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ArticleScientific reports2021

Lipid accumulation patterns and role of different fatty acid types towards mitigating salinity fluctuations in Chlorella vulgaris.

Kit Yinn Teh, Saw Hong Loh, Ahmad Aziz, Kazutaka Takahashi, Abd Wahid Mohd Effendy, Thye San Cha

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Kit Yinn TehSatreps-Cosmos Laboratory, Central Laboratory Complex, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Saw Hong LohFaculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Ahmad AzizFaculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Kazutaka TakahashiDepartment of Aquatic Bioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan.
Abd Wahid Mohd EffendySatreps-Cosmos Laboratory, Central Laboratory Complex, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Thye San ChaFaculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia. cha_ts@umt.edu.my.
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu · MYThe University of Tokyo · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mangrove-dwelling microalgae are well adapted to frequent encounters of salinity fluctuations across their various growth phases but are lesser studied. The current study explored the adaptive changes (in terms of biomass, oil content and fatty acid composition) of mangrove-isolated C. vulgaris UMT-M1 cultured under different salinity levels (5, 10, 15, 20, 30 ppt). The highest total oil content was recorded in cultures at 15 ppt salinity (63.5% of dry weight) with uncompromised biomass productivity, thus highlighting the 'trigger-threshold' for oil accumulation in C. vulgaris UMT-M1. Subsequently, C. vulgaris UMT-M1 was further assessed across different growth phases under 15 ppt. The various short, medium and long-chain fatty acids (particularly C20:0), coupled with a high level of C18:3n3 PUFA reported at early exponential phase represents their physiological importance during rapid cell growth. Accumulation of C18:1 and C18:2 at stationary growth phase across all salinities was seen as cells accumulating substrate for C18:3n3 should the cells anticipate a move from stationary phase into new growth phase. This study sheds some light on the possibility of 'triggered' oil accumulation with uninterrupted growth and the participation of various fatty acid types upon salinity mitigation in a mangrove-dwelling microalgae.

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SalinityBiofuelsBiomassChlorella vulgarisCulture MediaFatty AcidsLipid MetabolismSodium ChlorideBiofuelsCulture MediaFatty AcidsSodium Chloride

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PMID33432049
PMCPMC7801682
OpenAlexW3119268480

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