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US008778643B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 8,778,643 B2 Franz et al. (45) Date of Patent: Jul. 15, 2014 (54) METHODS FOR INCREASING LIPID LEVELS Baguz et al., “Synergistic Effect of Auxins and Brassinosteroids on AND PRODUCING TRACYLGLYCEROLS IN the Growth and Regulation of Metabolite Content in the Green Alga ALGAE Chlorella vulgaris (Trebouxiophyceae). Plant Physiology and Bio chemistry, vol. 71, 2013, pp. 290-297. (71) Applicant: The Regents of the University of Bishop et al., “The Effect of Chloramphenicol and Cycloheximide on California, Oakland, CA (US) Lipid Synthesis during Chloroplast Development in Euglena gracilis”, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, vol. 137, 1970, (72) Inventors: Annaliese Kirsten Franz, Davis, CA pp. 179-189. 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