title: Metabolic and cellular organization in evolutionarily diverse microalgae as related to biofuels production.
abstract: Microalgae are among the most diverse organisms on the planet, and as a result of symbioses and evolutionary selection, the configuration of core metabolic networks is highly varied across distinct algal classes. The differences in photosynthesis, carbon fixation and processing, carbon storage, and the compartmentation of cellular and metabolic processes are substantial and likely to transcend into the efficiency of various steps involved in biofuel molecule production. By highlighting these differences, we hope to provide a framework for comparative analyses to determine the efficiency of the different arrangements or processes. This sets the stage for optimization on the based on information derived from evolutionary selection to diverse algal classes and to synthetic systems.
authors.affiliation: Marine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0202, USA. mhildebrand@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hildebrand
authors.forename: Raffaela M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Abbriano
authors.forename: Juergen E W
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Polle
authors.forename: Jesse C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Traller
authors.forename: Emily M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Trentacoste
authors.forename: Sarah R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Aubrey K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D056804:Biofuels / Q000382:microbiology*; D057486:Carbon Cycle / Q000528:radiation effects; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D053858:Metabolic Networks and Pathways / Q000528:radiation effects; D058086:Microalgae / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000528:radiation effects; D010788:Photosynthesis / Q000528:radiation effects
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels