基于常压室温等离子体技术的金藻诱变筛选方法

以高生长速率或高油脂含量藻株为目标,以湛江等鞭金藻为例,报道了一种基于常压室温等离子体技术的微藻诱变及快速分级筛选方法。即以叶绿素荧光动力学参数F_v/F_m大于0.68的金藻为出发藻株、以致死率90%为阈值确定最适诱变电流为1.4~1.5A,诱变时间为24~30s。分别在室温常光及胁迫条件(高温常光和高光室温)下,按照孔板至摇瓶至反应器三级培养进行筛选。在孔板培养过程中以比生长速度结合尼罗红荧光强度变化实现高通量初筛,最终在反应器培养中进行提取验证,并以候选藻株为出发进行二次诱变筛选。结果表明,室温常光条件诱变株筛出率为0.7%,胁迫条件筛出率为0.9%;一次诱变诱变株筛出率为0.6%,二次诱变筛出率为1.2%;二次诱变和胁迫条件筛出率更高,更易得到性状变化的诱变株。     

有机碳化合物对湛江等鞭金藻生长的影响

为了探讨有机碳化合物对湛江等鞭金藻的营养效应,实验设置了在f/2培养基中添加葡萄糖、乙酸钠、半乳糖、甘油、乙醇、柠檬酸钠和甘氨酸等7种有机碳化合物的处理,测定了湛江等鞭金藻(Isochrysis zhanjiangensis)的生长情况。结果表明,参试的7种有机碳化合物中,甘氨酸对湛江等鞭金藻细胞生长的促进作用最明显,而乙醇对藻细胞生长的促进效果不明显,其他5种均有不同程度的促进作用。7种有机碳对湛江等鞭金藻胞内蛋白质含量和总脂的积累量具有一定差异性影响。0.5～10g·L^-1的葡萄糖、乙酸钠均可提高胞内蛋白质和总脂的含量。半乳糖对总脂积累量的影响不明显。     

Optimizing the population density inIsochrysis galbana grown outdoors in a glass column photobioreactor

Particularly high population densities are readily sustainable in newly designed glass column reactors. The optimal density ofIsochrysis galbana in these columns in summer was 4.6 g L^–1 dry algal mass at which value the highest sustainable productivity obtained was a record of 1.6 g L^–1 d^–1. The population density exerted a direct effect on productivity: The higher the light intensity, the more pronounced was the dependence of the output rate on the population density, variations of 10%± from the optimal density resulting in a significant decline in productivity. The population density had also a very significant effect on the course of photoadaptation which took place during the first days after transferring the cultures from the laboratory to the outdoors. The output rate was lower by 5 to 35% on the first day of such transfer as compared to the light-adapted control. The higher the cell density, the faster was the process of photoadaptation as indicated by the rise of the productivity and O₂ tension to the control level. The potential for excess light damages was most prominent in the column reactors used, in which the light path was much reduced compared with that in open raceways. Significant photoinhibition took place at below optimal population density (2.8–3.8 g L^–1), and when cell density was further reduced (1.9 to 1.1 g L^–1), exposure to full sunlight caused photooxidative death within a few hours. The pattern of O₂ concentration in the culture that emerged along the day served as a useful indicator of photolimitation.Author for correspondence     

HPLC-ELSD快速测定微藻中性脂

溶剂法提取微藻油脂不同于植物种子油脂,它是全细胞的提取物,成分非常复杂,存在与甘油三酯(TAG)在色谱保留性质上相近的低极性物质,干扰TAG的测定。建立了基于二醇基柱及蒸发光检测器、正己烷-异丙醇为流动相的快速测定微藻中性脂的方法。对该方法进行评价,结果显示,测定的TAG、游离脂肪酸(FFA)、甘油二酯(DAG)、甘油一酯(MAG)线性相关系数均大于0.99,方法重复性好。湛江等鞭金藻及微拟球藻样品中TAG加标回收率为96.2%~113.1%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为0.46%~4.8%。将本方法测定湛江等鞭金藻及微拟球藻中TAG的含量并与传统的固相萃取(SPE)及常用的TLC/GC测定TAG的方法进行比较,相比上述两种方法,该方法前处理简单、灵敏度高,可快速准确测定微藻中TAG的含量。     

生长速度快且油脂产率高的湛江等鞭金藻诱变株的筛选

【目的】筛选生长速度快的高产油湛江等鞭金藻诱变株。【方法】利用常压室温等离子体射流诱变技术对湛江等鞭金藻进行诱变,通过96孔板、摇瓶和反应器培养对诱变株进行筛选。【结果】传至第13代,600 m L反应器培养7 d,诱变株IM110020最大比生长速率、细胞密度和油脂产率可分别达0.72 d-1、16 750×104 cells/m L、109.8 mg/(L·d),分别比野生株提高12.5%、20.8%和17.9%。【结论】获得了一株生长速度快且油脂产率高的诱变株IM110020,且经过多次传代性质稳定。     

