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Kightlinger,Weston; Chen,Kai; Pourmir,Azadeh; Crunkleton,Daniel W; Price,Geoffrey L; Johannes,Tyler W. |
Background: Algae offer many advantages as biofuel sources including: high growth rates, high lipid content, the ability to grow on non-agricultural land, and the genetic versatility to improve strains rapidly and produce co-products. Research is ongoing to make algae biofuels a more financially attractive energy option; however, it is becoming evident that the economic viability of algae-based fuels may hinge upon high-value co-products. This work evaluated the feasibility of using a co-product, algae extract, as a nutrient source in cell culture media. Results: Algae extract prepared from autolysed Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was found to contain 3.0% protein, 9.2% total carbohydrate, and 3.9% free α-amino acid which is similar to the nutrient... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Algae extract Algae; Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; Microalgae; Culture media. |
Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582014000100003 |
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