Reconstruction of the lipid metabolism for the microalga Monoraphidium neglectum from its genome sequence reveals characteristics suitable for biofuel production

BMC Genomics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Bogen, Christian ^a   Al Dilaimi, Arwa ^a   Albersmeier, Andreas ^a   Wichmann, Julian ^a   Grundmann, Michael ^a   Rupp, Oliver ^a   Lauersen, Kyle J ^a   Blifernez Klassen, Olga ^a   Kalinowski, Jörn ^a   Goesmann, Alexander ^a   Mussgnug, Jan H ^a   Kruse, Olaf ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Lipid metabolism; M. neglectum genome; Neutral lipid accumulation

Indexed keywords

ALGAL PROTEIN; FATTY ACID; NITROGEN; PETROLEUM;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPLAST GENOME; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DRY WEIGHT; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOGENESIS; MICROALGA; MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME; MONORAPHIDIUM NEGLECTUM; NANNOCHLOROPSIS GADITANA; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; MONORAPHIDIUM; MONORAPHIDIUM NEGLECTUM; NANNOCHLOROPSIS GADITANA; SELENASTRACEAE;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYTA; FATTY ACIDS; GENOME, CHLOROPLAST; GENOME, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENOME, PLANT; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MICROALGAE; PHOTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84890968181     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-926     Document Type: Article

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