Molecular mechanisms for photosynthetic carbon partitioning into storage neutral lipids in Nannochloropsis oceanica under nitrogen-depletion conditions

Algal Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2015, Pages 66-77

  Jia, Jing ^a,b   Han, Danxiang ^c   Gerken, Henri G ^c   Li, Yantao ^d   Sommerfeld, Milton ^c   Hu, Qiang ^e   Xu, Jian ^a  

^a QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF BIOENERGY AND BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^e INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon partitioning; Lipidomes; Membrane lipids; Nannochloropsis; Storage carbohydrates

Indexed keywords

NANNOCHLOROPSIS; NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCEANICA;

EID: 84921324786     PISSN: 22119264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2014.11.005     Document Type: Article

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