Development of a silicon limitation inducible expression system for recombinant protein production in the centric diatoms Thalassiosira pseudonana and Cyclotella cryptica

Table 1 List of inhibitors and their mode of action

Inhibitors	Mode of action
Carotenoid biosynthesis inhibitors
Dithiothreitol (DTT)	Inhibits de-epoxidation violaxanthin to zeaxanthin [41]
Norflurazon	Inhibits phytoene desaturase [41]
Isoxaflutole	Inhibits 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) [42]
Lipid biosynthesis inhibitors
Sethoxydim	Inhibits acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACCase) [43]

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