Unlocking nature’s treasure-chest: screening for oleaginous algae

Slocombe, Steve; Zhang, QianYi; Ross, Michael; Anderson, Avril; Thomas, Naomi J.; Lapresa, Ángela; Rad-Menéndez, Cecilia; Campbell, Christine N.; Black, Kenneth D.; Stanley, Michele S.; Day, John G.

doi:10.1038/srep09844

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Unlocking nature’s treasure-chest: screening for oleaginous algae

Steve Slocombe

, QianYi Zhang, Michael Ross, Avril Anderson, Naomi J. Thomas, Ángela Lapresa, Cecilia Rad-Menéndez, Christine N. Campbell, Kenneth D. Black, Michele S. Stanley, John G. Day

Scientific Reports, Volume: 5, Issue: 1

Swansea University Author: Steve Slocombe

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Micro-algae synthesize high levels of lipids, carbohydrates and proteins photoautotrophically, thus attracting considerable interest for the biotechnological production of fuels, environmental remediation, functional foods and nutraceuticals. Currently, only a few micro-algae species are grown comme...

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Unlocking nature’s treasure-chest: screening for oleaginous algae

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