Control of chitin nanofiber production by the lipid‐producing diatom Cyclotella Sp. through fed‐batch addition of dissolved silicon and nitrate in a bubble‐column photobioreactor
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DOI: 10.1002/btpr.2445
Abstract: Diatoms are single‐celled algae that make cell walls of nanopatterned biogenic silica called frustules through metabolic uptake of dissolved silicon and its templated condensation into biosilica. The centric marine diatom Cyclotella sp. also produces intracellular… read more here.
Keywords: production; silicon nitrate; chitin; cell ... See more keywords