Effects of Culture Conditions on the Performance of Arthrospira platensis and Its Production of Exopolysaccharides
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Microalgae and Culture Medium
2.2. Experimental Design
2.3. Microalgae Growth Analysis
2.4. Culture Medium Analysis
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Effects of Medium Recycle on the Growth and EPS Secretion of A. platensis
3.2. Effects of Initial pH on the Growth and EPS Secretion of A. platensis
3.3. Effects of Nitrogen Source and Concentration on the Growth and EPS Secretion of A. platensis
3.4. Effects of Phosphate Concentration on the Growth and EPS Secretion of A. platensis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Treatment | NaNO3 (g/L) | NH4Cl (g/L) | N Concentration (N g/L) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 0.00 | - | 0.00 |
2 | 0.50 | - | 0.08 |
3 | 2.50 | - | 0.41 |
4 | 5.00 | - | 0.82 |
5 | 25.00 | - | 4.12 |
6 | - | 0.32 | 0.08 |
7 | - | 1.57 | 0.41 |
8 | - | 3.16 | 0.82 |
9 | - | 15.74 | 4.12 |
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Li, Z.; Liu, Y.; Zhou, T.; Cao, L.; Cai, Y.; Wang, Y.; Cui, X.; Yan, H.; Ruan, R.; Zhang, Q. Effects of Culture Conditions on the Performance of Arthrospira platensis and Its Production of Exopolysaccharides. Foods 2022, 11, 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11142020
Li Z, Liu Y, Zhou T, Cao L, Cai Y, Wang Y, Cui X, Yan H, Ruan R, Zhang Q. Effects of Culture Conditions on the Performance of Arthrospira platensis and Its Production of Exopolysaccharides. Foods. 2022; 11(14):2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11142020
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Zihan, Yuhuan Liu, Ting Zhou, Leipeng Cao, Yihui Cai, Yunpu Wang, Xian Cui, Hongbin Yan, Roger Ruan, and Qi Zhang. 2022. "Effects of Culture Conditions on the Performance of Arthrospira platensis and Its Production of Exopolysaccharides" Foods 11, no. 14: 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11142020