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PHYTOPLANKTON LIPIDS: INTERSPECIFIC DIFFERENCES AND EFFECTS OF NITRATE, SILICATE AND LIGHT‐DARK CYCLES1

Shifrin, Neil S., Chisholm, Sallie W.·1981·Journal of Phycology
DOI 10.1111/j.1529-8817.1981.tb00865.x
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ABSTRACT The lipid content of various phytoplankton species was measured in response to nitrogen and silicon limitation and over the cell cycle in synchronized cultures. In a survey of 30 species it was found that during log‐phase growth, green algae contained an average of 17.1% total lipids (% of total dry weight), whereas diatoms contained an average of 24.5%. Nitrogen deprivation for 4 to 9 days resulted in 2‐ to 3‐fold increases in the lipid content of green algae, whereas both increases and decreases were noted in diatoms, depending on the species. The greatest lipid content measured in the study was 72% in Monallantus salina (strain GSB Sticho) which had been deprived of nitrogen for 9 days. Nitrate replenishment in a nitrogen starved culture of Oocystis polymorpha Groover & Bold showed that the excess cellular lipids do not rapidly disappear during recovery, until cell division occurs. A silicate deprivation experiment with Cyclotella cryptica Reimann, Lewin & Guillard (strain 7c) showed an increase in the total cellular lipid fraction from. 30 to 42% of dry weight within 6 h of the onset of silicon limitation, while the mass of lipid material per cell doubled within 12 h. The total lipid fraction in O. polymorpha was found to remain constant over the cell cycle in synchronized cultures regardless of the light regime. The data presented provided the first internally consistent study of phytoplankton lipids for a wide range of species and several growth conditions.

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  1. Fogg G. E., 1959, Nitrogen nutrition and metabolic patterns in algae, Symp. Soc. Exp. Biol., 13, 106
  2. Gons H. J., 1979, Growth of Scenedesmus protuberans Fritsch in light‐limited continuous cultures with a light‐dark cycle, Arch. Hydrobiol., 85, 41
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  6. Pohl P., 1974, Control of unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in unicellular algae by the nitrogen content of the nutrient medium and by the wavelength of light, J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc., 51, 521 A
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  8. Shifrin N. S., 1980, Algae Biomass, 627
  9. Werner D., 1977, The Biology of the Diatoms, 498
  10. Zhukova T. S., 1969, Comparative characteristics of the growth and direction of biosynthesis of various strains of Chlorella under conditions of nitrogen starvation. II. Formation of carbohydrates and lipids, Sov. Plant Physiol. (Engl. Transl. Fiziol. Rast.), 16, 96

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Authors
Shifrin, N. S., & Chisholm, S. W.
Affiliations
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
Corresponding author
Chisholm, Sallie W.
ORCID
Chisholm, Sallie W.
Venue
Journal of Phycology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1981-12
Volume
17
Issue
4
Pages
374-384
ISSN
  • 0022-3646 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-8817
DOI
10.1111/j.1529-8817.1981.tb00865.x
OpenAlex
W2054891426
Cited by
488
References
45
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 9706 d)
Locations
Journal of Phycology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Marine Plankton and Biogeochemistry
Keywords
nitrogen limitation, silicon limitation, diatoms, green algae, Cyclotella cryptica, lipid content, light-dark cycle, cell cycle, synchronous culture, nitrate recovery, silicon recovery

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