 The study investigates the triacyliceral tag accumulation process in clamidominus reenhardti, a model green microlgar used for biodiesel production. Tags were found to be enriched in palmitic, oleic and linoleic acids and accumulated in oil bodies in response to nitrogen deficiency. Oil synthesis was maximal between two and three days following nitrogen depletion and reached a plateau around day five. Blocking starch synthesis did not result in tag over accumulation compared to their direct progenitor, the Arginine-Auxotroph strain 330. The study also found that cellular oil content increased steeply with salt concentration in the growth medium. These results provide a reference basis for future genetic studies of oil metabolism in clamidominus and suggest the existence of complex interplays between oil synthesis, genetic background and stress conditions. This article was authored by Carrier Patrick, Nguyen Mai, Fesla Boris and others. We are article.tv, links in the description below.