温度、光照和盐度对2株曼氏骨条藻生长及脂肪酸组成的影响

研究温度、光照、盐度对2株曼氏骨条藻（Skeletonema munzelii）SM-1、SM-2生长、总脂含量及脂肪酸组成的影响,以确定其生长及油脂、多不饱和脂肪酸积累的最适生态条件。在实验室智能光照培养箱内不充气培养控制条件下,采用单因子试验分别研究了不同温度（10、15、20、25和30℃）、光照强度（20、40、60、80、100和120μmol/m2·s）、盐度（10、15、20、25、30、35和40）对2株藻的生长、总脂含量及脂肪酸组成的影响。结果表明：不同温度、光照强度及盐度对2株藻的生长、总脂及脂肪酸含量影响均有显著影响（P〈0.05）。藻株SM-1生长的最适温度为25℃,最适光强60μmol/m2·s,最适盐度30,而低温（10~15℃）,低光照（20μmol/m2·s）,低盐度（盐度15）更有利于总脂及PUFA的积累。SM-2生长的最适温度为20℃,最适光强60μmol/m2·s,最适盐度30,而低温（10~15℃）,低光照（20μmol/m2·s）更有利于其总脂及PUFA的积累,低盐（盐度15）则更有利于PUFA的积累。因此在实际生产中,2株藻可先在最适条件下培养以增加生物量,后转至利于PUFA积累的条件下提高PUFA产量。     

五种底栖硅藻(鲍鱼饵料)的脂肪酸组成分析

采用气相色谱分析了5种从鲍鱼育苗池中分离获得的底栖硅藻的脂肪酸组成。结果表明,作为鲍鱼饵料的5种硅藻的C_(16:0)和C_(16:1)含量都很高,达总脂肪酸的40%~80%,是5种硅藻中脂肪酸的主要成分。C20:5的含量均较高,而C_(22:6)含量均很低。其中,咖啡双眉藻的C_(20:5)明显高于其他4种,且C_(20:5)、C_(20:4)、C_(18:2)、C_(18:3)等4种脂肪酸的总含量也最高。而C_(16:0)、C_(18:0)、C_(18:1)、C_(20:4)、C_(20:5)、C_(22:5)脂肪酸的总含量及C_(16)系列脂肪酸和C_(20)系列高不饱和脂肪酸的总含量在舟形藻(MMDL51102)中最高。     

分离自象山港的15种海洋微藻脂肪酸比较研究

在160μmol.m-2.s-1光强、（20±2）℃条件下对分离自象山港的15种海洋微藻进行培养,在稳定期离心收集,冷冻干燥后用Bligh-Dyer法提取总脂,皂化衍生化后用气相色谱-质谱联用分析系统对其含有的脂肪酸进行定量和定性的分析。结果表明,这15种微藻总脂含量均较高,其中有9种微藻的总脂含量超过干重的10%,中心硅藻纲中共有的含量相对较高的主要脂肪酸为C14∶0、C16∶0、C16∶1（n-7）脂肪酸和EPA,针胞藻纲的赤潮异湾藻则含有高比例的C16∶0、C18∶4（n-3）和EPA,纵裂甲藻纲和甲藻纲中共有的含量相对较高的主要脂肪酸为C16∶0、C18∶4（n-3）、C18∶5（n-3）和DHA,而隶属于定鞭藻门颗石藻纲的颗石藻含量相对较高的主要脂肪酸分别为C16∶0、C18∶4（n-3）和DHA。这些藻是否可以作为生物饵料还需实际养殖投喂效果决定。     

