Biofuels as a sustainable energy source: An update of the applications of proteomics in bioenergy crops and algae

Journal of Proteomics

Volumn 93, Issue , 2013, Pages 234-244

  Ndimba, Bongani Kaiser ^a,b   Ndimba, Roya Janeen ^c   Johnson, T Sudhakar ^d   Waditee Sirisattha, Rungaroon ^e   Baba, Masato ^f,k   Sirisattha, Sophon ^g   Shiraiwa, Yoshihiro ^f,k   Agrawal, Ganesh Kumar ^h,i   Rakwal, Randeep ^f,h,i,j  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (South Africa)

^d Natural Remedies Pvt Ltd   (India)

^e CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^g JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^h THAILAND INSTITUTE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Thailand)

ⁱ Research Laboratory for Biotechnology and Biochemistry RLABB   (Nepal)

^j GRADE Academy Pvt Ltd   (Nepal)

^k SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Biofuel crops; Biomarkers; Proteomics technology; Sustainable energy; Translational proteomics

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIODIESEL; BIOFUEL; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; PHYTOSTEROL; SAPOGENIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ACIDIFICATION; ACUTODESMUS OBLIQUUS; ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS CONVERSION; BIOMASS ENERGY; BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLORELLA ZOFINGIENSIS; ENERGY CROP; ENERGY RESOURCE; EUTROPHICATION; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GERMINATION; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; MAIZE; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLOMICS; MICROALGA; NANOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA; NEOCHLORIS OLEOABUNDANS; NONHUMAN; PANICUM VIRGATUM; PONGAMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEOMICS; REVIEW; SALT STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SORGHUM; STRAW; SUGAR BEET; SUGARCANE; SWEET POTATO; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ALGAE;

BIOFUEL CROPS; BIOMARKERS; PROTEOMICS TECHNOLOGY; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; TRANSLATIONAL PROTEOMICS;

BIOFUELS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CYANOBACTERIA; JATROPHA; MICROALGAE; PROTEOMICS; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SACCHARUM; SORGHUM;

EID: 84888033341     PISSN: 18743919     EISSN: 18767737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.05.041     Document Type: Review

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