Impacts of nitrogen and phosphorus starvation on the physiology of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

• Published in: Journal of applied phycology Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 1509 - 1520
• Main Authors: Kamalanathan, Manoj, Pierangelini, Mattia, Shearman, Lauren Ann, Gleadow, Roslyn, Beardall, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Algae; Biofuels; biomass production; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biotechnology; Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; Ecology; fossil fuels; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; fuel production; Life Sciences; Limiting nutrients; lipid content; Lipids; microalgae; Nitrogen; nutrients; Phosphorus; photosynthesis; Physiology; Plant Physiology; Plant Sciences; starvation; triacylglycerols; Phosphorus; Microalgae; Nitrogen; Photosynthesis; Biodiesel

The importance of algae-derived biofuels has been highlighted by the current problems associated with fossil fuels. Considerable past research has shown that limiting nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus increases the cellular lipid content in microalgae. However, limiting the supply of nutrien...