Light attenuates lipid accumulation while enhancing cell proliferation and starch synthesis in the glucose-fed oleaginous microalga Chlorella zofingiensis

T Chen, J Liu, B Guo, X Ma, P Sun, B Liu, F Chen - Scientific Reports, 2015 - nature.com
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of light on lipid and starch
accumulation in the oleaginous green algae Chlorella zofingiensis supplemented with …

Comparative Analyses of Three Chlorella Species in Response to Light and Sugar Reveal Distinctive Lipid Accumulation Patterns in the Microalga C. sorokiniana

JN Rosenberg, N Kobayashi, A Barnes, EA Noel… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
While photosynthetic microalgae, such as Chlorella, serve as feedstocks for nutritional oils
and biofuels, heterotrophic cultivation can augment growth rates, support high cell densities …

Effect of green and red light in lipid accumulation and transcriptional profile of genes implicated in lipid biosynthesis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

DE Gaytán‐Luna, AE Ochoa‐Alfaro… - Biotechnology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Microalgae have the potential to accumulate triacylglycerols under different light spectra. In
this work, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was grown under white (400–700 nm), red (650 nm) …

Light enhanced the accumulation of total fatty acids (TFA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in a newly isolated heterotrophic microalga Crypthecodinium sp. SUN

D Sun, Z Zhang, X Mao, T Wu, Y Jiang, J Liu… - Bioresource …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present study, light illumination was found to be efficient in elevating the total fatty acid
content in a newly isolated heterotrophic microalga, Crypthecodinium sp. SUN. Under light …

Effect of light intensity on physiological changes, carbon allocation and neutral lipid accumulation in oleaginous microalgae

Q He, H Yang, L Wu, C Hu - Bioresource technology, 2015 - Elsevier
Chlorella sp. and Monoraphidium sp. were the potential microalgal species for lipid
production. This study aimed to investigate different light intensities (40, 200, 400 μmol …

Metabolic plasticity of the starchless mutant of Chlorella sorokiniana and mechanisms underlying its enhanced lipid production revealed by comparative metabolomics …

M Wu, H Zhang, W Sun, Y Li, Q Hu, H Zhou, D Han - Algal research, 2019 - Elsevier
The unicellular green alga Chlorella sorokiniana is of great industrial interest for biofuels
production due to its rapid growth, high lipid content, and capabilities in tolerating broad …

Saturating Light Induces Sustained Accumulation of Oil in Plastidal Lipid Droplets in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

HD Goold, S Cuiné, B Légeret, Y Liang… - Plant …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Enriching algal biomass in energy density is an important goal in algal biotechnology.
Nitrogen (N) starvation is considered the most potent trigger of oil accumulation in …

Re-Programing Glucose Catabolism in the Microalga Chlorella sorokiniana under Light Condition

T Li, N Pang, L He, Y Xu, X Fu, Y Tang, Y Shachar-Hill… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The microalga Chlorella sorokiniana has attracted much attention for lipid production and
wastewater treatment. It can perform photosynthesis and organic carbon utilization …

Regulation of starch and lipid accumulation in a microalga Chlorella sorokiniana

T Li, M Gargouri, J Feng, JJ Park, D Gao, C Miao… - Bioresource …, 2015 - Elsevier
Microalgae have attracted growing attention due to their potential in biofuel feedstock
production. However, current understanding of the regulatory mechanisms for lipid …

Application of growth-phase based light-feeding strategies to simultaneously enhance Chlorella vulgaris growth and lipid accumulation

Y Sun, Q Liao, Y Huang, A Xia, Q Fu, X Zhu, J Fu… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
Considering the variations of optimal light intensity required by microalgae cells along with
growth phases, growth-phase light-feeding strategies were proposed and verified in this …