Lipids comprise a large group of chemically heterogeneous compounds. The majority have
fatty acids (FA) as part of their structure, making these compounds suitable tools to examine …

The possibility of obtaining commercially valuable products from microalgae stimulates
scientific research in this direction. The ability of microalgae to accumulate lipids is very …

Microalgae are the primary producers of carbon in marine ecosystems, fixing carbon and
subsequently generating various biomolecules such as carbohydrates, proteins and lipids …

N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs), and especially eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), are essential compounds for human health. They have …

Profiling of microbial communities in environmental samples often utilizes phospholipid fatty
acid (PLFA) analysis. This method has been used for more than 35 years and is still popular …

The rapid increase of CO2 concentration in the atmosphere combined with depleted
supplies of fossil fuels has led to an increased commercial interest in renewable fuels. Due …

Algae are the fastest-growing plants in the world. Industrial reactors for algal culture are
open ponds, photobioreactors and closed systems. Algae are very important as a biomass …

Understanding the dynamics of organic matter (OM) and the roles in global and local carbon
cycles is challenging to the fields of environmental sciences and biogeochemistry. The …

Fatty acid (FA) analysis is a well-established tool for studying trophic interactions in marine
habitats. However, its application to benthic food webs poses 2 particular challenges. First …

Fatty acids have been used as qualitative markers to trace or confirm predator prey
relationships in the marine environment for more than thirty years. More recently, they have …