Lipid droplets (LDs) are ubiquitous organelles that serve as a neutral lipid reservoir and a hub for lipid metabolism. Manipulating LD formation, evolution, and mobilization in oleaginous species may lead to the production of fatty acid-derived biofuels and chemicals. However, key factors regulating LD dynamics remain poorly characterized. Here we purified the LDs and identified LD-associated p...

In this study, delignification of water hyacinth (WH) using a mild ionic liquid-like chemical deep eutectic solvent (DES) synthesized choline chloride and urea was conducted the process parameters were optimized by Box–Behnken design (BBD)-based response surface methodology (RSM). From results, 64.32 ± 4.08% (w/w) obtained under 1:12.5 (biomass:DES ratio), 4.63 h (time) 87 °C (temperature). Fur...

A deep-sea isolate of the psychrotolerant yeast Cryptococcus sp. (NIOCC#PY13) obtained from polymetallic nodule-bearing sediments of the Central Indian Basin was examined for its capacity to grow in the presence of various concentrations of the heavy metal salts i.e., ZnSO4 , CuSO4 , Pb(CH3 COO)2 and CdCl2 . It demonstrated considerable growth in the presence of 100 mg/l concentrations of the a...