Aggregation-Induced Emission Photosensitizer Boosting Algal Growth and Lipid Accumulation.

ABSTRACT: Mass production of microalgae is a research focus owing to their promising aspects for sustainable food, biofunctional compounds, nutraceuticals, and biofuel feedstock. This study uses a novel approach to enhance microalgae-derived biomass and metabolites by using an aggregation-induced emission (AIE) photosensitizer (PS), CN-TPAQ-PF₆ ([C₃₂H₂₃N₄]⁺). The unique AIE features of CN-TPAQ-PF₆ facilitate nano-aggregation in aquatic media for an effective light spectral shift for photosynthetic augmentation in a green microalga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The high reactive oxygen species (ROS) production capacity and redox-based cellular modulations reveal its potential to upsurge algal growth and lipid biosynthesis and fabricate f

SUBMITTER: Rakhi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11579964 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature