Microorganism lipid droplets and biofuel development.

Abstract:

:Lipid droplet (LD) is a cellular organelle that stores neutral lipids as a source of energy and carbon. However, recent research has emerged that the organelle is involved in lipid synthesis, transportation, and metabolism, as well as mediating cellular protein storage and degradation. With the exception of multi-cellular organisms, some unicellular microorganisms have been observed to contain LDs. The organelle has been isolated and characterized from numerous organisms. Triacylglycerol (TAG) accumulation in LDs can be in excess of 50% of the dry weight in some microorganisms, and a maximum of 87% in some instances. These microorganisms include eukaryotes such as yeast and green algae as well as prokaryotes such as bacteria. Some organisms obtain carbon from CO2 via photosynthesis, while the majority utilizes carbon from various types of biomass. Therefore, high TAG content generated by utilizing waste or cheap biomass, coupled with an efficient conversion rate, present these organisms as bio-tech 'factories' to produce biodiesel. This review summarizes LD research in these organisms and provides useful information for further LD biological research and microorganism biodiesel development.

journal_name

BMB Rep

journal_title

BMB reports

authors

Liu Y,Zhang C,Shen X,Zhang X,Cichello S,Guan H,Liu P

doi

10.5483/bmbrep.2013.46.12.271

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-12-01 00:00:00

pages

575-81

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12

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1976-6696

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1976-670X

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2610

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46

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