期刊
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY
卷 30, 期 4, 页码 2167-2177出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-018-1418-1
关键词
Acclimation; Biomolecules; Fatty acids; Lipids; Nutrient limitation; Photochemical efficiency
资金
- Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) [2008/02078-9, 2009/15511-5]
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP) [08/02078-9] Funding Source: FAPESP
Algae are able to adjust their metabolism according to their environment, maximizing growth rate and production of biomolecules under adverse conditions such as pulses of excess of a contaminant or limitation of a nutrient. In order to evaluate the effects of phosphorus (P) availability on the biochemical composition of the freshwater microalga Selenastrum gracile, we acclimated the microalgae to different phosphorus concentrations. After acclimation, exponentially growing cells were inoculated and after 120 h, samples were processed for the determination of carbohydrate, lipid, fatty acid, chlorophyll, cell density, growth rate, and dry weight. Cell density, growth rate, and dry weight decreased with less P, while chlorophyll a, carbohydrates, lipids, and fatty acids per cell increased under P limitation. According to our lipid class and fatty acid results, algae alter their metabolism and membrane configuration to avoid more structural or metabolic damage under limitation, especially at 23 mu mol P L-1. The most sensitive parameters under P limitation were chlorophyll a, lipids, and poly- and monounsaturated fatty acids. The changes in fatty acids contributed to the fluorescence and photosynthesis changes under P limitation, and they occurred before changes were detected in other parameters, such as growth rate. Furthermore, we suggest that prior acclimation to different P affected microalgal physiology and metabolism.
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