[USA] Algae have the potential to become a sustainable source of high value biofuels and oils. A big hurdle that holds us back from Continue reading A protein lulls algae to “sleep”, and what that means for making green fuels
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Scientists produce designer triacylglycerols in industrial microalgae
[China] The main constituents of vegetable oil in plants and fats in animals and humans are the molecules of triacylglycerol (TAG). Continue reading Scientists produce designer triacylglycerols in industrial microalgae
Biosynthesis of triacylglycerol molecules in industrial microalgae
[China] Researchers from Chinese Academy of Sciences found two novel fatty acid-preferring enzymes that discriminate individual Continue reading Biosynthesis of triacylglycerol molecules in industrial microalgae
Meghan Sapp: Japanese researchers enhance triacylglycerols production in algae
[Japan] In Japan, Hiroyuki Ohta at Tokyo Institute of Technology, together with scientists based at institutions across Tokyo, Japan, have uncovered a way of enhancing the production of fat-based molecules called triacylglycerols in the Nannochloropsis algal strain NIES-2145, thereby increasing oil synthesis from the microalgae. Continue reading Meghan Sapp: Japanese researchers enhance triacylglycerols production in algae
Microscopic algae can bring biofuel boon in the Middle East
A model that tests algae strains in artificial, closed environments shows potential in producing alternative biofuel but experts have yet to decide how feasible it is regionally… Continue reading Microscopic algae can bring biofuel boon in the Middle East