The team around Chun Chao HUANG overexpressed geranylpyrophosphate synthase of Archaeoglobus, Escherichia coli isopentenyl pyrophosphate isomerase and Vitreoscilla hemoglobin in this marine microalgae, resulting in not only 1.85- and 5.02-fold increases of total carotenoids and astaxanthin, but also 2.40- and 2.74-fold increases of total fatty acids and DHA.
CAS news release, January 22, 2019