Utilization of xylose as a carbon source for mixotrophic growth of Scenedesmus obliquus

作者:Yang Suling*; Liu Guijun; Meng Youting; Wang Ping; Zhou Sijing; Shang Hongzhong
来源:Bioresource Technology, 2014, 172: 180-185.
DOI:10.1016/j.biortech.2014.08.122

摘要

Mixotrophic cultivation is one potential mode for microalgae production, and an economically acceptable and environmentally sustainable organic carbon source is essential. The potential use of xylose for culturing Scenedesmus obliquus in a mixotrophic mode and physiological features of xylose-grown S. obliquus were studied. S. obliquus had a certain xylose tolerance, and was capable of utilizing xylose for growth. At a xylose concentration of 4 g L-1, the maximal cell density was 2.2 g L-1, being 2.9-fold of that under photoautotrophic condition and arriving to the level of mixotrophic growth using 4 g L-1 glucose. No changes in cellular morphology of the cells grown with or without xylose were detected. Fluorescence emission from photosystem II (PS II) relative to photosystem I (PS I) was decreased in mixotrophic cells, implying that the PSII activity was decreased. The biomass lipid content was enhanced and carbohydrate concentration was decreased, in relation to photoautotrophic controls.

  • 出版日期2014-11
  • 单位北京市辐射中心