Manipulating environmental stresses and stress tolerance of microalgae for enhanced production of lipids and value-added products–A review

B Chen, C Wan, MA Mehmood, JS Chang, F Bai… - Bioresource …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microalgae have promising potential to produce lipids and a variety of high-value chemicals.
Suitable stress conditions such as nitrogen starvation and high salinity could stimulate …

A holistic approach to managing microalgae for biofuel applications

PL Show, MSY Tang, D Nagarajan, TC Ling… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Microalgae contribute up to 60% of the oxygen content in the Earth's atmosphere by
absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen during photosynthesis. Microalgae are …

Salinity induced oxidative stress alters the physiological responses and improves the biofuel potential of green microalgae Acutodesmus dimorphus

K Chokshi, I Pancha, A Ghosh, S Mishra - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
The main aim of the present study was to analyze salinity stress induced physiological and
biochemical changes in a freshwater microalgae Acutodesmus dimorphus. During single …

Trends and strategies to enhance triacylglycerols and high-value compounds in microalgae

LM Schüler, PSC Schulze, H Pereira, L Barreira… - Algal research, 2017 - Elsevier
Microalgae are important sources of triacylglycerols (TAGs) and high-value compounds
such as carotenoids and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs). TAGs are …

Nitrogen or phosphorus repletion strategies for enhancing lipid or carotenoid production from Tetraselmis marina

IDB Moussa, H Chtourou, F Karray, S Sayadi… - Bioresource …, 2017 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to investigate the accumulation of lipid and photosynthetic
pigments from Tetraselmis marina. When the cells were grown in F/2-medium for seven days …

An overview of the utilisation of microalgae biomass derived from nutrient recycling of wet market wastewater and slaughterhouse wastewater

AY Maizatul, RMS Radin Mohamed… - International Aquatic …, 2017 - Springer
Microalgae have high nutritional values for aquatic organisms compared to fish meal,
because microalgae cells are rich in proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates. However, the high …

Impact of nutrient starvation on intracellular biochemicals and calorific value of mixed microalgae

AF Danesh, S Ebrahimi, A Salehi, A Parsa - Biochemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
A two-stage cultivation strategy was applied to mixed microalgae, which were first cultured in
complete nutrient medium then switched to different nutrient-free mediums in order to assess …

A predictive model for the spectral “bioalbedo” of snow

JM Cook, AJ Hodson, AJ Taggart… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We present the first physical model for the spectral “bioalbedo” of snow, which predicts the
spectral reflectance of snowpacks contaminated with variable concentrations of red snow …

Development of a Dunaliella tertiolecta Strain with Increased Zeaxanthin Content Using Random Mutagenesis

M Kim, J Ahn, H Jeon, ES Jin - Marine drugs, 2017 - mdpi.com
Zeaxanthin is a xanthophyll pigment that is regarded as one of the best carotenoids for the
prevention and treatment of degenerative diseases. In the worldwide natural products …

Carotenogenic response in photosynthetic organisms: a colorful story

A Solovchenko, K Neverov - Photosynthesis research, 2017 - Springer
Carotenoids are a diverse group of terpenoid pigments ubiquitous in and essential for
functioning of phototrophs. Most of the researchers in the field are focused on the primary …