Many unicellular green algae can store carbon in the form of starch under adverse environmental conditions, such as high light and nutrient starvation (Ball et al., 1990). Microalgae are considered as ...

1 Centro de Investigaciones Sobre Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico 2 Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Oriente (CIBIOR), Instituto Mexicano ...

Biological lipids are generated from ketoacyl and isoprene (CH2=C(CH3)CH=CH2) groups and include glycerolipids, sphingolipids, fatty acids and polyketides. Lipids play roles in energy storage ...