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- 2019.10.29
Harnessing energy from algae: Scientists identify enzyme that could help accelerate biofuel production
Published Media
- ■Market Business News (August 19th, 2018 : MBN web)
- ■The Chemical Daily (August 21st, 2018 : Page 7)
- ■Nikkei Biotechnology & Business (August 21st, 2018 )
- ■NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN (August 24th, 2018 : Page 33)
- ■Diamond Weekly (October 26th, 2019)
*Related information"Target of rapamycin (TOR) plays a critical role in triacylglycerol accumulation in microalgae (10.1007/s11103-015-0370-6)"
Reference
- ■Journal : Scientific Reports
- ■First published : August 17th, 2018
- ■Authors : Satoshi Fukuda, Eri Hirasawa, Tokiaki Takemura, Sota Takahashi, Kaumeel Chokshi, Imran Pancha, Kan Tanaka, Sousuke Imamura
- ■Title of original paper : Accelerated triacylglycerol production without growth inhibition by overexpression of a glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase in the unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae
- ■DOI : 10.1038/s41598-018-30809-8
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