Light/dark cycling causes delayed lipid accumulation and increased photoperiod-based biomass yield by altering metabolic flux in oleaginous Chlamydomonas sp.

Abstract Background Light/dark cycling is an inevitable outdoor culture condition for microalgal biofuel production; however, the influence of this cycling on cellular lipid production has not been clearly established. The general aim of this study was to determine the influence of light/dark cyclin...

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Main Authors: Yuichi Kato, Yusuke Fujihara, Christopher J. Vavricka, Jo-Shu Chang, Tomohisa Hasunuma, Akihiko Kondo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-019-1380-4