High-value biomass from microalgae production platforms: strategies and progress based on carbon metabolism and energy conversion

Impact of temperature on fatty acid composition and nutritional value in eight species of microalgae

(2018) Justine Aussant et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Novel insight of carotenoid and lipid biosynthesis and their roles in storage carbon metabolism in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2018) Han Sun et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

A balanced ATP driving force module for enhancing photosynthetic biosynthesis of 3-hydroxybutyrate from CO 2

(2018) Jason T. Ku et al.   METABOLIC ENGINEERING

Exploring the potential of microalgae for new biotechnology applications and beyond: A review

(2018) Muhammad Rizwan et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Factors Affecting Growth of Various Microalgal Species

(2018) Bhalamurugan Loganathan Gatamaneni et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE

Microalgae in aquafeeds for a sustainable aquaculture industry

(2017) Mahfuzur Rahman Shah et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Triacylglycerol is produced from starch and polar lipids in the green alga Dunaliella tertiolecta

(2017) Uri Pick et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase as a target for highly efficient fatty acid biosynthesis in microalgae by enhancing NADPH supply

(2017) Jiao Xue et al.   METABOLIC ENGINEERING

Lipid production in Yarrowia lipolytica is maximized by engineering cytosolic redox metabolism

(2017) Kangjian Qiao et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Genetically encoded fluorescent sensors reveal dynamic regulation of NADPH metabolism

(2017) Rongkun Tao et al.   NATURE METHODS

Photosynthesis-dependent H2O2 transfer from chloroplasts to nuclei provides a high-light signalling mechanism

(2017) Marino Exposito-Rodriguez et al.   Nature Communications

Enhanced NADPH production in the pentose phosphate pathway accelerates lipid accumulation in the oleaginous diatom Fistulifera solaris

(2017) Kyoko Osada et al.   Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts

Physiological Functions of Cyclic Electron Transport Around Photosystem I in Sustaining Photosynthesis and Plant Growth

(2016) Wataru Yamori et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Photosynthetic CO 2 uptake by microalgae for biogas upgrading and simultaneously biogas slurry decontamination by using of microalgae photobioreactor under various light wavelengths, light intensities, and photoperiods

(2016) Cheng Yan et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Lipids rich in ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids from microalgae

(2016) N. F. Santos-Sánchez et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Augmentation and starvation of calcium, magnesium, phosphate on lipid production of Scenedesmus obliquus

(2016) Sivakumar Esakkimuthu et al.   BIOMASS & BIOENERGY

Effect of kelp waste extracts on the growth and lipid accumulation of microalgae

(2016) Shiyan Zheng et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Gradient domestication of Haematococcus pluvialis mutant with 15% CO 2 to promote biomass growth and astaxanthin yield

(2016) Jun Cheng et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Improvement on light penetrability and microalgae biomass production by periodically pre-harvesting Chlorella vulgaris cells with culture medium recycling

(2016) Yun Huang et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Evaluation of fatty acid profile and biodiesel properties of microalga Scenedesmus abundans under the influence of phosphorus, pH and light intensities

(2016) S.K. Mandotra et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Carotenoids from microalgae: A review of recent developments

(2016) Mengyue Gong et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Ectopic expression of AtDGAT1, encoding diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase exclusively committed to TAG biosynthesis, enhances oil accumulation in seeds and leaves of Jatropha

(2016) Devendra Kumar Maravi et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Towards industrial products from microalgae

(2016) Jesús Ruiz et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Photoacclimation of photosynthesis in the Eustigmatophycean Nannochloropsis gaditana

(2016) Andrea Meneghesso et al.   PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH

Identification of a Major Lipid Droplet Protein in a Marine DiatomPhaeodactylum tricornutum

(2016) Kohei Yoneda et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Multi-level regulation of the chloroplast ATP synthase: the chloroplast NADPH thioredoxin reductase C (NTRC) is required for redox modulation specifically under low irradiance

(2016) L. Ruby Carrillo et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Effectiveness mapping of open raceway pond and tubular photobioreactors for sustainable production of microalgae biofuel

(2016) Sanjay Pawar   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Energy demands and renewable energy resources in the Middle East

(2016) Omid Nematollahi et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Trends and novel strategies for enhancing lipid accumulation and quality in microalgae

