Algal Glycerol Production: Initial Glycerol Synthesis Kinetics

A review of previous work has allowed presentation of a unified conceptual model relating the important biochemical mechanisms involved in regulating glycerol production in halophilic algae. Experimental results on the initial rate of glycerol synthesis are reported which are used to indicate sodium transport may be the rate limiting step. These and other related results are discussed in relation to the model, and to algal glycerol process considerations.