• ALGAE
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.13-20
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• 2003

Two isolated Antarctic marine diatoms, Chaetoceros neogracile VanLandingham and Stellarima microtrias (Ehrenberg) Hasle and Sims were examined to show changes of growth and uptake rate of nitrate due to UV-B irradiance. Chlorophyll (chl) a concentration was regarded as the growth index of diatom. The diatoms were treated with UV-B radiation and cultured for 4 days under cool-white fluorescent light without UV-B radiation. Two levels of UV-B exposures were applies: 1 and 6 W $m^{-2}$. Durations of UV-B treatment were 20, 40 and 60 minutes under 6 W $m^{-2}$ and 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 hrs under 1 W $m^{-2}$. The control groups were cultured at the same time without UV-B radiation. The growth rates of two diatoms decreased under 1 and 6 W $m^{-2}$ UV-B irradiances than that of control group. After 4 days, chl a concentrations of C. neogracile were increased more than 4 times from 133 μgo$l^{-1}$ to 632 μgo$l^{-1}$ in control group. However, the concentration of experimental groups under 1 W $m^{-2}$ UV-B were only increased from 139 μgo$l^{-1}$ to 421 μgo$l^{-1}$ during one hour and the chl a concentrations were decreased from 144 μgo$l^{-1}$ to 108 μgo$l^{-1}$ during five hour. Growth of diatom dramatically more decreased under 6 W $m^{-2}$ UV-B than 1 W $m^{-2}$ UV-B. The chl a concentration of experimental groups under 6 W $m^{-2}$ UV-B for one hour was only increased from 111 μgo$l^{-1}$ to 122 μgo$l^{-1}$. In the case of S. microtrias showed also similar pattern to C. neogracile by UV-B radiation. The uptake rates of nitrate by the two strains were decreased abruptly under 6 W $m^{-2}$ UV-B irradiances. When two strains were treated under 1 and 6 W $m^{-2}$ UV-B during one hour, the strains were only continued growth and uptake of nitrate under 1 W $m^{-2}$ UV-B. This experimental evidence shows that exposure to UV-B radiation especially to high irradiance of UV-B decreases diatom survival and causes lower decrease of nutrient concentrations by microalgae in Antarctic water. Furthermore, evidence suggests that microalgal communities confined to near-surface waters in Antarctica will be harmed by increased UV-B radiation, thereby altering the dynamics of Antarctic marine ecosystems.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 Fragilariopsis pseudonana, Chaetoceros neogracile, Stellarima microtrias 3종 극지미세조류의 아미노산, tocopherol 함량을 비교하고, 메탄을 추출물로부터 총폴리페놀 및 총 플라보노이드 함량을 분석함과 동시에 항산화 활성 및 신경세포 보호능을 검토하였다. Fragilariopsis pseudonana의 ${\alpha}-,\;{\beta}+{\gamma})-,\;{\delta}-tocopherol$ 함량이 가장 높은 깃으로 나타났고, 특히 Fragilariopsis pseudonana의 ${\alpha}-tocopherol$ 함량은 Chaetoceros neogracile보다 약 2배정도 높은 $1035{\mu}g/100g$인 것으로 확인되었으나, Stellarima microtria에서는 모두 검출되지 않았다. 또한 Fragilariopsis pseudonana의 추출물은 ABTS assay에 의한 항산화 활성이 가장 높았으며 총폴리페놀 함량도 가장 높았다. 한편, 신경세포 보호황성은 Chaetoceros neogracile. 추출물에서만 확인되었다.