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 …

Fatty acids (FAs) and lipids are essential—not only as membrane constituents but also for
growth and development. In plants and algae, FAs are synthesized in plastids and to a large …

Lipids are the primary form of energy storage and a major component of plasma
membranes, which form the interface between the cell and the extracellular environment …

Photosynthesis occurs in the thylakoid membrane, where the predominant lipid is
monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG). As environmental conditions change, photosynthetic …

Glycerolipids are the most abundant lipids in microalgae, and glycerol-3-phosphate: acyl-
CoA acyltransferase (GPAT) plays an important role in their biosynthesis. However, the …

Despite a strong interest in microalgal oil production, our understanding of the biosynthetic
pathways that produce algal lipids and the genes involved in the biosynthetic processes …

Photosynthetic membranes provide much of the usable energy for life on earth. To produce
photosynthetic membrane lipids, multiple transport steps are required, including fatty acid …

Chloroplasts are endosymbiotic organelles and play crucial roles in energy supply and
metabolism of eukaryotic photosynthetic organisms (algae and land plants). They harbor …

Acyl editing refers to a deacylation and reacylation cycle on a lipid, which allows for fatty
acid desaturation and modification prior to being removed and incorporated into other pools …

Great strides have been made in understanding how membranes and lipid droplets are
formed and maintained in land plants, yet much more is to be learned given the complexity …