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Effects of increased atmospheric CO2 and N supply on photosynthesis, growth and cell composition of the cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis (Arthrospira) (1998)

Gordillo, Francisco J.L. ; Jiménez, Carlos ; Figueroa, Félix L. ; [et al.]

Springer

Journal of applied phycology 10 (1998), S. 461-469

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ISSN: 1573-5176

Keywords: Cyanobacterium ; Spirulina platensis ; Arthrospira ; CO2 ; organic carbon ; nitrogen ; photosynthesis ; batch culture

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Topics: Biology

Notes: Abstract The consequences of the addition of CO2 (1%) in cultures of S. platensis are examined in terms of biomass yield, cell composition and external medium composition. CO2 enrichment was tested under nitrogen saturating and nitrogen limiting conditions. Increasing CO2 levels did not cause any change in maximum growth rate while it decreased maximum biomass yield. Protein and pigments were decreased and carbohydrate increased by high CO2, but the capability to store carbohydrates was saturated. C:N ratio remained unchanged while organic carbon released to the external medium was enhanced, suggesting that organic carbon release in S. platensis is an efficient mechanism for the maintenance of the metabolic integrity, balancing the cell C:N ratio in response to environmental CO2 changes. CO2 affected the pigment content: Phycocyanin, chlorophyll and carotenoids were reduced in around 50%, but the photosynthetic parameters were slightly changed. We propose that in S. platensis CO2 could act promoting degradation of pigments synthetised in excess in normal CO2 conditions, that are not necessary for light harvesting. Nitrogen assimilation was significantly not affected by CO2, and it is proposed that the inability to stimulate N assimilation by CO2 enrichment determined the lack of response in maximum growth rate.

Type of Medium: Electronic Resource

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008090402847

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Cytotoxic Triterpene Glycosides from Far-Eastern Sea Cucumbers Belonging to the Genus Cucumaria (1997)

Drozdova, Olga A. ; Avilov, Sergey A. ; Kalinin, Vladimir I. ; [et al.]

Weinheim : Wiley-Blackwell

Liebigs Annalen 1997 (1997), S. 2351-2356

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ISSN: 0947-3440

Keywords: Carbohydrates ; Cucumaria japonica ; Cucumaria miniata ; Sea cucumbers ; Cucumariosides ; Triterpene glycosides ; Antitumor activity ; Chemistry ; Organic Chemistry

Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000

Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology

Notes: New cytotoxic triterpene oligoglycoside disulfates, cucumariosides A3 (1) and A6-2 (2), have been isolated from the sea cucumber Cucumaria japonica. The trisulfated cucumarioside A7-3 (4) was found to be the major component in the glycoside fraction of Cucumaria miniata. The structures were assigned on the basis of extensive spectral data (NMR and MS), selective solvolysis of desulfated derivative 3 and other chemical evidence. The presence or absence of a carbonyl group at C-16 of the aglycone and of sulfate groups at C-6 of the glucose and 3-O-methylglucose units are interpreted in terms of the functional evolution of sea cucumbers in order to improve their defensive system. Both (1) and (2) are cytotoxic in vitro at IC50 = 1 μg/ml against a selection of five human and mice tumoral cell lines.

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