Renewable energy sources eg biofuels, are the focus of this century. Economically and
environmental friendly production of such energies are the challenges that limit their usages …

Cyanobacteria and algae having complex photosynthetic systems can channelize absorbed
solar energy into other forms of energy for production of food and metabolites. In addition …

N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs), and especially eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), are essential compounds for human health. They have …

There is a growing demand for use of alternative clean energy as against fossil fuel. In trying
to meet these demands, researchers are investigating various approaches towards …

In the last few years, there has been an intense interest in using microalgal lipids in food,
chemical and pharmaceutical industries and cosmetology, while a noteworthy research has …

The first use of microalgae by humans dates back 2000 years to the Chinese, who used
Nostoc to survive during famine. However, microalgal biotechnology only really began to …

Microalgae represent an exceptionally diverse but highly specialized group of micro‐
organisms adapted to various ecological habitats. Many microalgae have the ability to …

Background Among the various biochemical markers, fatty acids or lipid profiles represent a
chemically relatively inert class of compounds that is easy to isolate from biological material …

Eukaryotic algae are a very diverse group of organisms which inhabit a huge range of
ecosystems from the Antarctic to deserts. They account for over half the primary productivity …

Unicellular marine algae have promise for providing sustainable and scalable biofuel
feedstocks, although no single species has emerged as a preferred organism. Moreover …