Random mutagenesis as a promising tool for microalgal strain improvement towards industrial production

M Trovão, LM Schüler, A Machado, G Bombo… - Marine drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microalgae have become a promising novel and sustainable feedstock for meeting the rising
demand for food and feed. However, microalgae-based products are currently hindered by …

Biofuel production from Euglena: Current status and techno-economic perspectives

S Kim, H Im, J Yu, K Kim, M Kim, T Lee - Bioresource Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) can contribute reduce greenhouse gas emissions
compared to conventional fuel. With the increasing SAFs demand, various generations of …

Bio-inspired CO2 capture and utilization by microalgae for bioenergy feedstock production: A greener approach for environmental protection

RK Mohapatra, D Padhi, R Sen, M Nayak - Bioresource Technology …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the recent century, global warming and climate change driven by extensive anthropogenic
CO 2 emissions have become threatening to the survivability of entire life forms, including …

Harnessing genetic engineering to drive economic bioproduct production in algae

A Gupta, K Kang, R Pathania, L Saxton… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Our reliance on agriculture for sustenance, healthcare, and resources has been essential
since the dawn of civilization. However, traditional agricultural practices are no longer …

UV mutagenesis followed by hydrogen peroxide treatment ameliorates lipid production and omega-3 fatty acids levels in Chlorella sp.

R Sivaramakrishnan, A Incharoensakdi - Algal Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The high potential Chlorella sp. was obtained after the UV mutation which produces higher
biomass and lipid content than the wild type. The lipid content and biomass were increased …

Strain development in microalgal biotechnology—random mutagenesis techniques

R Bleisch, L Freitag, Y Ihadjadene, U Sprenger… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microalgal biomass and metabolites can be used as a renewable source of nutrition,
pharmaceuticals and energy to maintain or improve the quality of human life. Microalgae's …

Advances in engineering algae for biofuel production

AM Ruffing, RW Davis, TW Lane - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•High-throughput strain engineering increases algal biomass production and lipid
content.•Genome-scale models with omics data advance rational algal strain engineering.• …

High-efficiency production of biomass and biofuel under two-stage cultivation of a stable microalga Botryococcus braunii mutant generated by ethyl methanesulfonate …

T Thurakit, W Pathom-Aree, C Pumas… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Green microalga Botryococcus braunii is a eukaryotic photosynthetic microorganism
considered as a rich source of biofuel compounds, such as hydrocarbons and lipids, despite …

Bioprospecting marine microalgae as sustainable bio-factories for value-added compounds

J Selvam, J Mal, S Singh, A Yadav, BS Giri, A Pandey… - Algal Research, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been increasing attention towards marine bioprospecting owing to
the potential for developing sustainable and environmentally friendly production systems for …

Rapid combinatorial rewiring of metabolic networks for enhanced poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) production in Corynebacterium glutamicum

SS Yim, JW Choi, YJ Lee, KJ Jeong - Microbial Cell Factories, 2023 - Springer
Background The disposal of plastic waste is a major environmental challenge. With recent
advances in microbial genetic and metabolic engineering technologies, microbial …