Effect of green and red light in lipid accumulation and transcriptional profile of genes implicated in lipid biosynthesis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

Microalgae have the potential to accumulate triacylglycerols under different light spectra. In this work, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was grown under white (400-700 nm), red (650 nm), and green (550 nm) lights. According to our results, red light (650 nm) has a positive effect in the microalgae growth and chlorophyll concentration.