Ethanol Enhances Astaxanthin Production by Aurantiochytrium sp

Autor: Sakamoto, Takaiku, Ikeda, Yusuke, Masuda, Naruho, Sakuradani, Eiji
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Oleo Science. 72(4):441-446
ISSN: 1345-8957
Popis: Two-percent ethanol increased the astaxanthin productivity of heterotrophic microalgae Aurantiochytrium sp. O5-1-1 to 2.231 mg/L, 45-fold higher than under ethanol-free condition. Ethanol in the medium decreased at the same rate as spontaneous volatilization, suggesting that it was not a transient signaling factor but a continuous stress on the cells. The triply mutated strain OM3-3 produced 5.075 mg/L astaxanthin under 2% ethanol conditions. Furthermore, the astaxanthin accumulation of the mutant OM3-9 was 0.895 mg/g, which was 150-fold higher than that of strain O5-1-1 in ethanol-free condition. These results are beneficial for the commercial exploitation of carotenoids producing Aurantiochytrium spp.
Databáze: OpenAIRE