Effect of nitrogen limitation on biochemical composition and photosynthetic performance for fed-batch mixotrophic cultivation of microalga Spirulina platensis.

In this study, the effect of nitrogen limitation on microalgal growth, biochemical composition and photosynthetic performance was investigated in fed-batch mixotrophic cultivation of microalga Spirulina platensis, compared with that in autotrophic cultivation. The microalgal biomass productivity was greatly enhanced by mixotrophic cultivation. With nitrogen limitation, the mixotrophic culture accelerated the degradation of microalgal pigments and proteins to supply intracellular nitrogen for maintaining higher biomass productivity, simultaneously accumulating more carbohydrates. The mixotrophic cultivation amplified the adverse effect of nitrogen limitation on the microalgal photosynthetic performance in comparison with autotrophic cultivation. This fed-batch mixotrophic cultivation is an effective strategy for enhancing biomass productivity and total carbohydrates yield under nitrogen limited conditions.

• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Bioresource Technology

• Publication date

  2018-09-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.05.046PMID 29778794
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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