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Published on: October 25, 2024
Improving lipid production by strain development in microalgae: Strategies, challenges and perspectives
Seunghye Park1, Thu Ha Thi Nguyen1, EonSeon Jin1
1Department of Life Science, Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
Over the past decade, the number of original articles and reviews presenting microalgae as a promising feedstock for biodiesel has increased tremendously. Many improvements of microalgae have been achieved through selection and strain development for industrial applications. However, the large-scale production of lipids for commercialization is not yet realistic because the production is still much more expensive than that of agricultural products. This review summarizes recent research on the induction of lipid biosynthesis in microalgae and the various strategies of genetic and metabolic engineering for enhancing lipid production. Strain engineering targets are proposed based on these strategies. To address current limitations of strain engineering for lipid production, this review provides insights on recent engineering strategies based on molecular tools and methods, and also discusses further perspectives.
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