紫外诱变对微绿球藻生长和营养成分的影响

微绿球藻是一种海洋单细胞微藻,含有丰富的EPA、DHA等活性代谢产物,为了获得生长快、高产EPA的优良藻株,利用紫外诱变技术对微绿球藻进行诱变,筛选出生长较快的突变株2株（MN-1和MN-2）,并与出发株就生物量、粗蛋白、多糖、总脂及脂肪酸进行了比较。结果表明：突变株MN-1与出发株相比,生长速率增加21．08％,生物量增加14．55％,粗蛋白含量增加2．54％,总脂含量增加9．81％,EPA增加1．81％,SFA增加2．70％;突变株MN-2的生长率增加6．25％,生物量增加5．62％,多糖增加13．26％,总脂增加7．93％,SFA增加28．9％。     

两株钝顶螺旋藻紫外诱变株的特征

采用紫外诱变的方法筛选获得了两株优良的稳定钝顶螺旋藻突变株M1-3和M5-1,与出发株相比,M5-1较粗大,M1-3较细,但长很长,藻体螺旋数超过40;两株突变株的生长速度和光合放氧速率均有显著提高;M1-3的藻蓝蛋白含量高于出发藻株20.2%;突变株的长碳连不饱和脂肪酸含量高于出发藻株,总脂中M1-3含花生四烯酸（20：4）4.93%、M5-1含EPA（20：5）2.49%。两株突变株对NH4^ 和Zn^2 的抗性也发生了改变。     

NaNO浓度对球等鞭金藻生长及所含脂肪酸的影响

用NANO3作氮源,分别作了氮浓度的5个水平对球等鞭金藻H29的相对生长速率、总脂含量及脂肪酸组成的影响实验．实验结果显示,H29的相对生长率和总脂含量随N浓度的增加而增加,在897．6mg/L时总脂含量达到最关值（23.4％）：而DHA（22：6n-3）和PUFAs（polyunsaturated fatty acids）含量随氮浓度的改变有较大变化,DHA含量总体随N浓度增加而下降,在较低氮浓度（74．8mg／L）时含量达到最大值12．11％。     

14种微藻总脂含量和脂肪酸组成研究

比较分析了14种微藻的总脂含量和脂肪酸组成,结果表明：除小球藻、亚心形扁藻、极微小环藻、微绿球藻外,其他微藻的总脂含量均超过其干重的10％。每一纲的微藻脂肪酸组成都有各自特点,绿藻纲中16：0、16：1(n-7)、18：1(n-9)含量较高,但微绿球藻中16：1(n-7)、20：5(n-3)(EPA)含量远高于其他绿藻;金藻纲中含大量14：0、16：0、18：3(n-3)、22：6(n-3)(DHA);硅藻纲中14：0、16：0、16：1(n-7)、EPA含量较高;黄藻纲的异胶藻富含16：0、16：1(n-7)和EPA。     

光质对湛江等鞭金藻生长和脂肪酸组成的影响

在气升式光生物反应器中研究不同光质光影响湛江等鞭金藻的生长。结果表明,藻细胞密度的大小顺序为：红光〉白光＋红光、白光〉白光＋蓝光＋红光〉白光＋蓝光〉蓝光。蓝光下多不饱和脂肪酸百分含量最高,占总脂肪酸的50．01％。白光下总单不饱和脂肪酸和总饱和脂肪酸含量最高,占总脂肪酸的24．19％和27．46％。多不饱和脂肪酸中C18：4。．3含量最高,占总脂肪酸的20．3％-23.3％,最高值出现在蓝光下;其次为C22：6n-3（DHA）,占总脂肪酸的10．2％-12．3％,在蓝光和白光＋蓝光中较高;而C18：2n-6和C18：3n-3均以红光下的为最高,分别达3．11％和8．04％。     

