Strategies for Lipid Production Improvement in Microalgae as a Biodiesel Feedstock

Figure 1

Simplified triacylglycerol (TAG) metabolism in green microalgae [14]. The dashed lines refer to the reactions that occur in the cytosol. The figure illustrates two possible pathways for TAG formation following the assumed route in the chloroplasts or over the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membranes in the cytosol.