(2016) Poonam Singh et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Metabolic Engineering of TCA Cycle for Production of Chemicals

(2016) Kiira S. Vuoristo et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Electro-Fermentation – Merging Electrochemistry with Fermentation in Industrial Applications

(2016) Andrea Schievano et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Antioxidation and anti-ageing activities of different stereoisomeric astaxanthin in vitro and in vivo

(2016) Xiaojuan Liu et al.   Journal of Functional Foods

Photon management for augmented photosynthesis

(2016) Matthew D. Ooms et al.   Nature Communications

Rapid budding EMS mutants of Synechocystis PCC 6803 producing carbohydrate or lipid enriched biomass

(2016) Vikas Kumar Patel et al.   Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts

Chemically enhanced lipid production from microalgae under low sub-optimal temperature

(2016) Yuancong Wang et al.   Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts

The crosstalk between astaxanthin, fatty acids and reactive oxygen species in heterotrophic Chlorella zofingiensis

(2016) Zhao Zhang et al.   Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts

Impact of light color on photobioreactor productivity

(2016) Tim de Mooij et al.   Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts

Lipid Production of Heterotrophic Chlorella sp. from Hydrolysate Mixtures of Lipid-Extracted Microalgal Biomass Residues and Molasses

(2015) Hongli Zheng et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Impacts of CO2 concentration on growth, lipid accumulation, and carbon-concentrating-mechanism-related gene expression in oleaginous Chlorella

(2015) Jianhua Fan et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Impact of temperature and light intensity on triacylglycerol accumulation in marine microalgae

(2015) Daniel P. Kurpan Nogueira et al.   BIOMASS & BIOENERGY

Concurrent production of biodiesel and chemicals through wet in situ transesterification of microalgae

(2015) Hanjin Im et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Enhancement of cell biomass and cell activity of astaxanthin-rich Haematococcus pluvialis

(2015) Han Sun et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Effect of light intensity on physiological changes, carbon allocation and neutral lipid accumulation in oleaginous microalgae

(2015) Qiaoning He et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Cell disruption for microalgae biorefineries

(2015) E. Günerken et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Saccharification of carbohydrates in microalgal biomass by physical, chemical and enzymatic pre-treatments as a previous step for bioethanol production

(2015) D. Hernández et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

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(2015) Colleen R Reczek et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

Dietary Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) replacement enhances performance of juvenile Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

(2015) Stephanie F. Velasquez et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Impacts of nitrogen and phosphorus starvation on the physiology of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2015) Manoj Kamalanathan et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Diatom-Specific Oligosaccharide and Polysaccharide Structures Help to Unravel Biosynthetic Capabilities in Diatoms

(2015) Bruno Gügi et al.   Marine Drugs

Carotenoid Metabolism in Plants

(2015) Nazia Nisar et al.   Molecular Plant

Energetic coupling between plastids and mitochondria drives CO2 assimilation in diatoms

(2015) Benjamin Bailleul et al.   NATURE

Dissipating energy by carotenoids

(2015) Diana Kirilovsky   Nature Chemical Biology

Production of carotenoids by microalgae: achievements and challenges

(2015) João C. Varela et al.   PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH

A lycopene β-cyclase/lycopene ε-cyclase/light-harvesting complex-fusion protein from the green algaOstreococcus lucimarinuscan be modified to produce α-carotene and β-carotene at different ratios

(2015) Andreas Blatt et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

The CO2 concentrating mechanism and photosynthetic carbon assimilation in limiting CO2 : how Chlamydomonas works against the gradient

(2015) Yingjun Wang et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Electrochemical startup increases 1,3-propanediol titers in mixed-culture glycerol fermentations

(2015) Nikolaos Xafenias et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Advanced methods for genetic engineering of Haematococcus pluvialis (Chlorophyceae, Volvocales)

(2015) Revital Sharon-Gojman et al.   Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts

Impacts of phosphorus availability on lipid production by Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2015) Manoj Kamalanathan et al.   Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts

The plasticity of cyanobacterial metabolism supports direct CO2 conversion to ethylene

(2015) Wei Xiong et al.   Nature Plants

Phosphoketolase pathway contributes to carbon metabolism in cyanobacteria

(2015) Wei Xiong et al.   Nature Plants

Hydrothermal nitric acid treatment for effectual lipid extraction from wet microalgae biomass

(2014) Ilgyu Lee et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Effect of nitrogen-starvation, light intensity and iron on triacylglyceride/carbohydrate production and fatty acid profile of Neochloris oleoabundans HK-129 by a two-stage process

(2014) Xian Sun et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Plant carotenoids: genomics meets multi-gene engineering

(2014) Giovanni Giuliano   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Fermentation of Glycerol into Ethanol in a Microbial Electrolysis Cell Driven by a Customized Consortium

(2014) Allison M. Speers et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Novel Filtration Photobioreactor for Efficient Biomass Production

(2014) Di Zhang et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Antenna size reduction as a strategy to increase biomass productivity: a great potential not yet realized

(2014) Tim de Mooij et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Seasonal variation of biomass and oil production of the oleaginous diatom Fistulifera sp. in outdoor vertical bubble column and raceway-type bioreactors

(2014) Reiko Sato et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING

Preliminary Characterization, Antioxidant Properties and Production of Chrysolaminarin from Marine Diatom Odontella aurita

(2014) Song Xia et al.   Marine Drugs

Combined Increases in Mitochondrial Cooperation and Oxygen Photoreduction Compensate for Deficiency in Cyclic Electron Flow inChlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2014) Kieu-Van Dang et al.   PLANT CELL

Overexpression of SiDGAT1, a gene encoding acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase from Sesamum indicum L. increases oil content in transgenic Arabidopsis and soybean

(2014) Zhikun Wang et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Electricity-driven metabolic shift through direct electron uptake by electroactive heterotroph Clostridium pasteurianum

(2014) Okkyoung Choi et al.   Scientific Reports

Evaluation of the simultaneous production of lutein and lipids using a vertical alveolar panel bioreactor for three Chlorella species

(2014) Blanca Araya et al.   Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts

High-density fed-batch culture of a thermotolerant microalga Chlorella sorokiniana for biofuel production

(2013) Yubin Zheng et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Intensity of blue LED light: A potential stimulus for biomass and lipid content in fresh water microalgae Chlorella vulgaris

(2013) Madiha Atta et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

A new lipid-rich microalga Scenedesmus sp. strain R-16 isolated using Nile red staining: effects of carbon and nitrogen sources and initial pH on the biomass and lipid production

(2013) Hong-Yu Ren et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Comparative energetics and kinetics of autotrophic lipid and starch metabolism in chlorophytic microalgae: implications for biomass and biofuel production

(2013) Sowmya Subramanian et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Effects of calcium, magnesium and sodium chloride in enhancing lipid accumulation in two green microalgae

(2013) Prakash Chandra Gorain et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

The effects of nitrogen sources and temperature on cell growth and lipid accumulation of microalgae

(2013) Li Fen Wu et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

pH effects on growth and lipid accumulation of the biofuel microalgae Nannochloropsis salina and invading organisms

(2013) Meridith L. Bartley et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Metabolic engineering of lipid catabolism increases microalgal lipid accumulation without compromising growth

(2013) E. M. Trentacoste et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Redox regulation of the Calvin–Benson cycle: something old, something new

(2013) Laure Michelet et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Rerouting Carbon Flux To Enhance Photosynthetic Productivity

(2012) Daniel C. Ducat et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The impact of nitrogen starvation on the dynamics of triacylglycerol accumulation in nine microalgae strains

(2012) Guido Breuer et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Use of organic waste from the brewery industry for high-density cultivation of the docosahexaenoic acid-rich microalga, Aurantiochytrium sp. KRS101

(2012) Byung-Gon Ryu et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Isolation and Characterization of a Lycopene ε-Cyclase Gene of Chlorella (Chromochloris) zofingiensis. Regulation of the Carotenogenic Pathway by Nitrogen and Light

(2012) Baldo F. Cordero et al.   Marine Drugs

Oil accumulation is controlled by carbon precursor supply for fatty acid synthesis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2012) Jilian Fan et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Rubisco activase is a key regulator of non-steady-state photosynthesis at any leaf temperature and, to a lesser extent, of steady-state photosynthesis at high temperature

(2012) Wataru Yamori et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Nitrogen and sulfur deprivation differentiate lipid accumulation targets of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2012) Turgay Cakmak et al.   Bioengineered

