19 Result(s)

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Glycogen production for biofuels by the euryhaline cyanobacteria Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7002 from an oceanic environment

Oxygenic photosynthetic microorganisms such as cyanobacteria and microalgae have attracted attention as an alternative carbon source for the next generation of biofuels. Glycogen abundantly accumulated in cyan...

Shimpei Aikawa, Atsumi Nishida, Shih-Hsin Ho, Jo-Shu Chang… in Biotechnology for Biofuels (2014)

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Optimizing biodiesel production in marine Chlamydomonassp. JSC4 through metabolic profiling and an innovative salinity-gradient strategy

Biodiesel production from marine microalgae has received much attention as microalgae can be cultivated on non-arable land without the use of potable water, and with the additional benefits of mitigating CO₂ emis...

Shih-Hsin Ho, Akihito Nakanishi, **aoting Ye, Jo-Shu Chang… in Biotechnology for Biofuels (2014)

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Dynamic metabolic profiling of the marine microalga Chlamydomonas sp. JSC4 and enhancing its oil production by optimizing light intensity

Marine microalgae are among the most promising lipid sources for biodiesel production because they can be grown on nonarable land without the use of potable water. Marine microalgae also harvest solar energy e...

Shih-Hsin Ho, Akihito Nakanishi, **aoting Ye, Jo-Shu Chang… in Biotechnology for Biofuels (2015)

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Evaluation of genes involved in oxidative phosphorylation in yeast by develo** a simple and rapid method to measure mitochondrial ATP synthetic activity

Measurement of mitochondrial ATP synthesis is a critical way to compare cellular energetic performance. However, fractionation of mitochondria requires large amounts of cells, lengthy purification procedures, ...

**aoting Ye, Kana Morikawa, Shih-Hsin Ho, Michihiro Araki… in Microbial Cell Factories (2015)

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Combined cell-surface display- and secretion-based strategies for production of cellulosic ethanol with Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce heterologous cellulases is considered as a promising strategy for production of bioethanol from lignocellulose. The production of cellulase is usually pursued by on...

Zhuo Liu, Kentaro Inokuma, Shih-Hsin Ho, Riaan den Haan… in Biotechnology for Biofuels (2015)

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Engineering of a novel cellulose-adherent cellulolytic Saccharomyces cerevisiae for cellulosic biofuel production

Cellulosic biofuel is the subject of increasing attention. The main obstacle toward its economic feasibility is the recalcitrance of lignocellulose requiring large amount of enzyme to break. Several engineered...

Zhuo Liu, Shih-Hsin Ho, Kengo Sasaki, Riaan den Haan, Kentaro Inokuma… in Scientific Reports (2016)

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Lignocellulosic saccharification by a newly isolated bacterium, Ruminiclostridium thermocellum M3 and cellular cellulase activities for high ratio of glucose to cellobiose

Lignocellulosic biomass is one of earth’s most abundant resources, and it has great potential for biofuel production because it is renewable and has carbon-neutral characteristics. Lignocellulose is mainly com...

Tao Sheng, Lei Zhao, Ling-Fang Gao, Wen-Zong Liu, Min-Hua Cui… in Biotechnology for Biofuels (2016)

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Rapid in vivo lipid/carbohydrate quantification of single microalgal cell by Raman spectral imaging to reveal salinity-induced starch-to-lipid shift

Lipid/carbohydrate content and ratio are extremely important when engineering algal cells for liquid biofuel production. However, conventional methods for such determination and quantification are not only des...

Liang-da Chiu, Shih-Hsin Ho, Rintaro Shimada, Nan-Qi Ren… in Biotechnology for Biofuels (2017)

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Feasibility of CO₂ mitigation and carbohydrate production by microalga Scenedesmus obliquus CNW-N used for bioethanol fermentation under outdoor conditions: effects of seasonal changes

Although outdoor cultivation systems have been widely used for mass production of microalgae at a relatively low cost, there are still limited efforts on outdoor cultivation of carbohydrate-rich microalgae tha...