一株杜氏藻的分子鉴定与耐盐特性

杜氏藻属（Dunaliella）是绿藻门的一类极端耐盐的单细胞藻。本文通过核基因ITS序列和叶绿体基因rbcL序列确定了一株分离自舟山群岛的杜氏藻D3的分类地位,并比较了4种NaCl浓度对该藻的生长、蛋白质含量、总脂含量和叶绿素荧光参数的影响,以期为该藻在今后的科研与应用提供基础资料。结果表明,该藻与23株杜氏藻的ITS序列之间的遗传距离在0．026—0．136之间,与21株同属藻rbcL序列之间的遗传距离在0．005～0．060之间,由遗传距离和聚类图推断该杜氏藻D3属于D．viridis。不同NaCl浓度对该藻D3生长影响表明1．00mol·L^-1NaCl培养藻生长最快,培养至10d时,0．44mol·L^-1、2．00mol·L^-1和3．00mol·L^-1NaCl培养藻细胞数分别是它的85．9％、93．2％和80．7％;该藻可溶性蛋白含量在1．00mol·L^-1 NaCl培养最高;藻细胞总脂含量在0．44-2．00mol·L^-1NaCl浓度范围内随盐度升高总脂含量增加,2．00mol·L^-1 NaCl培养最高（占干重的22．3％）;叶绿素荧光参数（F√Fm、ФPSII qp）在高盐（3．00mol-LL^-1 NaCl）培养显著降低,而NPQ则升高。     

10种海洋微藻总脂、中性脂和极性脂的脂肪酸组成

研究了10种海洋微藻的总脂、中性脂和极性脂的脂肪酸组成特征。海洋微藻的脂肪含量均在15％以上。极性脂一般为海洋微藻的主要脂类,是长链多元不饱和脂肪酸的主要提供者。中性脂含短链脂肪酸较多,为主要的储存脂类。绿藻纲可以将高含量的16:4(n-3)和18:3(n-3)作为化学分类的标记脂肪酸,小球藻和微绿球藻有丰富的20:5(n-3),与绿藻纲显著不同,可能属于大眼藻纲。绿枝藻纲的脂肪酸组成与绿藻纲类似,绿胞藻纲以16:0、18:4(n-3)和20:5(n-3)为主要脂肪酸。脂肪酸组成可用于海洋微藻的分类学研究,并能指导利用海洋微藻生产高度不饱和脂肪酸。     

Adhesion and motility of fouling diatoms on a silicone elastomer

Recent demands for non-toxic antifouling technologies have led to increased interest in coatings based on silicone elastomers that 'release' macrofouling organisms when hydrodynamic conditions are sufficiently robust. However, these types of coatings accumulate diatom slimes, which are not released even from vessels operating at high speeds (>30 knots). In this study, adhesion strength and motility of three common fouling diatoms (Amphora coffeaeformis var. perpusilla (Grunow) Cleve, Craspedostauros australis Cox and Navicula perminuta Grunow) were measured on a poly-dimethylsiloxane elastomer (PDMSE) and acid-washed glass. Adhesion of the three species was stronger to PDMSE than to glass but the adhesion strengths varied. The wall shear stress required to remove 50% of cells from PDMSE was 17 Pa for Craspedostauros, 24 Pa for Amphora and >53 Pa for Navicula; the corresponding values for glass were 3, 10 and 25 Pa. In contrast, the motility of the three species showed little or no correlation between the two surfaces. Craspedostauros moved equally well on glass and PDMSE, Amphora moved more on glass initially before movement ceased and Navicula moved more on PDMSE before movement ceased. The results show that fouling diatoms adhere more strongly to a hydrophobic PDMSE surface, and this feature may contribute to their successful colonization of low surface energy, foul-release coatings. The results also indicate that diatom motility is not related to adhesion strength, and motility does not appear to be a useful indicator of surface preference by diatoms.     

