Chapter title |
Microalgae as Solar-Powered Protein Factories.
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Chapter number | 16 |
Book title |
Advanced Technologies for Protein Complex Production and Characterization
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Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, May 2016
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DOI | 10.1007/978-3-319-27216-0_16 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-927214-6, 978-3-31-927216-0
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Authors |
Franziska Hempel, Uwe G. Maier |
Editors |
M. Cristina Vega |
Abstract |
Microalgae have an enormous ecological relevance as they contribute significantly to global carbon fixation. But also for biotechnology microalgae became increasingly interesting during the last decades as many algae provide valuable natural products. Especially the high lipid content of some species currently attracts much attention in the biodiesel industry. A further application that emerged some years ago is the use of microalgae as expression platform for recombinant proteins. Several projects on the production of therapeutics, vaccines and feed supplements demonstrated the great potential of using microalgae as novel low-cost expression platform. This review provides an overview on the prospects and advantages of microalgal protein expression systems and gives an outlook on potential future applications. |
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Student > Bachelor | 8 | 16% |
Researcher | 4 | 8% |
Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 8% |
Student > Master | 4 | 8% |
Other | 7 | 14% |
Unknown | 12 | 24% |
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Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 4% |
Environmental Science | 1 | 2% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 2% |
Other | 3 | 6% |
Unknown | 17 | 35% |