[HTML][HTML] Acyl-CoA: diacylglycerol acyltransferase: Properties, physiological roles, metabolic engineering and intentional control

G Chen, JL Harwood, MJ Lemieux, SJ Stone… - Progress in Lipid …, 2022 - Elsevier
Acyl-CoA: diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT, EC 2.3. 1.20) catalyzes the last reaction in
the acyl-CoA-dependent biosynthesis of triacylglycerol (TAG). DGAT activity resides mainly …

Microalgae biofuels: illuminating the path to a sustainable future amidst challenges and opportunities

M Wang, X Ye, H Bi, Z Shen - Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, 2024 - Springer
The development of microalgal biofuels is of significant importance in advancing the energy
transition, alleviating food pressure, preserving the natural environment, and addressing …

Genetic engineering of microalgae for enhanced biorefinery capabilities

M Fayyaz, KW Chew, PL Show, TC Ling, IS Ng… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microalgae-based bioproducts are in limelight because of their promising future, novel
characteristics, the current situation of population needs, and rising prices of rapidly …

Genetic engineering of microalgae for enhanced lipid production

CF Muñoz, C Südfeld, MIS Naduthodi… - Biotechnology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae have the potential to become microbial cell factories for lipid production. Their
ability to convert sunlight and CO 2 into valuable lipid compounds has attracted interest from …

Storage of starch and lipids in microalgae: Biosynthesis and manipulation by nutrients

W Ran, H Wang, Y Liu, M Qi, Q **ang, C Yao… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgae accumulate starch and lipid as storage metabolites under nutrient depletion,
which can be used as sustainable feedstock for biorefinery. Omics analysis coupled with …

[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 …

CO2 bio-mitigation using genetically modified algae and biofuel production towards a carbon net-zero society

A Saravanan, VC Deivayanai, PS Kumar… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
CO 2 sequestration carried by biological methodologies shows enhanced potential and has
the advantage that biomass produced from the captured CO 2 can be used for different …

Nannochloropsis as an Emerging Algal Chassis for Light-Driven Synthesis of Lipids and High-Value Products

Y Ye, M Liu, L Yu, H Sun, J Liu - Marine Drugs, 2024 - mdpi.com
In light of the escalating global energy crisis, microalgae have emerged as highly promising
producers of biofuel and high-value products. Among these microalgae, Nannochloropsis …

Enhancement of lipid accumulation in microalgae by metabolic engineering

XM Sun, LJ Ren, QY Zhao, XJ Ji, H Huang - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgal lipids have drawn great attention as a promising sustainable resource for
biodiesel or food supplement production. The development of high-performance strains of …

Metabolic engineering for enhanced oil in biomass

T Vanhercke, JM Dyer, RT Mullen, A Kilaru… - Progress in lipid …, 2019 - Elsevier
The world is hungry for energy. Plant oils in the form of triacylglycerol (TAG) are one of the
most reduced storage forms of carbon found in nature and hence represent an excellent …