Bioengineering of microalgae: recent advances, perspectives, and regulatory challenges for industrial application

G Kumar, A Shekh, S Jakhu, Y Sharma… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Microalgae, due to their complex metabolic capacity, are being continuously explored for
nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, and other industrially important bioactives. However …

Microalgae for the production of lipid and carotenoids: a review with focus on stress regulation and adaptation

XM Sun, LJ Ren, QY Zhao, XJ Ji, H Huang - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2018 - Springer
Microalgae have drawn great attention as promising sustainable source of lipids and
carotenoids. Their lipid and carotenoids accumulation machinery can be trigged by the …

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 …

Stresses as first-line tools for enhancing lipid and carotenoid production in microalgae

TQ Shi, LR Wang, ZX Zhang, XM Sun… - … in bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Microalgae can produce high-value-added products such as lipids and carotenoids using
light or sugars, and their biosynthesis mechanism can be triggered by various stress …

Identification and characterization of the novel bioactive compounds from microalgae and cyanobacteria for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications

S Hassan, R Meenatchi, K Pachillu… - Journal of Basic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Microalgae and cyanobacteria (blue‐green algae) are used as food by humans. They have
gained a lot of attention in recent years because of their potential applications in …

Improving microalgae for biotechnology—From genetics to synthetic biology–Moving forward but not there yet

V Kselíková, A Singh, V Bialevich, M Čížková… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae are a diverse group of photosynthetic organisms that can be exploited for the
production of different compounds, ranging from crude biomass and biofuels to high value …

Models of microalgal cultivation for added-value products-A review

M Bekirogullari, GM Figueroa-Torres, JK Pittman… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microalgae are considered a promising feedstock for biorefineries given that their chemical
composition–rich in carbohydrate and lipid-can be directed towards the co-production of …

An overview of microalgal carotenoids: advances in the production and its impact on sustainable development

RK Goswami, K Agrawal… - … : evaluating strategies for …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Microalgae are potential source for the production of various biomolecules (eg carotenoids).
Carotenoids are a group of isoprenoids and are of three types, ie, red, yellow, and orange …

PSR1 Is a Global Transcriptional Regulator of Phosphorus Deficiency Responses and Carbon Storage Metabolism in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

AK Bajhaiya, AP Dean, LAH Zeef, RE Webster… - Plant …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Many eukaryotic microalgae modify their metabolism in response to nutrient stresses such
as phosphorus (P) starvation, which substantially induces storage metabolite biosynthesis …

Optimisation of microalgal cultivation via nutrient-enhanced strategies: the biorefinery paradigm

GM Figueroa-Torres, JK Pittman… - Biotechnology for …, 2021 - Springer
Background The production of microalgal biofuels, despite their sustainable and renowned
potential, is not yet cost-effective compared to current conventional fuel technologies …