Bioengineering of Microalgae: Recent Advances, Perspectives, and Regulatory Challenges for Industrial Application.

ABSTRACT: Microalgae, due to their complex metabolic capacity, are being continuously explored for nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, and other industrially important bioactives. However, suboptimal yield and productivity of the bioactive of interest in local and robust wild-type strains are of perennial concerns for their industrial applications. To overcome such limitations, strain improvement through genetic engineering could play a decisive role. Though the advanced tools for genetic engineering have emerged at a greater pace, they still remain underused for microalgae as compared to other microorganisms. Pertaining to this, we reviewed the progress made so far in the development of molecular tools and techniques, and their deployment for microalgae strain improvement through genetic engineering.

SUBMITTER: Kumar G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7494788 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature