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 …

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

P Singh, S Kumari, A Guldhe, R Misra, I Rawat… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
In order to realize the potential of microalgal biodiesel there is a need for substantial impetus
involving interventions to radically improve lipid yields upstream. Nutrient stress and …

Improving lipid production by strain development in microalgae: strategies, challenges and perspectives

S Park, THT Nguyen, ES Jin - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, the number of original articles and reviews presenting microalgae as
a promising feedstock for biodiesel has increased tremendously. Many improvements of …

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 …

Recent advancements in the genetic engineering of microalgae

AE Sproles, FJ Fields, TN Smalley, CH Le, A Badary… - Algal Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of more sustainable food, feed, and bio-products is critical to mitigating the
environmental stresses facing our world today. Algae, which includes seaweeds, eukaryotic …

Perspectives on metabolic engineering for increased lipid contents in microalgae.

H Schuhmann, DKY Lim, PM Schenk - 2012 - cabidigitallibrary.org
With increasing concerns about the world's crude oil consumption, alternative fuels based
on renewable resources attract more and more attention. Microalgae have been proposed to …

Strategies to enhance production of microalgal biomass and lipids for biofuel feedstock

WL Chu - European Journal of Phycology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Microalgae have enormous potential as feedstock for biofuel production compared with
other sources, due to their high areal productivity, relatively low environmental impact, and …

Genetic engineering of microalgae for secondary metabolite production: Recent developments, challenges, and future prospects

A Sreenikethanam, S Raj, P Gugulothu… - … in bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Microalgae are highly diverse photosynthetic organisms with higher growth rate and simple
nutritional requirements. They are evolved with an efficiency to adapt to a wide range of …

Biotechnological approaches to enhance biofuel producing potential of microalgae

J Xue, S Balamurugan, T Li, JX Cai, TT Chen, X Wang… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Oleaginous microalgae have emerged as the promising feedstock for biofuels due to their
various advantageous features over terrestrial plants. However, the microalgal fuel industry …

Bioprocess engineering of microalgae to optimize lipid production through nutrient management

Z Lari, N Moradi-kheibari, H Ahmadzadeh… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - Springer
Microalgae have been used commercially as a feedstock for the production of high-value
compounds, pigments, cosmetics, and nutritional supplements. In addition, because of their …