Effects of nutrients and light intensity on the growth and biochemical composition of a marine microalga Odontella aurita

Song Xia; Linglin Wan; Aifen Li; Min Sang; Chengwu Zhang

doi:10.1007/s00343-013-2092-4

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Effects of nutrients and light intensity on the growth and biochemical composition of a marine microalga Odontella aurita

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- Effects of nutrients and light intensity on the growth and biochemical composition of a marine microalga Odontella aurita
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 31, Issue 6, Pages: 1163-1173(2013)
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  Institute of Hydrobiology Jinan University
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-013-2092-4
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- Online First：08 June 2013，
  
  Published：2013
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Xia, S., Wan, L., Li, A. et al. Effects of nutrients and light intensity on the growth and biochemical composition of a marine microalga Odontella aurita, ., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 31, 1163–1173 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-013-2092-4
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Xia, S., Wan, L., Li, A. et al. Effects of nutrients and light intensity on the growth and biochemical composition of a marine microalga Odontella aurita, ., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 31, 1163–1173 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-013-2092-4 DOI：

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Algal biotechnology has advanced greatly in the past three decades. Many microalgae are now cultivated to produce bioactive substances. Odontella aurita is a marine diatom industrially cultured in outdoor open ponds and used for human nutrition. For the first time

we have systematically investigated the effects of culture conditions in cylindrical glass columns and flat-plate photobioreactors

including nutrients (nitrogen

phosphorus

silicon

and sulfur)

light intensity and light path

on O. aurita cell growth and biochemical composition (protein

carbohydrate

β-1

3-glucan

lipids

and ash). The optimal medium for photoautotrophic cultivation of O. aurita contained 17.65 mmol/L nitrogen

1.09 mmol/L phosphorus

0.42 mmol/L silicon

and 24.51 mmol/L sulfur

yielding a maximum biomass production of 6.1–6.8 g/L and 6.7–7.8 g/L under low and high light

respectively. Scale-up experiments were conducted with flat-plate photobioreactors using different light-paths

indicating that a short light path was more suitable for biomass production of O. aurita. Analyses of biochemical composition showed that protein content decreased while carbohydrate (mainly composed of β-1

3-glucan) increased remarkably to about 50% of dry weight during the entire culture period. The highest lipid content (19.7% of dry weight) was obtained under 0.11 mmol/L silicon and high light conditions at harvest time. Fatty acid Profiles revealed that 80% were C14

C16

and C20

while arachidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) accounted for 1.6%–5.6% and 9%–20% of total fatty acids

respectively. High biomass production and characteristic biochemical composition Profiles make O. aurita a promising microalga for the production of bioactive components

such as EPA and β-1

3-glucan.

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