2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Studies on the mechanisms for biosynthesis of useful hydrocarbons by a green microalga based on data from EST analyses.
| Project/Area Number |
21380130
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Fisheries chemistry
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
OKADA Shigeru 東京大学, 大学院・農学生命科学研究科, 准教授 (00224014)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MATSUNAGA Shigeki 東京大学, 大学院・農学生命科学研究科, 教授 (60183951)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
KUZUYAMA Tomohisa 東京大学, 生物生産工学研究センター, 准教授 (30280952)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 微細藻類 / 生合成 / トリテルペン / 炭化水素 / 代替石油生産 / Botryococcus braunii |
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| Research Abstract |
A microalga Botryococcus braunii produces large amounts of triterpene hydrocarbons, botryococcenes and methylsqualenes that are specific to the species. Those hydrocarbons are thought to be attractive as an alternative of petroleum. In this study, genes expressed in the alga were analyzed and some genes coding for new enzymes concerned with biosyntheses and metabolism of the hydrocarbons were identified. The mechanism for hydrocarbon production by the alga was found to be quite unique.
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