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- Title
Enhancement of Metabolite Production in High-Altitude Microalgal Strains by Optimized C/N/P Ratio.
- Authors
Suárez Quintana, William H.; García-Rico, Ramón O.; García-Martínez, Janet B.; Urbina-Suarez, Néstor A.; López-Barrera, Germán L.; Barajas-Solano, Andrés F.; Zuorro, Antonio
- Abstract
Featured Application: Two strains from high-altitude lakes showed an exciting capacity to produce carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids under an optimized C/N/P ratio. This study evaluated the role of C/N/P in the increase in the synthesis of carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids in two high-mountain strains of algae (Chlorella sp. UFPS019 and Desmodesmus sp. UFPS021). Three carbon sources (sodium acetate, sodium carbonate, and sodium bicarbonate), and the sources of nitrogen (NaNO3) and phosphate (KH2PO4 and K2HPO4) were analyzed using a surface response (3 factors, 2 levels). In Chlorella sp. UFPS019, the optimal conditions to enhance the synthesis of carbohydrates were high sodium carbonate content (3.53 g/L), high KH2PO4 and K2HPO4 content (0.06 and 0.14 g/L, respectively), and medium-high NaNO3 (0.1875 g/L). In the case of lipids, a high concentration of sodium acetate (1.19 g/L) coupled with high KH2PO4 and K2HPO4 content (0.056 and 0.131 g/L, respectively) and a low concentration of NaNO3 (0.075 g/L) drastically induced the synthesis of lipids. In the case of Desmodesmus sp. UFPS021, the protein content was increased using high sodium acetate (2 g/L), high KH2PO4 and K2HPO4 content (0.056 and 0.131 g/L, respectively), and high NaNO3 concentration (0.25 g/L). These results demonstrate that the correct adjustment of the C/N/P ratio can enhance the capacity of high-mountain strains of algae to produce high concentrations of carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids.
- Subjects
SODIUM acetate; LIPID synthesis; SODIUM carbonate; CARBOHYDRATES; SODIUM bicarbonate
- Publication
Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2022, Vol 12, Issue 13, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2076-3417
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/app12136779