Confirmation of the existance of KAR, HAD, EAR, and PP, in the lipid metabolisms of Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii and Volvox Carteri F. Nagariensis

Author

• Robert Airapetov

Date of Award

2013

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Kirchman, Paul

Abstract

The current search for an efficient form of alternative energy has put a large focus on algal biofuels. This biofuel is very efficient, environmentally friendly, and acts as a virtually inexhaustible resource. The major issue with algal biofuel is its vast consumption of space to store the large amounts of algae necessary for fuel production. This is why scientists are trying to figure out ways to make algal storage units, photobioreactors, and the algae itself more efficient. In order to do so, the lipid metabolism of algae needs to be mapped. Using pre-existing maps of algal lipid metabolism, the lipid pathways of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and its close relation Volvox carteri f. nagariensis were inspected. The key proteins KAR, HAD, EAR, and PP, had not yet been confirmed. Therefore, using preexisting metabolism maps, BLAST, and predicted protein sequences, the existence of these proteins in the aforementioned algae has been theoretically confirmed.

Comments

Includes bibliography.

Recommended Citation

Airapetov, Robert, "Confirmation of the existance of KAR, HAD, EAR, and PP, in the lipid metabolisms of Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii and Volvox Carteri F. Nagariensis" (2013). Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019. 135.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_honors_2/135

Extent

64 p.

Identifier

FA00003501