CAS Institute of Hydrobiology elucidates mechanism of lipid accumulation in aquatic diatoms

Apr 29, 2014

The group around Prof. HU Hanhua found that methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase regulates triacylglycerol accumulation in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum, up to a level of 40 – 60 % of lipid production

CAS news release, April 29, 2014