Biotechnological production of value-added carotenoids from microalgae: Emerging technology and prospects

Bioengineered

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 204-208

  Wichuk, Kristine ^a   Brynjólfsson, Sigurður ^a   Fu, Weiqi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Adaptive laboratory evolution; Carotenoid metabolism; Dunaliella salina; Environmental stress; LED based photobioreactors; Microalgae

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; DNA MODIFICATION; DUNALIELLA SALINA; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROALGA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ADAPTATION; BIOREACTOR; BIOSYNTHESIS; GREEN ALGA; LIGHT; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOREACTORS; CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYTA; LIGHT; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MICROALGAE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 84924084141     PISSN: 21655979     EISSN: 21655987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/bioe.28720     Document Type: Article

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