A review of high value-added molecules production by microalgae in light of the classification

W Levasseur, P Perré, V Pozzobon - Biotechnology advances, 2020 - Elsevier
This work reviews applications of high added value molecules produced from microalgae.
Older forms of valorization-health food and quality feed, polyunsaturated fatty acids …

The lipid biochemistry of eukaryotic algae

Y Li-Beisson, JJ Thelen, E Fedosejevs… - Progress in lipid …, 2019 - Elsevier
Algal lipid metabolism fascinates both scientists and entrepreneurs due to the large diversity
of fatty acyl structures that algae produce. Algae have therefore long been studied as …

Recent developments in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering in microalgae towards biofuel production

S Jagadevan, A Banerjee, C Banerjee, C Guria… - Biotechnology for …, 2018 - Springer
In the wake of the uprising global energy crisis, microalgae have emerged as an alternate
feedstock for biofuel production. In addition, microalgae bear immense potential as bio-cell …

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 …

Metabolic regulation of triacylglycerol accumulation in the green algae: identification of potential targets for engineering to improve oil yield

EC Goncalves, AC Wilkie, M Kirst… - Plant biotechnology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The great need for more sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels has increased our research
interests in algal biofuels. Microalgal cells, characterized by high photosynthetic efficiency …

Novel insights into salinity-induced lipogenesis and carotenogenesis in the oleaginous astaxanthin-producing alga Chromochloris zofingiensis: a multi-omics study

X Mao, Y Zhang, X Wang, J Liu - Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2020 - Springer
Background Chromochloris zofingiensis, a freshwater alga capable of synthesizing both
triacylglycerol (TAG) and astaxanthin, has been receiving increasing attention as a leading …

Orchestration of transcriptome, proteome and metabolome in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum during nitrogen limitation

IM Remmers, S D'Adamo, DE Martens, RCH de Vos… - Algal Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Nitrogen deprivation increases the triacylglycerol (TAG) content in microalgae but also
severely decreases the growth rate. Most approaches that attempted to increase TAG …

Comparative metabolic profiling of the lipid-producing green microalga Chlorella reveals that nitrogen and carbon metabolic pathways contribute to lipid metabolism

H Chen, Y Zheng, J Zhan, C He, Q Wang - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2017 - Springer
Microalgae are a promising feedstock for biofuel production. Microalgal metabolic pathways
are heavily influenced by environmental factors. For instance, lipid metabolism can be …

[HTML][HTML] Proteome response of Phaeodactylum tricornutum, during lipid accumulation induced by nitrogen depletion

J Longworth, D Wu, M Huete-Ortega, PC Wright… - Algal research, 2016 - Elsevier
Nitrogen stress is a common strategy employed to stimulate lipid accumulation in
microalgae, a biofuel feedstock of topical interest. Although widely investigated, the …

Triacylglycerol accumulation in photosynthetic cells in plants and algae

ZY Du, C Benning - Lipids in plant and algae development, 2016 - Springer
Plant and algal oils are some of the most energy-dense renewable compounds provided by
nature. Triacylglycerols (TAGs) are the major constituent of plant oils, which can be …