Michael Seibert

TL;DR: A brief summary of the current knowledge on oleaginous algae and their fatty acid and TAG biosynthesis, algal model systems and genomic approaches to a better understanding of TAG production, and a historical perspective and path forward for microalgae-based biofuel research and commercialization are provided.

TL;DR: The work describes a novel approach for sustained photobiological production of H(2) gas via the reversible hydrogenase pathway in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, and suggests that photoreduction of ferredoxin is followed by electron donation to theversible hydrogenase.

TL;DR: This article summarizes recent advances in the field of algal hydrogen production and involves the use of classical genetics to increase the O(2) tolerance of the reversible hydrogenase enzyme.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate that HydEF and HydG function in the assembly of [Fe] hydrogenase in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, which is the first report on the nature of the accessory genes required for the maturation of an active [Fe]- hydrogenase.

TL;DR: The photobiological production of H2 gas, using water as the only electron donor, is a property of two types of photosynthetic microorganisms: green algae and cyanobacteria, which contains only one of two major types of hydrogenases, [FeFe] or [NiFe] enzymes, which are phylogenetically distinct but perform the same catalytic reaction, suggesting convergent evolution.