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Fig. 3

From: Reconstruction of the microalga Nannochloropsis salina genome-scale metabolic model with applications to lipid production

Fig. 3

Diagram of lipid production in N. salina, as modeled in iNS934. Starting from CO2 we follow the chain of reactions until the production of lipids. The biosynthesis of lipids is performed at the Chloroplast and Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) compartments. The Peroxisome contributes with the splitting of Acyl-CoAs into Acetyl-CoA, while the Mitochondria produce the citrate required Malonyl-CoA, key for the production of PUFAs at the ER. Most of the produced lipids end up in membranes (via the Biomass function), while TAG is also stored in lipid bodies. Inspired by diagrams from [46, 100] and [76]

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