Conversion of membrane lipid acyl groups to triacylglycerol and formation of lipid bodies upon nitrogen starvation in biofuel green algae Chlorella UTEX29

Planta

Volumn 238, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 895-906

  Goncalves, Elton C ^a   Johnson, Jodie V ^a   Rathinasabapathi, Bala ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Chlorella; Galactolipid; Radiolabeling; Triacylglycerol; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AUXENOCHLORELLA PROTOTHECOIDES; CHLORELLA (CHLORELLALES); CHLORELLA (PRASIOLALES); CHLORELLA (UNCLASSIFIED CHLOROPHYCEAE); CHLORELLA (UNCLASSIFIED TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE); CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYTA;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BIOFUEL; CARBON; FATTY ACID; GALACTOLIPID; MEMBRANE LIPID; NITROGEN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; CHLORELLA; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACETATES; BIOFUELS; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CHLORELLA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; FATTY ACIDS; GALACTOLIPIDS; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; NITROGEN; PHYLOGENY; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84886412463     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-013-1946-5     Document Type: Article

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