Utilizing QCM-D to characterize the adhesive mucilage secreted by two marine diatom species in-situ and in real-time

The quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) was used to monitor the deposition of adhesive extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) employed by the marine biofouling diatoms Craspedostauros australis Cox and Amphora coffeaeformis Cleve during initial adhesion and subsequent motility. Upon injection into the QCM chamber, initial negative frequency (f) shifts and positive dissipation (D) shifts were measured that correlated to cells impacting and adhering to the QCM sensor surface. Following this "initial adhesion" response, f continued to decrease while D increased logarithmically. Rather than the result of any cell morphological alterations at the substrate surface, the shifts were correlated to the time-dependent deposition of EPS upon the substrate surface as a result of cellular motility, or gliding. Experiments utilizing comparable cell concentrations of the diatom species C. australis and A. coffeaeformis revealed significant differences between the parameter responses recorded, where A. coffeaeformis produced Deltaf and DeltaD values of -32 Hz and 6.6, and C. australis produced values of -82 Hz and 42, respectively, after 20 h post-inoculation. The viscoelastic properties of the adhered EPS adlayer from both species were examined via a Deltaf/DeltaD plot, providing reproducible signature "ratio" values for each species that likely correlate to differences in EPS interactions with the substrate that may be associated directly to differences in the fouling potential of the two species. There is a distinct lack of knowledge regarding the chemical nature of the adhesive polymers engaged, and few quantitative techniques are applicable to the study of diatom EPS. We propose that QCM-D may be a useful tool in identifying differences in the EPS employed by diatoms of different fouling potential.     

Cryptophyceae and rhodophyceae; chemotaxonomy, phylogeny, and application

The biochemical compositions of seven strains of marine cryptomonad and a rhodophyte were determined in logarithmic phase batch (1.4 L flask) and semi-continuous (10 L carboy) culture. Lipid ranged from 13% to 28%, protein ranged from 53% to 68%, and carbohydrate ranged from 9% to 24% of the organic weight. The major lipid classes in the species examined were polar lipids (78-88% of total lipid). The major sterol in the Cryptophyceae and the Rhodophyceae was 24-methylcholesta-5,22E-dien-3beta-ol (62-99% of total sterols); which is also the major sterol in some diatoms and haptophytes. Smaller proportions of cholest-5-en-3beta-ol (1-17.7%) were also found in the Cryptophyceae. Most cryptomonads contained high proportions of the n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), 18:3n-3 (20.7-29.9% of the total fatty acids), 18:4n-3 (12.5-30.2%), 20:5n-3 (7.6-13.2%) and 22:6n-3 (6.4-10.8%). However, the blue-green cryptomonad Chroomonas placoidea was characterized by a low proportion of 22:6n-3 (0.2% of total fatty acids), and a significant proportion of 22:5n-6 (4.5%), and the presence of 24-ethylcholesta-5,22E-dien-3beta-ol (35.5% of total sterols). The fatty acid composition of the rhodophyte Rhodosorus sp. was similar to those of the Cryptophyceae except for lower proportions of 18:4n-3 and lack of C21 and C22 PUFA. It is postulated that the primary endosymbiosis of a photosynthetic n-3 C18 PUFA-producing prokaryote and a eukaryotic host capable of chain elongation and desaturation of exogenous PUFA, resulted in the Rhodophyceae capable of producing n-3 C20 PUFA. The secondary endosymbiosis of a photosynthetic n-3 C20 PUFA-producing eukaryote (such as a Rhodosorus sp. like-rhodophyte) and a eukaryotic host capable of further chain elongation and desaturation, resulted in the Cryptophyceae being capable of producing n-3 C20 and C22 PUFA de novo. Selected isolates were examined further in feeding trials with juvenile Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas). Rhodomonas salina CS-24(containing elevated 22:6n-3) produced high growth rates in oysters; equivalent to the microalga commonly used in aquaculture, Isochrysis sp. (T.ISO).     

