Diatoms as cell factories for high-value products: chrysolaminarin, eicosapentaenoic acid, and fucoxanthin

R Yang, D Wei, J Xie - Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Diatoms are unicellular photosynthetic microalgae existing ubiquitously in marine and
freshwater environments. This review focuses on high-value compounds produced from …

Regulation of carbon metabolism by environmental conditions: a perspective from diatoms and other chromalveolates

H Launay, W Huang, SC Maberly… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Diatoms belong to a major, diverse and species-rich eukaryotic clade, the Heterokonta,
within the polyphyletic chromalveolates. They evolved as a result of secondary …

Comparison of two Phaeodactylum tricornutum ecotypes under nitrogen starvation and resupply reveals distinct lipid accumulation strategies but a common …

V Murison, J Hérault, M Côme, S Guinio… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Phaeodactylum tricornutum is a model species frequently used to study lipid
metabolism in diatoms. When exposed to a nutrient limitation or starvation, diatoms are …

The effect of light intensity on the production and accumulation of pigments and fatty acids in Phaeodactylum tricornutum

D Conceição, RG Lopes, RB Derner, H Cella… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Springer
The diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum is known to accumulate polyunsaturated fatty acids
(PUFAs), especially omega-3 fatty eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) 20: 5n3, which is health …

A novel culture medium for freshwater diatoms promotes efficient photoautotrophic batch production of biomass, fucoxanthin, and eicosapentaenoic acid

S Gérin, T Delhez, A Corato, C Remacle… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Springer
Diatoms have recently emerged as new promising sources of fucoxanthin and
eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). Most applied studies in this area have focused on marine …

Red Light Variation an Effective Alternative to Regulate Biomass and Lipid Profiles in Phaeodactylum tricornutum

N Sharma, G Fleurent, F Awwad, M Cheng… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Marine water diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum is a photosynthetic organism that is known
to respond to the changing light environment and adapt to different temperatures to prevent …

The transition toward nitrogen deprivation in diatoms requires chloroplast stand-by and deep metabolic reshuffling

M Scarsini, S Thiriet-Rupert, B Veidl… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Microalgae have adapted to face abiotic stresses by accumulating energy storage
molecules such as lipids, which are also of interest to industries. Unfortunately, the …

Metabolite Quantification by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy in Diatoms: Proof of Concept on Phaeodactylum tricornutum

M Scarsini, A Thurotte, B Veidl, F Amiard… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Diatoms are feedstock for the production of sustainable biocommodities, including biofuel.
The biochemical characterization of newly isolated or genetically modified strains is seminal …

Enhanced pyruvate metabolism in plastids by overexpression of putative plastidial pyruvate transporter in Phaeodactylum tricornutum

S Seo, J Kim, JW Lee, O Nam, KS Chang… - Biotechnology for …, 2020 - Springer
Background The development of microalgal strains for enhanced biomass and biofuel
production has received increased attention. Moreover, strain development via metabolic …

Bioinformatics-Based Screening Approach for the Identification and Characterization of Lipolytic Enzymes from the Marine Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum

V Murison, J Hérault, B Schoefs, J Marchand, L Ulmann - Marine drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Oleaginous diatoms accumulate lipids of biotechnological interest when exposed to nutrient
stress conditions such as nitrogen starvation. While accumulation mechanisms are well …