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Isolation and cultivation of freshwater diatom Nitzschia palea HY1 for increasing biomass and fucoxanthin production

  • Hyunji Won (Department of Environmental Science, Hanyang University) ;
  • Eunmi Ro (Department of Life Science, Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Hanyang University) ;
  • Seungbeom Seo (Department of Life Science, Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Hanyang University) ;
  • Baik-Ho Kim (Department of Environmental Science, Hanyang University) ;
  • EonSeon Jin (Department of Environmental Science, Hanyang University)
  • Received : 2023.06.29
  • Accepted : 2023.09.03
  • Published : 2023.09.15
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Abstract

Diatoms, a type of microalgae distributed worldwide, have been identified as potential sources of biomass, lipids, and high-value compounds. While marine diatoms have been extensively studied, the potential of freshwater diatoms still needs to be explored. In this study, a novel strain of freshwater diatom was isolated from the Jungnangcheon stream located in Seoul, Republic of Korea (37°33'08.0" N, 127°02'40.0" E). This newly isolated strain was classified through phylogenetic analysis, and its morphology was investigated using light and electron microscopy; it was named Nitzschia palea HY1. N. palea HY1 grown in freshwater media (FDM) produced higher biomass (0.68 g L-1) and fucoxanthin production (9.19 mg L-1) than in conventional diatom media. Furthermore, increasing the bicarbonate concentration from 2 to 10 mM enhanced the maximum biomass and fucoxanthin production in FDM by 2.7 fold and 1.5 fold, respectively. Remarkably, the introduction of aeration to the modified FDM (MFDM) led to a substantial increase in the maximum biomass and fucoxanthin production of N. palea HY1, exhibiting 3.8-fold and 4.1-fold enhancement, respectively, compared to FDM alone. These findings suggest that optimizing the cultivation of N. palea HY1 using MFDM could provide an alternative to marine sources for fucoxanthin production.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI) through "The Project to develop eco-friendly new materials and processing technology derived from wildlife," funded by the Korea Ministry of Environment (MOE) (2021003270007).

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