Effect of dilution rate in continuous cultures of Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis C1 on nutrient use efficiency and macromolecular- and elemental compositions

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ผู้เขียน/บรรณาธิการ

กลุ่มสาขาการวิจัยเชิงกลยุทธ์

รายละเอียดสำหรับงานพิมพ์

รายชื่อผู้แต่ง: Khannapho C., Phodee A., Paithoonrangsarid K., Hongsthong A., Meechai A., Cheevadhanarak S., Tanticharoen M.

ผู้เผยแพร่: Springer

ปีที่เผยแพร่ (ค.ศ.): 2021

วารสาร: Journal of Applied Phycology (0921-8971)

Volume number: 33

Issue number: 2

หน้าแรก: 743

หน้าสุดท้าย: 754

จำนวนหน้า: 12

นอก: 0921-8971

eISSN: 1573-5176

URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85098969236&doi=10.1007%2fs10811-020-02339-2&partnerID=40&md5=7bb039736472afdd1fd90b6d88afc9af

ภาษา: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

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บทคัดย่อ

Arthrospira (Spirulina) has potential applications as food supplements, feeds, pharmaceuticals, and biofuels; but its production process is inefficient. To maximise biomass production and nutrient use efficiency of Arthrospira, steady-state data from continuous cultures provides a unique means of productivity optimisation. In this study we cultivated the cyanobacterium Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis C1 in a helical tubular photobioreactor initially in batch cultures, by independently investigating pH control, light intensity, and temperature, to optimise specific growth rate (μ) and biomass productivity. Optimal growth was achieved at 200 μmol photons m−2 s−1, 35 °C, and without pH control. Arthrospira was then grown in continuous culture at four different dilution rates (D: 0.0087, 0.0173, 0.0287, and 0.0324 h−1). Macromolecular and elemental compositions of biomass were determined, and both nutrient consumption rates and biomass yields at each D were calculated. Protein composition of the biomass was found to be highest (62.21%) at the lowest D, while the compositions of lipid, RNA, and DNA increased with the increasing D. Results from the continuous culture experiments also suggested that nutrient utilisation was best at lowest D, but cells grown at intermediate D had the greatest biomass yields and highest biomass productivity. Nutrient use efficiency analysis confirmed that cells converted nutrients into biomass most efficiently when cultivated at intermediate D. Results from the continuous culture experiments provide much-needed fine-tuned growth and productivity optimisation of Arthrospira cultures and may be used for a refinement of a genome-scale metabolic model of Arthrospira and flux balance analysis research in the future. © 2021, Springer Nature B.V.

คำสำคัญ

Continuous cultivation, Elemental composition, Macromolecular composition, Nutrient Use Efficiency