Modelling metabolism of the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum
Date
2015-11Author
Singh, Dipali
Carlson, Ross P.
Fell, David
Poolman, Mark
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Marine diatoms have potential as a biotechnological production platform, especially for lipid-derived products, including biofuels. Here we introduce some features of diatom metabolism, particularly with
respect to photosynthesis, photorespiration and lipid synthesis and their differences relative to other
photosynthetic eukaryotes. Since structural metabolic modelling of other photosynthetic organisms has been shown to be capable of representing their metabolic capabilities realistically, we briefly review the
main approaches to this type of modelling. We then propose that genome-scale modelling of the diatom
Phaeodactylum tricornutum, in response to varying light intensity, could uncover the novel aspects of the
metabolic potential of this organism.
Citation
Singh, Dipali, Ross Carlson, David Fell, and Mark Poolman. "Modelling metabolism of the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum." Biochemical Society Transactions 43, no. 6 (November 2015): 1182-1186. DOI: 10.1042/BST20150152.