Fatty acids from 11 marine macroalgae of the French Brittany coast

Four species of red marine algae (Rhodophyceae), five species of brown marine algae (Pheophyceae) and two species of green marine algae (Chlorophyceae) were examined for the fatty acid composition of the three lipid groups separated by silica gel column chromatography (neutral lipids, glycolipids, phospholipids). The four red algae had high contents of 16:0 and C20-polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), 20:5n-3 ranging from 18 to 49% of the total fatty acid content and 20:4n-6 from 1.4 to 22.5%, these fatty acids were evenly distributed in all lipid groups. The five brown algae had high contents of 18:1n-9, 18:2n-6 and 18:3n-3 but low content of 20:5n-3. No precise trend was detected for the distribution of these fatty acids in the three lipid groups. The two green algae had high contents of 16:0, 18:1n-7 and 18:3n-3 and a very low content of PUFA. They contained also large amounts of 16:4n-3 together with 16:2n-6 and 16:3n-3. While 16:2n-6 was mainly found in phospholipids, 16:4n-3 was mainly distributed in neutral lipids and glycolipids.Porphyra umbilicalis represents the richest source of 20:5n-3 whileUndaria pinnatifida can be selected when a balanced mixture of (n-6) and (n-3) PUFA is required.Author for correspondence     

The lipid composition of two species of serrasalmid fish in relation to dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids

The lipid composition of two species of Serrasalmid fish with different natural feeding habits were compared in relation to the polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) supplied in their diets. Mylossoma aureum , a herbivorous piranha, was maintained on oatmeal flakes in which : 2(n-6) and : 3(n-3) were the only PUFA and accounted for 40–8 and 1.2%, respectively of dietary fatty acids. Serrasalmus nattereri , the carnivorous red piranha, was fed mosquito larvae containing .0-33.4% of their total fatty acids as : 2(n-6)+18 : 3(n-3) and 4.9-8.5% as 20 : 4(n-6)+20 : 5(n-3). The two species had similar lipid class compositions in liver, brain, viscera and carcass, except that lipids from M. aureum were generally richer in triacylglycerols. In both species, visceral and carcass lipid contained high levels of triacylglycerols whose principal PUFA was : 2(n-6). In M. aureum the major PUFA in liver total lipid and triacylglycerols was : 2(n-6) whilst the major PUFA in liver phospholipids were : 4(n-6) and : 5(n-6), with : 6(n-3) being a minor component. The level of : 6(n-3) in ethanolamine glycerophospholipids was significantly greater in brain than liver of M. aureum. Although absent from dietary lipid, : 6(n-3) was the major PUFA in phosphatidylcholine and ethanolamine glycerophospholipids from both the liver and brain of S, nattereri . In both species, the ratio of (n-6)/(n-3)PUFA was consistently lower in tissue lipids than in dietary lipids. The results are consistent with (i) the herbivorous M. aureum converting dietary C18 PUFA to their C20 and C22 homologues, (ii) the carnivorous S, nattereri forming : 6(n-3) from either 18:3(n-3) or 20: 5(n-3) and (iii) both species selectively desaturating and elongating (n-3) rather than (n-6) PUFA.     

Antifouling activities of octocorals on some marine microfoulers

The antifouling activities of vacuum-dried 70% aqueous alcohol extracts of four gorgonian and five soft corals against four dominant marine fouling diatoms (Navicula subinflata Grun, N. crucicula Smith, Amphora sp., Nitzschia sp.) are described. Of the 36 possible combinations (9 corals x 4 diatoms) 23 of the interactions (64%) showed 100% activity. Extracts of the gorgonian coral Echinogorgia complexa Nutting and the soft coral Dendronephthya (Morchellana) sp. showed 100% growth inhibition against all four fouling diatoms, implying the presence of potent broad spectrum antifouling compounds; other extracts showed more limited species specificity. Exposed cells when transferred to extract-free media, resumed normal growth indicating a nontoxic way of action. The effective concentration for 50% growth inhibition of the attached cells (EC50) varied for each extract and test organism used. The EC50 values for the extract of the gorgonian coral E. complexa against the fouling diatoms ranged from 86 microg/ml (N. subinflata) to 505 microg/ml (Amphora sp.) whereas the EC50 values for extracts of the soft coral Dendronephthya (Morchellana) sp. varied from 28 microg/ml (N. crucicula) to 415 microg/ml (Amphora sp.). The results support the hypothesis that octocorals contain antifouling agents, which could be exploited for the development of nontoxic natural antifouling technology.     

