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JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 161, Issue 10, Pages 1125-1132Publisher
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2003.09.001
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aerobic; anaembic; Calothrix; light; pigments
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Cyanobacteria are versatile tetrapyrrole synthesizers that can regulate their tetrapyrrole content and composition in response to environmental signals. The present investigation analyses the interplay between tight and dark regimes (continuous Light, Light-dark cycles (16:8) and continuous darkness) and aerobic, air-tight, and anaerobic environments (argon-enriched), on the relative composition of various pigments and growth attributes of Calothrix elenkenii as a prelude to exploiting C. elenkenii's bioindustrial potential. as a source of pigments. Incubation in an anaerobic environment stimulated hormogonia formation and induced colouration/thickening of cells. Aerobically grown cultures of Calothrix, under continuous illumination produced the maximum amount of total phycobiliproteins and sugars, although chlorophyll accumulation and nitrogenase activity were highest in the Light-dark environment. However, the beta-carotene content was observed to vary under anaerobic conditions with different light-dark regimes. This C. elenkenii strain can be a valuable source of pigments under optimized environmental conditions. (C) 2004 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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