Strategies for producing high value small molecules in microalgae.

Ellis C O'Neill, Michael H Cagney

Journal: Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB 2024;214():108942

PMID: 39024780

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Abstract

Eukaryotic microalgae are a diverse group of organisms that can be used for the sustainable production of a wide range of high value compounds, including lipids, flavours and dyes, bioplastics, and cosmetics. Optimising total biomass production often does not lead to optimal product yield and more sophisticated biphasic growth strategies are needed, introducing specific stresses to induce product synthesis. Genetic tools have been used to increase yields of natural products or to introduce new pathways to algae, and wider deployment of these tools offers promising routes for commercial production of high value compounds utilising minimal inputs.

Address: School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK; Biodiscovery Institute, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.; School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK; Biodiscovery Institute, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108942

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MeSH Terms: Microalgae, Biomass, Biological Products