Chapter 29. Microalgae as Platforms for Recombinant Proteins

  1. Amos Richmond
  1. Qingfang He

Published Online: 16 NOV 2007

DOI: 10.1002/9780470995280.ch29

Handbook of Microalgal Culture: Biotechnology and Applied Phycology

Handbook of Microalgal Culture: Biotechnology and Applied Phycology

How to Cite

He, Q. (2007) Microalgae as Platforms for Recombinant Proteins, in Handbook of Microalgal Culture: Biotechnology and Applied Phycology (ed A. Richmond), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470995280.ch29

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 16 NOV 2007
  2. Published Print: 25 NOV 2003

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780632059539

Online ISBN: 9780470995280

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Keywords:

  • microalgae;
  • proteins;
  • transformation of algae;
  • glass bead transformation procedure;
  • electroporation

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Transformation of algae

  • Trophic type engineering

  • Optimization of expression levels

  • Downstream processing

  • Concluding remarks