An Extended Approach to Quantify Triacylglycerol in Microalgae by Characteristic Fatty Acids

Microalgae represent a third generation biofuel feedstock due to their high triacylglycerol (TAG) content under adverse environmental conditions. Microalgal TAG resides in a single cell and serves as a lipid class mixed with complicated compositions. We previously showed that TAG possessed character...

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Main Authors: Miao Yang, Yan Fan, Pei-Chun Wu, Ya-Dong Chu, Pei-Li Shen, Song Xue, Zhan-You Chi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.01949/full