Oxidative stress is a mediator for increased lipid accumulation in a newly isolated Dunaliella salina strain.

ABSTRACT: Green algae offer sustainable, clean and eco-friendly energy resource. However, production efficiency needs to be improved. Increasing cellular lipid levels by nitrogen depletion is one of the most studied strategies. Despite this, the underlying physiological and biochemical mechanisms of this response have not been well defined. Algae species adapted to hypersaline conditions can be cultivated in salty waters which are not useful for agriculture or consumption. Due to their inherent extreme cultivation conditions, use of hypersaline algae species is better suited for avoiding culture contamination issues. In this study, we identified a new halophilic Dunaliella salina strain by using 18S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing. We found that growth and biomass productivities of this strain were di

SUBMITTER: Yilancioglu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3961284 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature