Microalgae mixotrophic cultivation for β-galactosidase production

Microalgae present unexplored biotechnological potential and the ability to use different carbon sources in mixotrophic cultivation. Considering the need for efficient and low-cost industrial processes, the aim of this work was to evaluate the ability of microalgae and cyanobacteria to produce intra...

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Published in:Journal of applied phycology 2019-06, Vol.31 (3), p.1597-1606
Main Authors: Zanette, Cristina Maria, Mariano, André Bellin, Yukawa, Yuri Sussumu, Mendes, Israel, Rigon Spier, Michele
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algae
Biomass
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biotechnology
Carbon
Carbon sources
Cultivation
Cyanobacteria
Dunaliella
Dunaliella tertiolecta
Ecology
Extracellular
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Galactosidase
Growth rate
Lactose
Life Sciences
Microalgae
Plant Physiology
Plant Sciences
β-Galactosidase
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Summary:Microalgae present unexplored biotechnological potential and the ability to use different carbon sources in mixotrophic cultivation. Considering the need for efficient and low-cost industrial processes, the aim of this work was to evaluate the ability of microalgae and cyanobacteria to produce intra- and extracellular β-galactosidase. Eight species of Chlorophyta and Cyanophyta were cultivated in mixotrophic conditions with lactose as a carbon source. Dunaliella tertiolecta , Chlorella minutissima , and Nannochloropsis oculata were able to grow under mixotrophic conditions showing biomass production and growth rates higher than those of photoautotrophic cultures. β-Galactosidase extracellular production was 33.5 U L −1 on the 11th cultivation day for D. tertiolecta . For N. oculata and C. minutissima , the values were 29.6 and 11.02 U L −1 on the 14th and the 7th cultivation days, respectively. This study demonstrates the ability of microalgae to hydrolyze lactose under a mixotrophic regime and to outstanding great potential in the production of biomass and β-galactosidase.
ISSN:0921-8971
1573-5176
DOI:10.1007/s10811-018-1720-y