Dynamic metabolic modeling of heterotrophic and mixotrophic microalgal growth on fermentative wastes.

ABSTRACT: Microalgae are promising microorganisms for the production of numerous molecules of interest, such as pigments, proteins or triglycerides that can be turned into biofuels. Heterotrophic or mixotrophic growth on fermentative wastes represents an interesting approach to achieving higher biomass concentrations, while reducing cost and improving the environmental footprint. Fermentative wastes generally consist of a blend of diverse molecules and it is thus crucial to understand microalgal metabolism in such conditions, where switching between substrates might occur. Metabolic modeling has proven to be an efficient tool for understanding metabolism and guiding the optimization of biomass or target molecule production. Here, we focused on the metabolism of Chlorella sorokiniana growing heterotr

SUBMITTER: Baroukh C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5476291 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature