A novel characteristic of a phytoplankton as a potential source of straight-chain alkanes

Abstract Biosynthesis of hydrocarbons is a promising approach for the production of alternative sources of energy because of the emerging need to reduce global consumption of fossil fuels. However, the suitability of biogenic hydrocarbons as fuels is limited because their range of the number of carb...

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Autores principales:	Naomi Harada, Yuu Hirose, Song Chihong, Hirofumi Kurita, Miyako Sato, Jonaotaro Onodera, Kazuyoshi Murata, Fumihiro Itoh
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:45be0026f3534a328549231dd8daeb032021-12-02T17:55:09ZA novel characteristic of a phytoplankton as a potential source of straight-chain alkanes10.1038/s41598-021-93204-w2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/45be0026f3534a328549231dd8daeb032021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93204-whttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Biosynthesis of hydrocarbons is a promising approach for the production of alternative sources of energy because of the emerging need to reduce global consumption of fossil fuels. However, the suitability of biogenic hydrocarbons as fuels is limited because their range of the number of carbon atoms is small, and/or they contain unsaturated carbon bonds. Here, we report that a marine phytoplankton, Dicrateria rotunda, collected from the western Arctic Ocean, can synthesize a series of saturated hydrocarbons (n-alkanes) from C10H22 to C38H78, which are categorized as petrol (C10–C15), diesel oils (C16–C20), and fuel oils (C21–C38). The observation that these n-alkanes were also produced by ten other cultivated strains of Dicrateria collected from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans suggests that this capability is a common characteristic of Dicrateria. We also identified that the total contents of the n-alkanes in the Arctic D. rotunda strain increased under dark and nitrogen-deficient conditions. The unique characteristic of D. rotunda could contribute to the development of a new approach for the biosynthesis of n-alkanes.Naomi HaradaYuu HiroseSong ChihongHirofumi KuritaMiyako SatoJonaotaro OnoderaKazuyoshi MurataFumihiro ItohNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Naomi Harada Yuu Hirose Song Chihong Hirofumi Kurita Miyako Sato Jonaotaro Onodera Kazuyoshi Murata Fumihiro Itoh A novel characteristic of a phytoplankton as a potential source of straight-chain alkanes
description	Abstract Biosynthesis of hydrocarbons is a promising approach for the production of alternative sources of energy because of the emerging need to reduce global consumption of fossil fuels. However, the suitability of biogenic hydrocarbons as fuels is limited because their range of the number of carbon atoms is small, and/or they contain unsaturated carbon bonds. Here, we report that a marine phytoplankton, Dicrateria rotunda, collected from the western Arctic Ocean, can synthesize a series of saturated hydrocarbons (n-alkanes) from C10H22 to C38H78, which are categorized as petrol (C10–C15), diesel oils (C16–C20), and fuel oils (C21–C38). The observation that these n-alkanes were also produced by ten other cultivated strains of Dicrateria collected from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans suggests that this capability is a common characteristic of Dicrateria. We also identified that the total contents of the n-alkanes in the Arctic D. rotunda strain increased under dark and nitrogen-deficient conditions. The unique characteristic of D. rotunda could contribute to the development of a new approach for the biosynthesis of n-alkanes.
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author	Naomi Harada Yuu Hirose Song Chihong Hirofumi Kurita Miyako Sato Jonaotaro Onodera Kazuyoshi Murata Fumihiro Itoh
author_facet	Naomi Harada Yuu Hirose Song Chihong Hirofumi Kurita Miyako Sato Jonaotaro Onodera Kazuyoshi Murata Fumihiro Itoh
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title	A novel characteristic of a phytoplankton as a potential source of straight-chain alkanes
title_short	A novel characteristic of a phytoplankton as a potential source of straight-chain alkanes
title_full	A novel characteristic of a phytoplankton as a potential source of straight-chain alkanes
title_fullStr	A novel characteristic of a phytoplankton as a potential source of straight-chain alkanes
title_full_unstemmed	A novel characteristic of a phytoplankton as a potential source of straight-chain alkanes
title_sort	novel characteristic of a phytoplankton as a potential source of straight-chain alkanes
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/45be0026f3534a328549231dd8daeb03
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A novel characteristic of a phytoplankton as a potential source of straight-chain alkanes

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