Lipid production and molecular dynamics simulation for regulation of accD gene in cyanobacteria under different N and P regimes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Microalgae grown under different nutrient deficient conditions present a good source of natural lipids with applications for several types of biofuels. The expression of acetyl-CoA carboxylase gene can further provide an insight to the mechanisms leading to enhanced lipid production under such stresses. In this study, two nutrients viz. nitrogen and phosphorus were modulated to see its effect on lipid productivity in selected cyanobacteria and its correlation with Accase followed by molecular dynamics simulation.

Results

Selected cyanobacteria viz. Oscillatoria sp. (SP8), Anabaena sp. (SP12), Anabaena sp. (SP13), Microcoleus sp. (SP18), and Nostoc sp. (SP20) varied in their ability to accumulate lipids which ranged from a lowest

SUBMITTER: Kumar R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5393026 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature