Quantitative Estimation of Total Carbohydrate, Protein and Lipid Content in Cyanobacteria

Abstract

The continuous consumption of fossil fuel–based energy resources has threatened the sustainability of both the environment and energy supply (Houghton 2005). To overcome the negative impacts of fossil fuel burning on the energy supply and environment, biofuel production from the biomass of photoautotrophs has been advocated (Pinto et al. 2005; Rajneesh et al. 2017; Rodionova et al. 2017; Maurya et al. 2021). Depending on the source of the biomass, different generations (G) of biofuels such as 1G, 2G, 3G and 4G biofuels have been developed (Maurya et al. 2021). However, third and fourth generations of biofuel production from wild-type and genetically engineered strains, respectively, of microalgae and cyanobacteria have gained attention in the last two decades to avoid any competition for fertile land to produce food and energy (Pinto et al. 2005; Rodionova et al. 2017; Maurya et al. 2021). © 2024 selection and editorial matter, Shailendra P. Singh, Rajeshwar P. Sinha and Donat-P. Häder; individual chapters, the contributors.