Abstract
Industrial development and urbanization has led to the diverse presence of metals in wastewater that are often improperly treated. The microalgae Euglena gracilis can tolerate high concentrations of metal via the excretion of organic metabolites, including phenolics. This study aims to evaluate how carbon amendment stimulates phenolic compound production by E. gracilis. The number, relative intensity and molecular composition of the phenolic compounds were significantly different between each of four carbon amended cultures (i.e., glutamic acid, malic acid, glucose, reduced glutathione) during the log phase. Phenolic compounds were mainly produced during the minimum growth rate, likely a response to stressful conditions. A better understanding of phenolic compounds production by E. gracilis and the impact of growth conditions will help identify conditions that favor certain phenolic compounds for dietary and metal chelation applications.
Funder
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
Subject
Molecular Biology,Biochemistry
Cited by
6 articles.
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