Abstract:The colonial green alga Botryococcus braunii is a promising candidate for biofuel production due to its high hydrocarbon content. However, slow growth limits its potential. We studied its photosynthetic machinery and photoacclimation to identify possible growth limitations. In chapter 2 we purified two light-harvesting complex (LHC) fractions in monomeric and trimeric forms, both containing at least two proteins with a molecular weight of around 25 kDa. We found that the Chlorophyll composition is similar to t… Show more
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