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 …

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 …

Label-free cell analysis is essential to personalized genomics, cancer diagnostics, and drug
development as it avoids adverse effects of staining reagents on cellular viability and cell …

The green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a leading unicellular model for dissecting
biological processes in photosynthetic eukaryotes. However, its usefulness has been limited …

Oil-accumulating microalgae have the potential to enable large-scale biodiesel production
without competing for arable land or biodiverse natural landscapes. High lipid productivity of …

In the last few years, there has been an intense interest in using microalgal lipids in food,
chemical and pharmaceutical industries and cosmetology, while a noteworthy research has …

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 …

To reveal the molecular mechanisms of oleaginousness in microalgae, transcriptomic and
lipidomic dynamics of the oleaginous microalga Nannochloropsis oceanica IMET1 under …

Nitrogen (N) is a key nutrient that limits global primary productivity; hence, N-use efficiency is
of compelling interest in agriculture and aquaculture. We used Chlamydomonas reinhardtii …

Developing renewable energy sources is critical to maintaining the economic growth of the
planet while protecting the environment. First generation biofuels focused on food crops like …