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    Bright as day and dark as night: light-dependant energy for lipid biosynthesis and production in microalgae

    Microalgae are photosynthetic organisms functioning as the green bio-factories for various pharmaceutical and biofuel products. To date, numerous attempts have been carried out to manipulate culture conditions...

    Cher Chien Lau, Kit Yinn Teh in World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechn… (2022)

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    A brief period of darkness induces changes in fatty acid biosynthesis towards accumulation of saturated fatty acids in Chlorella vulgaris UMT-M1 at stationary growth phase

    The effects of a brief (3 days) and prolonged (6 days) period of incubation in darkness and light on the biomass content, lipid content and fatty acid profile in Chlorella vulgaris UMT-M1 were determined.

    Thye San Cha, Willy Yee, Pamela Szu Phin Phua, Saw Hong Loh in Biotechnology Letters (2021)

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    Influence of nitrogen availability on biomass, lipid production, fatty acid profile, and the expression of fatty acid desaturase genes in Messastrum gracile SE-MC4

    In this study, the effects of limited and excess nitrate on biomass, lipid production, and fatty acid profile in Messastrum gracile SE-MC4 were determined. The expression of fatty acid desaturase genes, namely st...

    Kaben Anne-Marie, Willy Yee, Saw Hong Loh in World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechn… (2020)

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    Assessment of factors affecting Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of the unicellular green alga, Chlorella vulgaris

    The successful establishment of an Agrobacterium-mediated transformation method and optimisation of six critical parameters known to influence the efficacy of Agrobacterium T-DNA transfer in the unicellular micro...

    Thye San Cha, Willy Yee, Ahmad Aziz in World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (2012)