The effect of environmental conditions on the fatty acid composition of microalgae and cyanobacteria
A range of freshwater algae (Chlorelia vulgaris 211/8K, Chlorella vulgaris 211/11c, Ankistrodesmus antarcticus 202/25, Scenedesmus obliquus 276/3A, Cvanidium caldarium 1355/4), marine and brackish algae (Nannochloris atomus 251/4B, Nannochloropsis oculata 849/1, Isochrvsis galbana 927/1, Isochrysis...
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ftunivglasthes:oai:theses.gla.ac.uk:73728 2024-05-19T07:29:02+00:00 The effect of environmental conditions on the fatty acid composition of microalgae and cyanobacteria Hopley, Antoinette 1993 pdf https://theses.gla.ac.uk/73728/ https://theses.gla.ac.uk/73728/7/10659177.pdf https://eleanor.lib.gla.ac.uk/record=b2734255 https://doi.org/10.5525/gla.thesis.73728 en eng ProQuest Dissertations & Theses https://theses.gla.ac.uk/73728/7/10659177.pdf Hopley, Antoinette (1993) The effect of environmental conditions on the fatty acid composition of microalgae and cyanobacteria. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow. doi:10.5525/gla.thesis.73728 QR Microbiology Thesis NonPeerReviewed 1993 ftunivglasthes https://doi.org/10.5525/gla.thesis.73728 2024-04-23T23:37:27Z A range of freshwater algae (Chlorelia vulgaris 211/8K, Chlorella vulgaris 211/11c, Ankistrodesmus antarcticus 202/25, Scenedesmus obliquus 276/3A, Cvanidium caldarium 1355/4), marine and brackish algae (Nannochloris atomus 251/4B, Nannochloropsis oculata 849/1, Isochrvsis galbana 927/1, Isochrysis sp. 927/14) and cyanobacteria (Anabaena flos-aquae 1403/13A, Anabaena variabilis 1403/12, Synechococcus sp. 1479/5, Synechococcus sp. PCC 7943) were grown in batch culture at initial nitrogen levels of 5, 25, 50 and 500 mg NO3-N I-1 or NH4-N I-1 (C. caldarium only) at three growth temperatures. Cultures were harvested in exponential and stationary growth phases. Protein, carbohydrate, lipid and fatty acid contents were determined. All the algae and cyanobacteria investigated exhibited changes in cellular content of protein, carbohydrate and lipid in relation to changes in temperature, nitrogen availability and growth phase. C. vulgaris 211/8K, C. vulgaris 211/11c, N. atomus, and the cyanobacteria all exhibited a major shift to carbohydrate accumulation at stationary phase and with decrease in growth temperature, with the exception of the cyanobacteria which did not exhibit a uniform response to temperature. Ank. antarcticus and S. obliquus exhibited major shifts to lipid accumulation with decrease in temperature and at stationary growth phase. Protein contents of the cyanobacteria increased at stationary phase in contrast to the decrease at stationary phase observed in the freshwater, marine and brackish algae. Carbohydrate, protein and lipid contents were all found to depend on previous nitrate availability in the cultures. The marine and brackish species showed a much broader range of fatty acids (C12 - C22) than the freshwater algae (predominantly C16 and C18) and cyanobacteria (predominantly C14, C16, C18). Quantitative changes in individual fatty acids rather than qualitative changes were found with temperature changes and growth phase. The degree of unsaturation decreased with decrease in temperature in the ... Thesis Antarc* antarcticus University of Glasgow: Glasgow Theses Service |
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A range of freshwater algae (Chlorelia vulgaris 211/8K, Chlorella vulgaris 211/11c, Ankistrodesmus antarcticus 202/25, Scenedesmus obliquus 276/3A, Cvanidium caldarium 1355/4), marine and brackish algae (Nannochloris atomus 251/4B, Nannochloropsis oculata 849/1, Isochrvsis galbana 927/1, Isochrysis sp. 927/14) and cyanobacteria (Anabaena flos-aquae 1403/13A, Anabaena variabilis 1403/12, Synechococcus sp. 1479/5, Synechococcus sp. PCC 7943) were grown in batch culture at initial nitrogen levels of 5, 25, 50 and 500 mg NO3-N I-1 or NH4-N I-1 (C. caldarium only) at three growth temperatures. Cultures were harvested in exponential and stationary growth phases. Protein, carbohydrate, lipid and fatty acid contents were determined. All the algae and cyanobacteria investigated exhibited changes in cellular content of protein, carbohydrate and lipid in relation to changes in temperature, nitrogen availability and growth phase. C. vulgaris 211/8K, C. vulgaris 211/11c, N. atomus, and the cyanobacteria all exhibited a major shift to carbohydrate accumulation at stationary phase and with decrease in growth temperature, with the exception of the cyanobacteria which did not exhibit a uniform response to temperature. Ank. antarcticus and S. obliquus exhibited major shifts to lipid accumulation with decrease in temperature and at stationary growth phase. Protein contents of the cyanobacteria increased at stationary phase in contrast to the decrease at stationary phase observed in the freshwater, marine and brackish algae. Carbohydrate, protein and lipid contents were all found to depend on previous nitrate availability in the cultures. The marine and brackish species showed a much broader range of fatty acids (C12 - C22) than the freshwater algae (predominantly C16 and C18) and cyanobacteria (predominantly C14, C16, C18). Quantitative changes in individual fatty acids rather than qualitative changes were found with temperature changes and growth phase. The degree of unsaturation decreased with decrease in temperature in the ... |
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The effect of environmental conditions on the fatty acid composition of microalgae and cyanobacteria |
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The effect of environmental conditions on the fatty acid composition of microalgae and cyanobacteria |
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The effect of environmental conditions on the fatty acid composition of microalgae and cyanobacteria |
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The effect of environmental conditions on the fatty acid composition of microalgae and cyanobacteria |
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https://theses.gla.ac.uk/73728/7/10659177.pdf Hopley, Antoinette (1993) The effect of environmental conditions on the fatty acid composition of microalgae and cyanobacteria. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow. doi:10.5525/gla.thesis.73728 |
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