A novel characteristic of a phytoplankton as a potential source of straight-chain alkanes
Abstract Biosynthesis of hydrocarbons is a promising approach for the production of alternative sources of energy because of the emerging need to reduce global consumption of fossil fuels. However, the suitability of biogenic hydrocarbons as fuels is limited because their range of the number of carb...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:45be0026f3534a328549231dd8daeb03 2023-05-15T14:56:16+02:00 A novel characteristic of a phytoplankton as a potential source of straight-chain alkanes Naomi Harada Yuu Hirose Song Chihong Hirofumi Kurita Miyako Sato Jonaotaro Onodera Kazuyoshi Murata Fumihiro Itoh 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93204-w https://doaj.org/article/45be0026f3534a328549231dd8daeb03 EN eng Nature Portfolio https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93204-w https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322 doi:10.1038/s41598-021-93204-w 2045-2322 https://doaj.org/article/45be0026f3534a328549231dd8daeb03 Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021) Medicine R Science Q article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93204-w 2022-12-31T09:14:49Z Abstract Biosynthesis of hydrocarbons is a promising approach for the production of alternative sources of energy because of the emerging need to reduce global consumption of fossil fuels. However, the suitability of biogenic hydrocarbons as fuels is limited because their range of the number of carbon atoms is small, and/or they contain unsaturated carbon bonds. Here, we report that a marine phytoplankton, Dicrateria rotunda, collected from the western Arctic Ocean, can synthesize a series of saturated hydrocarbons (n-alkanes) from C10H22 to C38H78, which are categorized as petrol (C10–C15), diesel oils (C16–C20), and fuel oils (C21–C38). The observation that these n-alkanes were also produced by ten other cultivated strains of Dicrateria collected from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans suggests that this capability is a common characteristic of Dicrateria. We also identified that the total contents of the n-alkanes in the Arctic D. rotunda strain increased under dark and nitrogen-deficient conditions. The unique characteristic of D. rotunda could contribute to the development of a new approach for the biosynthesis of n-alkanes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Phytoplankton Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Arctic Ocean Pacific Rotunda ENVELOPE(161.567,161.567,-78.017,-78.017) Scientific Reports 11 1 |
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Abstract Biosynthesis of hydrocarbons is a promising approach for the production of alternative sources of energy because of the emerging need to reduce global consumption of fossil fuels. However, the suitability of biogenic hydrocarbons as fuels is limited because their range of the number of carbon atoms is small, and/or they contain unsaturated carbon bonds. Here, we report that a marine phytoplankton, Dicrateria rotunda, collected from the western Arctic Ocean, can synthesize a series of saturated hydrocarbons (n-alkanes) from C10H22 to C38H78, which are categorized as petrol (C10–C15), diesel oils (C16–C20), and fuel oils (C21–C38). The observation that these n-alkanes were also produced by ten other cultivated strains of Dicrateria collected from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans suggests that this capability is a common characteristic of Dicrateria. We also identified that the total contents of the n-alkanes in the Arctic D. rotunda strain increased under dark and nitrogen-deficient conditions. The unique characteristic of D. rotunda could contribute to the development of a new approach for the biosynthesis of n-alkanes. |
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Naomi Harada Yuu Hirose Song Chihong Hirofumi Kurita Miyako Sato Jonaotaro Onodera Kazuyoshi Murata Fumihiro Itoh |
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Naomi Harada Yuu Hirose Song Chihong Hirofumi Kurita Miyako Sato Jonaotaro Onodera Kazuyoshi Murata Fumihiro Itoh |
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A novel characteristic of a phytoplankton as a potential source of straight-chain alkanes |
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A novel characteristic of a phytoplankton as a potential source of straight-chain alkanes |
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A novel characteristic of a phytoplankton as a potential source of straight-chain alkanes |
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