Combined intracellular nitrate and NIT2 effects on storage carbohydrate metabolism in Chlamydomonas.

ABSTRACT: Microalgae are receiving increasing attention as alternative production systems for renewable energy such as biofuel. The photosynthetic alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is widely recognized as the model system to study all aspects of algal physiology, including the molecular mechanisms underlying the accumulation of starch and triacylglycerol (TAG), which are the precursors of biofuel. All of these pathways not only require a carbon (C) supply but also are strongly dependent on a source of nitrogen (N) to sustain optimal growth rate and biomass production. In order to gain a better understanding of the regulation of C and N metabolisms and the accumulation of storage carbohydrates, the effect of different N sources (NH4NO3 and ) on primary metabolism using various mutants impaired in either

SUBMITTER: Remacle C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3883280 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature