CAS QIBEBT reveals conditions for neutral fat accumulation in Nannochloropsis microalgae

Researchers around CUI Qiu found by metabolome analysis under different light intensities that N. oculata accumulates triglycerides under high light conditions even at high nutrition. A by-product was trehalose which accounted for 7-11% of the total biomass

CAS news release, June 10, 2015

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