Microalgae triacylglycerols

Breuer G, Earners PP, Martens DE, Draaisma RB, Wijffels RH The impact of nitrogen starvation on the dynamics of triacylglycerol accumulation in nine microalgae strains, Bio-... 

Tonon, T., Harvey, D., Larson, T. R., Graham, I. A. (2002). Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid production and partitioning to triacylglycerols in four microalgae. Phytochemistry, 67(1), 15-24. 

The lipid content of rotifers is 9-28 % of the dry weight, of which 34—43 % is phospholipids and 20-55 % triacylglycerols (Lubzens and Zmora, 2003). Rotifers fed on microalgae have high concentrations of vitamin Bi, B2, C and E (van der Meeren et al, 2008). The vitamin content of the feed is reflected in that of the rotifers. Rotifers cultured on a mixture of Chlorella sp. and I. galbana can reach 2289 mg ascorbic acid/g DW in lab-scale cultures (Merchie et al, 1995). Some bacteria present in rotifer cultures can produce vitamin B12 which is taken up by the rotifers (Yu et al, 1989). 

TRIACYLGLYCEROLS PARTICIPATE IN THE EUKARYOTIC PATHWAY OF PUFAS BIOSYNTHESIS IN THE RED MICROALGA PORPHYRIDIUM CRUENTUM... 

Triacylglycerols Participate in the Eukaryotic Pathway of PUFAs Biosynthesis in the Red Microalga Porphyridium cruentum. 

Yoon, K., Han, D., Li, Y., Sommerfeld, M., Hu, Q., 2012. PhosphoHpid diacylglycerol acyltransferase is a multifunctional enzyme involved in membrane lipid turnover and degradation while synthesizing triacylglycerol in the unicellular green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant Cell 24, 3708—3724. 

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