were investigated in
Dunaliella sp. cells adapted to three salt levels (1, 2, and 3 M NaCl) in the presence or …