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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

Related information

■Tokyo Tech News : Harnessing energy from algae: Scientists identify enzyme that could help accelerate biofuel production
■Press release : "Harnessing energy from algae: Scientists identify enzyme that could help accelerate biofuel production" PDF

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