Effect of Nitrogen Source on Growth and Protein and Lipid Amounts of a Freshwater Microalga Scenedesmus acutus

Year 2021, Volume: 16 Issue: 2, 215 - 220, 15.09.2021

Ahmet Coban , Gökçe Kendirlioğlu Şimşek , Prof. Dr. A. Kadri Çetin

Abstract

Bu çalışma, yeşil mikroalg Scenedesmus acutus’ un gelişim, protein ve lipit miktarı üzerinde azot kaynağının etkilerini incelemeyi amaçlamıştır. Bu amaçla Scenedesmus acutus’ un farklı azot kaynaklarına tepkileri standart besiyeri ortamındaki azot kaynakları yerine sadece KNO3, CaNO3, NaNO3, NH4NO3 ve (NH4)2SO4, ayrı ayrı ilave edilerek sıvı besi ortamlarında test edildi. Test edilen beş farklı nitrojen kaynağı arasında KNO3 ve CaNO3 en yüksek gelişimi sağladı. Protein miktarı azot kaynağı olarak KNO3 ve NH4NO3 kullanılan kültürlerde maksimum olurken lipit miktarı KNO3 ve NaNO3 kullanılan kültürlerde en yüksek miktarda tespit edildi.

Keywords

Nitrogen sources, Lipid amount, Scenedesmus acutus

Supporting Institution

Fırat Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Koordinasyon Birimi (FÜBAP)

Project Number

FUBAP, FF.18.01

Thanks

This research was funded by Firat University (Project No: FUBAB, FF.18.01). We would like to thank FUBAB for its financial support.

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