Expression of fatty acid synthesis genes and fatty acid accumulation in haematococcus pluvialis under different stressors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Biofuel has been the focus of intensive global research over the past few years. The development of 4th generation biofuel production (algae-to-biofuels) based on metabolic engineering of algae is still in its infancy, one of the main barriers is our lacking of understanding of microalgal growth, metabolism and biofuel production. Although fatty acid (FA) biosynthesis pathway genes have been all cloned and biosynthesis pathway was built up in some higher plants, the molecular mechanism for its regulation in microalgae is far away from elucidation.

Results

We cloned main key genes for FA biosynthesis in Haematococcus pluvialis, a green microalga as a potential biodiesel feedstock, and investigated the correlations between their expression alternation and FA composi

SUBMITTER: Lei A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3337298 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature