期刊
PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH
卷 121, 期 2-3, 页码 311-322出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-014-0001-0
关键词
Nannochloropsis; CO2 concentrating mechanism; (CO2)-C-13; Tunable diode laser; Lipid; Leakiness to CO2
资金
- U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration [DE-AC04-94AL85000]
- National Science Foundation Award [IOS 0719118]
- EPSCoR (New Mexico) [IIA-1301346]
- U.S. Department of Energy [DE-AC04-94AL85000]
- Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program at Sandia National Laboratories
Carbon concentrating mechanisms (CCMs) are common among microalgae, but their regulation and even existence in some of the most promising biofuel production strains is poorly understood. This is partly because screening for new strains does not commonly include assessment of CCM function or regulation despite its fundamental role in primary carbon metabolism. In addition, the inducible nature of many microalgal CCMs means that environmental conditions should be considered when assessing CCM function and its potential impact on biofuels. In this study, we address the effect of environmental conditions by combining novel, high frequency, on-line (CO2)-C-13 gas exchange screen with microscope-based lipid characterization to assess CCM function in Nannochloropsis salina and its interaction with lipid production. Regulation of CCM function was explored by changing the concentration of CO2 provided to continuous cultures in airlift bioreactors where cell density was kept constant across conditions by controlling the rate of media supply. Our isotopic gas exchange results were consistent with N. salina having an inducible pump-leak style CCM similar to that of Nannochloropsis gaditana. Though cells grew faster at high CO2 and had higher rates of net CO2 uptake, we did not observe significant differences in lipid content between conditions. Since the rate of CO2 supply was much higher for the high CO2 conditions, we calculated that growing cells bubbled with low CO2 is about 40 % more efficient for carbon capture than bubbling with high CO2. We attribute this higher efficiency to the activity of a CCM under low CO2 conditions.
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