• Metabolic pathways for biosynthesis and degradation of starch in Tetraselmis chui during nitrogen deprivation and recovery 

      Carnovale, Giorgia; Lama, Carmen; Torres, Sonia; Rosa, Filipa; Mantecon, Lalia; Horn, Svein Jarle; Skjånes, Kari; Infante, Carlos (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Tetraselmis chui is known to accumulate starch when subjected to stress. This phenomenon is widely studied for the purpose of industrial production and process development. Yet, knowledge about the metabolic pathways ...
    • Starch Rich Chlorella vulgaris: High-Throughput Screening and Up-Scale for Tailored Biomass Production 

      Carnovale, Giorgia; Rosa, Filipa; Shapaval, Volha; Dzurendova, Simona; Kohler, Achim; Wicklund, Trude; Horn, Svein Jarle; Barbosa, Maria J.; Skjånes, Kari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The use of microalgal starch has been studied in biorefinery frameworks to produce bioethanol or bioplastics, however, these products are currently not economically viable. Using starch-rich biomass as an ingredient in ...
    • Starch-Rich Microalgae as an Active Ingredient in Beer Brewing 

      Carnovale, Giorgia; Leivers, Shaun Allan; Rosa, Filipa; Norli, Hans Ragnar; Hortemo, Edvard; Wicklund, Trude; Horn, Svein Jarle; Skjånes, Kari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Microalgal biomass is widely studied for its possible application in food and human nutrition due to its multiple potential health benefits, and to address raising sustainability concerns. An interesting field whereby to ...
    • Tailoring microalgal biomass for food applications : fermented beverage as a case study 

      Carnovale, Giorgia (PhD Thesis;2022:19, Doctoral thesis, 2022)
      Microalgae are renowned as super-foods due to their unique nutritional profiles; however, their applications to human nutrition are still limited to nutraceuticals and food supplements. This is likely due to factors such ...