Enhancement of carotenoids biosynthesis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii by nuclear transformation using a phytoene synthase gene isolated from Chlorella zofingiensis

(2011) Baldo F. Cordero et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Effect of light intensity and nitrogen starvation on CO2 fixation and lipid/carbohydrate production of an indigenous microalga Scenedesmus obliquus CNW-N

(2011) Shih-Hsin Ho et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

CO2 utilizing microbes — A comprehensive review

(2011) Rashmi Saini et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Oil accumulation in the model green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: characterization, variability between common laboratory strains and relationship with starch reserves

(2011) Magali Siaut et al.   BMC BIOTECHNOLOGY

Progress in the biological synthesis of the plant cell wall: new ideas for improving biomass for bioenergy

(2011) Nicholas C Carpita   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Functional characterization of various algal carotenoid ketolases reveals that ketolating zeaxanthin efficiently is essential for high production of astaxanthin in transgenic Arabidopsis

(2011) Y.-J. Zhong et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Structure and function of the AAA+ protein CbbX, a red-type Rubisco activase

(2011) Oliver Mueller-Cajar et al.   NATURE

Improving photosynthesis for algal biofuels: toward a green revolution

(2011) Patrick G. Stephenson et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Improving Photosynthetic Efficiency for Greater Yield

(2010) Xin-Guang Zhu et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Light requirements in microalgal photobioreactors: an overview of biophotonic aspects

(2010) Ana P. Carvalho et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Enzymatic pretreatment of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii biomass for ethanol production

(2010) Seung Phill Choi et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Microalgae as biodiesel & biomass feedstocks: Review & analysis of the biochemistry, energetics & economics

(2010) Peter J. le B. Williams et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A LYCOPENE β-CYCLASE GENE FROM THE ASTAXANTHIN-PRODUCING GREEN ALGA CHLORELLA ZOFINGIENSIS (CHLOROPHYTA)1

(2010) Baldo F. Cordero et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Inorganic carbon acquisition by eukaryotic algae: four current questions

(2010) John A. Raven   PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH

Electrochromism: a useful probe to study algal photosynthesis

(2010) Benjamin Bailleul et al.   PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH

Advancing Our Understanding and Capacity to Engineer Nature's CO2-Sequestering Enzyme, Rubisco

(2010) S. M. Whitney et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Direct regulation of phytoene synthase gene expression and carotenoid biosynthesis by phytochrome-interacting factors

(2010) G. Toledo-Ortiz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Influence of acid pre-treatment on microalgal biomass for bioethanol production

(2010) Razif Harun et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Heterotrophic cultures of microalgae: Metabolism and potential products

(2010) Octavio Perez-Garcia et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Biodiesel production by microalgal biotechnology

(2009) GuanHua Huang et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Biomass Production Potential of a Wastewater Alga Chlorella vulgaris ARC 1 under Elevated Levels of CO2 and Temperature

(2009) Senthil Chinnasamy et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Solar energy conversion efficiencies in photosynthesis: Minimizing the chlorophyll antennae to maximize efficiency

(2009) Anastasios Melis   PLANT SCIENCE

Effect of pH on growth and biochemical responses of Dunaliella bardawil and Chlorella ellipsoidea

(2009) Zeinab I. Khalil et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biomass and lutein productivity of Scenedesmus almeriensis: influence of irradiance, dilution rate and temperature

(2008) J. F. Sánchez et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biosynthesis and regulation of carotenoids in Dunaliella: Progresses and prospects

(2008) Zhi-Wei Ye et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

ATP in current biotechnology: Regulation, applications and perspectives

(2008) Jingwen Zhou et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Microalgae for oil: Strain selection, induction of lipid synthesis and outdoor mass cultivation in a low-cost photobioreactor

(2008) Liliana Rodolfi et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Exploitation of biological wastes for the production of value‐added products under solid‐state fermentation conditions

(2008) Susana Rodríguez Couto   Biotechnology Journal

What is the maximum efficiency with which photosynthesis can convert solar energy into biomass?

(2008) Xin-Guang Zhu et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Plant triacylglycerols as feedstocks for the production of biofuels

(2008) Timothy P. Durrett et al.   PLANT JOURNAL