Shih-Hsin Ho, Yi-Di Chen, Ching-Yu Chang, Yen-Ying Lai… in Biotechnology for Biofuels (2017)

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Dynamic metabolic profiling together with transcription analysis reveals salinity-induced starch-to-lipid biosynthesis in alga Chlamydomonas sp. JSC4

Biodiesel production using microalgae would play a pivotal role in satisfying future global energy demands. Understanding of lipid metabolism in microalgae is important to isolate oleaginous strain capable of ...

Shih-Hsin Ho, Akihito Nakanishi, Yuichi Kato, Hiroaki Yamasaki… in Scientific Reports (2017)

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Cell growth and lipid accumulation of a microalgal mutant Scenedesmus sp. Z-4 by combining light/dark cycle with temperature variation

The light/dark cycle is one of the most important factors affecting the microalgal growth and lipid accumulation. Biomass concentration and lipid productivity could be enhanced by optimization of light/dark cy...

Chao Ma, Yan-Bo Zhang, Shih-Hsin Ho, De-Feng **ng, Nan-Qi Ren… in Biotechnology for Biofuels (2017)

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Enhanced thermal conductivity of waste sawdust-based composite phase change materials with expanded graphite for thermal energy storage

With the current rapid economic growth, demands for energy are progressively increasing. Energy shortages have attracted significant attention due to the shrinking availability of non-renewable resources. Ther...

Haiyue Yang, Yazhou Wang, Zhuangchao Liu, Daxin Liang… in Bioresources and Bioprocessing (2017)

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Preparation of a new superhydrophobic/superoleophilic corn straw fiber used as an oil absorbent for selective absorption of oil from water

Oil leakages frequently occur during oil product development and oil transportation. These incidents are a vital factor in water contamination, thus leading to serious environmental destruction. Therefore, sup...

Yang Xu, Haiyue Yang, Deli Zang, Yan Zhou, Feng Liu… in Bioresources and Bioprocessing (2018)

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Using a trait-based approach to optimize mixotrophic growth of the red microalga Porphyridium purpureum towards fatty acid production

Organic carbon sources have been reported to simultaneously increase the growth and lipid accumulation in microalgae. However, there have been no studies of the mixotrophic growth of Porphyridium purpureum in org...

Kailin Jiao, Wupeng **ao, Yuanchao Xu, … in Biotechnology for Biofuels (2018)

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Correction to: Induced cultivation pattern enhanced the phycoerythrin production in red alga Porphyridium purpureum

The original version of the article unfortunately contained an error in Microalgae strain and culture medium section. Below is the corrected version.

Yuanchao Xu, Kailin Jiao, Huichang Zhong… in Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering (2020)

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Genome sequencing, assembly, and annotation of the self-flocculating microalga Scenedesmus obliquus AS-6-11

Scenedesmus obliquus belongs to green microalgae and is widely used in aquaculture as feed, which is also explored for lipid production and bioremediation. However, genomic studies of this microalga have been ver...

Bai-Ling Chen, Wuttichai Mhuantong, Shih-Hsin Ho, Jo-Shu Chang… in BMC Genomics (2020)

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Enhancement of co-production of lutein and protein in Chlorella sorokiniana FZU60 using different bioprocess operation strategies

Co-production of multiple compounds is an efficient approach to enhance the economic feasibility of microalgae-based metabolites production. In this study, Chlorella sorokiniana FZU60 was cultivated under differe...

Ruijuan Ma, Zhen Zhang, Zhuzhen Tang, Shih-Hsin Ho… in Bioresources and Bioprocessing (2021)

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Bioresource Upgrade for Sustainable Energy, Environment, and Biomedicine

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Unveiling the underlying molecular mechanisms of high lutein production efficiency in Chlorella sorokiniana FZU60 under a mixotrophy/photoautotrophy two-stage strategy by transcriptomic, physiological, and biochemical analyses

Chlorella sorokiniana FZU60 is a promising lutein producing microalga. A mixotrophy/photoautotrophy two-stage strategy can achieve high biomass concentration at stage 1 and high lutein content at stage 2, leading...

Ruijuan Ma, Zhen Zhang, Hong Fang, … in Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts (2023)