Microalgae-derived pigments for the food industry

H Sun, Y Wang, Y He, B Liu, H Mou, F Chen, S Yang - Marine drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the food industry, manufacturers and customers have paid more attention to natural
pigments instead of the synthetic counterparts for their excellent coloring ability and healthy …

Manipulating environmental stresses and stress tolerance of microalgae for enhanced production of lipids and value-added products–A review

B Chen, C Wan, MA Mehmood, JS Chang, F Bai… - Bioresource …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microalgae have promising potential to produce lipids and a variety of high-value chemicals.
Suitable stress conditions such as nitrogen starvation and high salinity could stimulate …

Cultivating microalgae in wastewater for biomass production, pollutant removal, and atmospheric carbon mitigation; a review

A Shahid, S Malik, H Zhu, J Xu, MZ Nawaz… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Water shortage is one of the leading global problems along with the depletion of energy
resources and environmental deterioration. Recent industrialization, global mobility, and …

Sustainable approaches for algae utilisation in bioenergy production

SR Chia, HC Ong, KW Chew, PL Show, SM Phang… - Renewable energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Rapidly increasing global energy consumption has caused depletion of fossil fuels, leading
to the search of alternative energy resources. One of the potential solutions is utilizing algae …

Regulatory mechanisms of lipid biosynthesis in microalgae

H Chen, Q Wang - Biological Reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Microalgal lipids are highly promising feedstocks for biofuel production. Microalgal lipids,
especially triacylglycerol, and practical applications of these compounds have received …

Impact of culture conditions on the chlorophyll content of microalgae for biotechnological applications

V da Silva Ferreira, C Sant'Anna - World Journal of Microbiology and …, 2017 - Springer
Chlorophyll is a commercially important natural green pigment responsible for the
absorption of light energy and its conversion into chemical energy via photosynthesis in …

A techno-economic analysis of industrial production of marine microalgae as a source of EPA and DHA-rich raw material for aquafeed: Research challenges and …

MS Chauton, KI Reitan, NH Norsker, R Tveterås… - Aquaculture, 2015 - Elsevier
The aquaculture industry needs a stable supply of feed resource materials in sufficient
quantities and quality for future growth, in particular the fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid …

Storage of starch and lipids in microalgae: Biosynthesis and manipulation by nutrients

W Ran, H Wang, Y Liu, M Qi, Q Xiang, C Yao… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgae accumulate starch and lipid as storage metabolites under nutrient depletion,
which can be used as sustainable feedstock for biorefinery. Omics analysis coupled with …

Nitrogen-Sparing Mechanisms in Chlamydomonas Affect the Transcriptome, the Proteome, and Photosynthetic Metabolism

S Schmollinger, T Mühlhaus, NR Boyle, IK Blaby… - The Plant …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
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 …

Lipid accumulation and biosynthesis genes response of the oleaginous Chlorella pyrenoidosaunder three nutrition stressors

J Fan, Y Cui, M Wan, W Wang, Y Li - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2014 - Springer
Background Microalgae can accumulate considerable amounts of lipids under different
nutrient-deficient conditions, making them as one of the most promising sustainable sources …