ArticleBiotechnology for biofuels2015
Potential of lipid metabolism in marine diatoms for biofuel production.
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- Culture Conditions Affect Antioxidant Production, Metabolism and Related Biomarkers of the MicroalgaeAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Bioprospecting of Microalgae Isolated from the Adriatic Sea: Characterization of Biomass, Pigment, Lipid and Fatty Acid Composition, and Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Highly Valuable Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids from Microalgae: Strategies to Improve Their Yields and Their Potential Exploitation in Aquaculture.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Transcriptomics and Metabolomics Analyses Provide Novel Insights into Glucose-Induced Trophic Transition of the Marine DiatomMarine drugs · 2021Article
- Autotrophic vs. Heterotrophic Cultivation of the Marine DiatomMarine drugs · 2021Article
- Influence of Algae Supplementation on the Concentration of Glutathione and the Activity of Glutathione Enzymes in the Mice Liver and Kidney.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Boosting Biomass Quantity and Quality by Improved Mixotrophic Culture of the DiatomFrontiers in plant science · 2021Article
- Ecophysiological and Cell Biological Traits of Benthic Diatoms From Coastal Wetlands of the Southern Baltic Sea.Frontiers in microbiology · 2021Article
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- Biological aspects and biotechnological potential of marine diatoms in relation to different light regimens.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundDiatoms are an ecologically relevant group of microalgae that are not commonly considered for bio-oil production even if they are responsible for massive blooms at sea. Seventeen diatom species were screened for their capacity to produce biomass and lipids, in relation to their growth rate. Triglyceride levels were also assessed as a preferential source of biofuels.
resultsUsing statistical analysis, two centric diatoms, Thalassiosira weissflogii and Cyclotella cryptica, were selected as good candidates for oil production. Lipid levels significantly increased when the two diatoms were cultivated in a two-stage process under nitrogen limitation. The effect was less pronounced in cultures where silicon was reduced to 20% of the standard supply. Nitrogen limitation did not affect growth rates but led to lipid remodeling and de novo synthesis of triacylglycerols.
conclusionsTriacylglycerols in T. weissflogii and C. cryptica can account for up to 82% and 88% of total glycerolipids, thereby suggesting that the two species are promising candidates for large-scale experimentation for biofuel production.
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