Chlamydomonas as a model for biofuels and bio‐products production

Scranton, Melissa A.; Ostrand, Joseph T.; Fields, Francis J.; Mayfield, Stephen P.

doi:10.1111/tpj.12780

Cited by 269Algal biology and biofuel productionMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionPlant biochemistry and biosynthesis

Chlamydomonas as a model for biofuels and bio‐products production

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Scranton, Melissa A., Ostrand, Joseph T., Fields, Francis J., Mayfield, Stephen P.·2015·The Plant Journal

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Summary: Developing renewable energy sources is critical to maintaining the economic growth of the planet while protecting the environment. First generation biofuels focused on food crops like corn and sugarcane for ethanol production, and soybean and palm for biodiesel production. Second generation biofuels based on cellulosic ethanol produced from terrestrial plants, has received extensive funding and recently pilot facilities have been commissioned, but to date output of fuels from these sources has fallen well short of what is needed. Recent research and pilot demonstrations have highlighted the potential of algae as one of the most promising sources of sustainable liquid transportation fuels. Algae have also been established as unique biofactories for industrial, therapeutic, and nutraceutical co‐products. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii 's long established role in the field of basic research in green algae has paved the way for understanding algal metabolism and developing genetic engineering protocols. These tools are now being utilized in C. reinhardtii and in other algal species for the development of strains to maximize biofuels and bio‐products yields from the lab to the field.

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Authors: Scranton, M. A., Ostrand, J. T., Fields, F. J., & Mayfield, S. P.
Affiliations: University of California San Diego (US)
Corresponding author: Mayfield, Stephen P.
ORCID: Scranton, Melissa A.
Fields, Francis J.
Mayfield, Stephen P.
Venue: The Plant Journal
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2015-02-18
Volume: 82
Issue: 3
Pages: 523-531
ISSN: 0960-7412 (ISSN-L)
1365-313X
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12780
PMC: PMC5531182
OpenAlex: W1967819652
Cited by: 267
References: 104
Citations by year: 2026: 13 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 28 · 2022: 27 · 2021: 30 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 29 · 2018: 18 · 2017: 27 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 11
FWCI: 0.81
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#am (am, 348 d)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: The Plant Journal (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) (submittedVersion)
Funders: U.S. Department of Energy (DE‐EE0003373)
California Energy Commission (CILMSF 500‐10‐039)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
Keywords: Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, algae, biofuels, cellulosic ethanol, biodiesel, nutraceuticals, genetic engineering of algae, algal metabolism, renewable energy, strain improvement
MeSH terms: Biotechnology, Chlamydomonas, Chloroplasts, Genetic Engineering, Hydrogen, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Biofuels, High-Throughput Screening Assays, Microalgae, Homologous Recombination

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