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- Title
Enhancement of Pigments Production by Nannochloropsis oculata Cells in Response to Bicarbonate Supply.
- Authors
Salbitani, Giovanna; Del Prete, Francesco; Carfagna, Simona; Sansone, Giovanni; Barone, Carmela M. A.
- Abstract
In this study, the effects of bicarbonate addition on growth and pigment contents of the unicellular microalga Nannochloropsis oculata, were evaluated. N. oculata represents an interesting source of biomolecules widely used for food supplements and nutraceuticals. The bicarbonate was supplemented to microalgae cultures at concentrations of 0, 6, 18, 30, 42 and 60 mM. The cultures supplemented with salt at highest concentrations (42 and 60 mM) showed a significant increase in algal growth, demonstrated by the optical density spread. The intracellular content of pigments such as chlorophyll a and total carotenoids reached the highest values in cells from cultures supplied with bicarbonate. In fact, concentrations of bicarbonate from 30 to 60 mM strongly improved, for a short period of only 72 h, the cellular levels of chlorophylls and carotenoids. These are interesting pigments with commercial applications. The utilization of bicarbonate could represent an interesting sustainable opportunity to improve microalgae cultivation for cellular growth and pigment contents.
- Subjects
BICARBONATE ions; ALGAL growth; CELL growth; DIETARY supplements; OPACITY (Optics); PIGMENTS; CAROTENOIDS
- Publication
Sustainability (2071-1050), 2021, Vol 13, Issue 21, p11904
- ISSN
2071-1050
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/su132111904