Cell damage and recovery in cryopreserved microphytobenthic diatoms

Two pennate microphytobenthic diatoms, Amphora coffeaeformis (Agardh) Kutzing and Navicula transitans var. derasa f. delicatula Heimdal, were cryopreserved and monitored on thawing to track the mechanical injuries and their post-preservation recovery. Cells were subjected to (1) direct freezing in liquid nitrogen and (2) two-step cooling with and without the cryoprotectant, dimethyl sulfoxide (Me(2)SO). Mechanical injury due to exposure to low temperature differed between the two species. While A. coffeaeformis cells were intact and could survive even direct freezing without a cryoprotectant, N. delicatula cell chloroplasts were damaged. However, the two-step cooling along with a cryoprotectant minimized the mechanical injury to cells of both species thereby enhancing the post-thaw viability.     

Impact of elevated UV-B radiation on photosynthetic electron transport, primary productivity and carbon allocation in estuarine epipelic diatoms

Epipelic diatoms are important components of microphytobenthic biofilms. Cultures of four diatom species (Amphora coffeaeformis, Cylindrotheca closterium, Navicula perminuta and Nitzschia epithemioides) and assemblages of mixed diatom species collected from an estuary were exposed to elevated levels of ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation. Short exposures to UV-B resulted in decreases in photosystem II (PSII) photochemistry, photosynthetic electron transport, photosynthetic carbon assimilation and changes in the pattern of allocation of assimilated carbon into soluble colloidal, extracellular polysaccharides (EPS) and glucan pools. The magnitude of the effects of the UV-B treatments varied between species and was also dependent upon the photosynthetically active photon flux density (PPFD) to which the cells were also exposed, with effects being greater at lower light levels. Both increases in nonphotochemical quenching of excitation energy in the pigment antennae and photodamage to the D1 reaction centres contributed to decreases in PSII photochemistry. All species demonstrated a rapid ability to recover from perturbations of PSII photochemistry, with some species recovering during the UV-B exposure period. Some of the perturbations induced in carbon metabolism were independent of effects on PSII photochemistry and photosynthetic electron transport. Elevated UV-B can significantly inhibit photosynthetic performance, and modify carbon metabolism in epipelic diatoms. However, the ecological effects of UV-B at the community level are difficult to predict as large variations occur between species.     

Incorporation into phospholipid classes and metabolism via desaturation and elongation of various 14C-labelled (n-3) and (n-6) polyunsaturated fatty acids in trout astrocytes in primary culture

The incorporation and metabolism of [1-14C]18:3(n-3), [1-14C]20:5(n-3), [1-14C]18:2(n-6), and [1-14C]20:4(n-6) were studied in primary cultures of trout brain astrocytes. There were no significant differences between the amounts of individual fatty acids incorporated into total lipid at 22 degrees C, with greater than 90% of all the fatty acids being incorporated into polar lipid classes. The distributions of 18:2(n-6), 18:3(n-3), and 20:5(n-3) in individual phospholipid classes at 22 degrees C were very similar, with 57-63 and 18-24% being incorporated into phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine, respectively. Approximately equal amounts of 20:4(n-6), approximately 30% of the total, were incorporated into each of phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, and phosphatidylinositol. The metabolism of the (n-3) fatty acids to longer-chain and more unsaturated species was significantly greater than that of (n-6) acids, but delta 4-desaturase activity was very low. A culture temperature of 10 degrees C increased the incorporation of all the fatty acids into total lipid and that of C20 fatty acids into polar lipid. At 10 degrees C, the incorporation of C20 fatty acids into phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylinositol was increased, and the incorporation into phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylserine was decreased. The distribution of C18 fatty acids was unchanged at the lower temperature, as was the desaturation and elongation of all the polyunsaturated fatty acids incorporated.