Acidophilic green alga Pseudochlorella sp. YKT1 accumulates high amount of lipid droplets under a nitrogen-depleted condition at a low-pH.

Microalgal storage lipids are considered to be a promising source for next-generation biofuel feedstock. However, microalgal biodiesel is not yet economically feasible due to the high cost of production. One of the reasons for this is that the use of a low-cost open pond system is currently limited...

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Main Authors: Shunsuke Hirooka, Sumio Higuchi, Akihiro Uzuka, Hisayoshi Nozaki, Shin-ya Miyagishima
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/366f95eebd7947f5afa7327428094f7f
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