Genetic engineering of algae for enhanced biofuel production

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 486-501

  Radakovits, Randor ^a   Jinkerson, Robert E ^a   Darzins, Al ^b   Posewitz, Matthew C ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; FATTY ACID; HYDROGEN;

ALGA; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; GENOME; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REVIEW; EUKARYOTE;

ALGAE; BIOFUELS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOME; HYDROGEN; LIPID METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; EUKARYOTA;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 77950534012     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00364-09     Document Type: Review

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