NOVEL MICROALGAE NOSTOC SP. KNUA003 AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALKANE, FATTY ALCOHOL, AND FATTY ACID FROM THE SAME

摘要

The present invention relates to a novel microalgae Nostoc KNUA003 (Nostocsp. KNUA003) strain (KCTC 12063BP) and a method for producing heptadecane, hexadecenol, and fatty acids of C16-C18. The Nostoc KNUA003 strain of the present invention can autotrophically biosynthesize heptadecane (C17H36), which can directly be used as a fuel, while not requiring transesterification, as well as produce major components such as a fatty alcohol (hexadecenol (C20H40O)) and other general microalgae biodiesel components (palmitic acid (C16:0), palmitoleic acid (C16:1), linoleic acid (C18:2) and linolenic acid (C18:3)). Therefore, Nostocsp. KNUA003 can be effectively be used as raw material for producing biodiesel.