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http://dx.doi.org/10.14478/ace.2014.1135

Isolation of Chlorella vulgaris Mutants Producing High Lipid and their Characterization  

Choi, Soo-Jeong (Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Medical and Life Science, Silla University)
Park, Hyun-Jin (Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Medical and Life Science, Silla University)
Lee, Jae-Hwa (Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Medical and Life Science, Silla University)
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Applied Chemistry for Engineering / v.26, no.5, 2015 , pp. 533-537 More about this Journal
Abstract
Micro-algae Chlorella vulgaris (C. vulgaris) is an important source for bio-diesel because of the high content of neutral lipids. In this study, we intended to induce mutants of C. vulgaris by UV-B irradiation. C. vulgaris was first exposed to UV-B for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 min. As the UV-B exposure time increased, the cell viability and pigment content were decreased. Mutants of C. vulgaris were also induced through ultraviolet irradiation and two strains were selected with respect to lipid contents, where were named as 'UM10', 'UM15'. They were then cultivated in the same way as to the wild type. After 21 days of cultivation, the cell growth, dry cell weight, pigment contents, and lipid contents were measured for investigating characteristics of mutants. As a result, the cell growth and dry cell weight of both mutants increased about 1.4 and 1.5 times, respectively compared with those of wild type. In addition, chlorophyll and carotenoid contents were measured in order to investigate pigment contents in micro-algae through photosynthesis. It was shown that chlorophyll and carotenoid contents of both mutants decreased about 10% compared to those of wild type. Lipid contents in UM10 and UM15 increased about 1.2 and 1.5 times, respectively compared to that of wild type.
Keywords
Chlorella vulgaris; ultra-violet; chlorophyll; carotenoid; lipid;
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