Metabolic survey of Botryococcus braunii: Impact of the physiological state on product formation.

The microalga Botryococcus braunii is widely regarded as a potential renewable and sustainable source for industrial applications because of its capability to produce large amounts of metabolically expensive (exo-) polysaccharides and lipids, notably hydrocarbons. A comprehensive and systematic meta...

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Main Authors: Olga Blifernez-Klassen, Swapnil Chaudhari, Viktor Klassen, Robin Wördenweber, Tim Steffens, Dominik Cholewa, Karsten Niehaus, Jörn Kalinowski, Olaf Kruse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5991718?pdf=render