DIEL VARIATIONS OF CARBOHYDRATES AND NEUTRAL LIPIDS IN NITROGEN‐SUFFICIENT AND NITROGEN‐STARVED CYCLOSTAT CULTURES OF ISOCHRYSIS SP.1

The goal of this study was to investigate the time response of two major carbon (C) reserves, respectively neutral lipids (NL) and total carbohydrate (TC), in the Haptophyte Isochrysis sp. growing in nitrogen (N)‐sufficient or N‐starved conditions and under light:dark (L:D) cycles. Experiments were carried out in a cyclostat culture system that allowed the following of the dynamics of the main cell compounds at both hourly and daily time scales. Under N‐sufficient conditions, the L:D cycles cause the population to be synchronized, with most of the cells dividing at the beginning of the dark period. The C‐specific growth rate was maximal around midday and negative during the dark period due to respiration processes. NL and TC both accumulated during the day and consumed during the night. We showed that NL and TC are highly dynamic compounds, as more than three quarters of NL and TC accumulated during the light period were consumed during the dark period. In contrast to NL, phospholipid and glycolipid to C ratios remained quite stable during the light/dark cycles. The major effect of N starvation on the NL and TC dynamics was to uncouple their diel variations from the L:D cycle, in two different ways depending on their respective role during short‐term acclimation. Whereas the TC per cell ratio increased rapidly to reach a stable value in response to N starvation, NL per cell continued to oscillate, but with a pattern out of phase with the L:D cycle.     

The optimal growth conditions for the biomass production of Isochrysis galbana and the effects that phosphorus, Zn2+, CO2, and light intensity have on the biochemical composition of Isochrysis galbana and the activity of extracellular CA

The effects of phosphorus, Zn²⁺, CO₂, and light intensity on growth, biochemical composition, and the activity of extracellular carbonic anhydrase (CA) in Isochrysis galbana were investigated. A significant change was observed when the concentration of phosphorus in the medium was increased from 5 μmol/L to 1000 μmol/L affecting I. galbana’s cell density, biochemical composition, and the activity of extracellular CA. Phosphorous concentration of 50 μmol/L to 500 μmol/L was optimal for this microalgae. The Zn²⁺ concentration at 10 μmol/L was essential to maintain optimal growth of the cells, but a higher concentration of Zn²⁺ (≥ 1000 μmol/L) inhibited the growth of I. galbana. High CO₂ concentrations (43.75 mL/L) significantly increased the cell densities compared to low CO₂ concentrations (0.35 mL/L). However, the activity of extracellular CA decreased significantly with an increasing concentration of CO₂. The activity of extracellular CA at a CO₂ concentration of 43.75 mL/L was approximately 1/6 of the activity when the CO₂ concentration was at 0.35 mL/L CO₂. Light intensity from 4.0 mW/cm² to 5.6 mW/cm² was beneficial for the growth, biochemical composition and the activity of extracellular CA. The lower and higher light intensity was restrictive for growth and changed its biochemical composition and the activity of extracellular CA. These results indicate that phosphorus, Zn²⁺, CO₂, and light intensity are important factors that impact growth, biochemical composition and the activity of extracellular CA in I. galbana.     

Live food production using batch culture and chemostat systems in Kuwait

A comparison of live food production using batch andchemostat systems between the facilities initiated in1988 and the re-establishment of new larger chemostatsystems, after Kuwaits liberation, is made. The livefood production dynamics achieved during the 1995–1996 spawning season of Shaem (Acanthopagrus latus)are discussed. Growth rate of the rotifers (Brachionusplicatilis) treated 24 h with a mixture of marinealgal species (Nannochloropsis, Isochrysis,Tetraselmis, Chlorella) plus other enrichment mediasuch as Super Selco, Protein Selco and Sanders priorto being supplied to the marine fish larvae isdiscussed. Rotifer production reached up to 2000 ×10⁶ individuals per day.     

Effects of temperature and growth phase on lipid and biochemical composition of Isochrysis galbana TK1

The lipid and biochemical composition of the haptophyte Isochrysis galbana TK1 was examined. Cultures were grown at 15 °C and 30 °C, and harvested in the exponential and early stationary growth phases. Carbohydrate and protein content varied at the two culture temperatures and growth phases. The highest protein content was found at the exponential growth phase at 15 °C, and the highest carbohydrate content was found at the stationary phase at the same culture temperature. Lipid accumulated in the stationary growth phase and its content was higher at 30 °C than at 15 °C regardless of the growth phase. The neutral lipids were the major class of lipid found in all the cultures. The stationary phase culture had a higher proportion of neutral lipids than the exponential phase culture and the proportion decreased slightly when culture temperature was increased from 15 °C to 30 °C. Phospholipid levels remained constant at the two temperatures, but slightly decreased in the stationary phase. Glycolipids in the exponentially growing cells were higher than those from stationary growth phase and increased with temperature. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) predominated in glycolipids and phospholipids. Cells grown at 15 °C contained higher proportion of 18:3 (n–3) and 22:6 (n–3) with a corresponding decrease in 18:2 (n–6), monounsaturated and saturated fatty acids. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.