Heterotrophically Ultrahigh-Cell-Density Cultivation of a High Protein-Yielding Unicellular Alga Chlorella With a Novel Nitrogen-Supply Strategy

The unicellular green alga Chlorella is an ideal protein source. However, the high production cost and low production capability of the current main photoautotrophic culture mode limit its application especially as an alternative protein source for food and feed, which might be overcome through high...

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Autores principales: Quan Xu, Guoli Hou, Jianping Chen, Hongxia Wang, Li Yuan, Danxiang Han, Qiang Hu, Hu Jin
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:51b5ea5bf29b4879a98b85e5c3db71902021-11-22T07:18:21ZHeterotrophically Ultrahigh-Cell-Density Cultivation of a High Protein-Yielding Unicellular Alga Chlorella With a Novel Nitrogen-Supply Strategy2296-418510.3389/fbioe.2021.774854https://doaj.org/article/51b5ea5bf29b4879a98b85e5c3db71902021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2021.774854/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-4185The unicellular green alga Chlorella is an ideal protein source. However, the high production cost and low production capability of the current main photoautotrophic culture mode limit its application especially as an alternative protein source for food and feed, which might be overcome through high-cell-density cultivation in fermenters. In this study, a Chlorella sorokiniana strain CMBB276 with high protein content was selected from five Chlorella strains by comprehensive evaluation of their growth rates, protein contents, and yields. The optimal cultural temperature, pH, and mole ratio of carbon and nitrogen (C/N) for C. sorokiniana CMBB276 growth were found to be 30°C, 6.5, and 18, respectively. Ammonium chloride was proved to be the best nitrogen (N) source for C. sorokiniana CMBB276 growth, whereas growth inhibition caused by the accumulation of salts was observed under fed-batch cultivation when maintaining a constant C/N ratio of 18 by controlling pH with sodium hydroxide solution. By simultaneously reducing the concentration of ammonium chloride in the feeding medium and controlling pH with ammonium hydroxide, we finally achieved the ultrahigh-cell-density cultivation of C. sorokiniana CMBB276. The highest biomass concentration and protein yield reached 232 and 86.55 g l−1, respectively, showing the great potential of culturing C. sorokiniana CMBB276 in fermenters for economic and large-scale protein source production.Quan XuQuan XuGuoli HouJianping ChenHongxia WangLi YuanDanxiang HanDanxiang HanDanxiang HanQiang HuQiang HuQiang HuQiang HuHu JinFrontiers Media S.A.articleChlorellaheterotrophic cultivationhigh-cell-densityproteinnitrogen supplyBiotechnologyTP248.13-248.65ENFrontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Vol 9 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Chlorella
heterotrophic cultivation
high-cell-density
protein
nitrogen supply
Biotechnology
TP248.13-248.65
spellingShingle Chlorella
heterotrophic cultivation
high-cell-density
protein
nitrogen supply
Biotechnology
TP248.13-248.65
Quan Xu
Quan Xu
Guoli Hou
Jianping Chen
Hongxia Wang
Li Yuan
Danxiang Han
Danxiang Han
Danxiang Han
Qiang Hu
Qiang Hu
Qiang Hu
Qiang Hu
Hu Jin
Heterotrophically Ultrahigh-Cell-Density Cultivation of a High Protein-Yielding Unicellular Alga Chlorella With a Novel Nitrogen-Supply Strategy
description The unicellular green alga Chlorella is an ideal protein source. However, the high production cost and low production capability of the current main photoautotrophic culture mode limit its application especially as an alternative protein source for food and feed, which might be overcome through high-cell-density cultivation in fermenters. In this study, a Chlorella sorokiniana strain CMBB276 with high protein content was selected from five Chlorella strains by comprehensive evaluation of their growth rates, protein contents, and yields. The optimal cultural temperature, pH, and mole ratio of carbon and nitrogen (C/N) for C. sorokiniana CMBB276 growth were found to be 30°C, 6.5, and 18, respectively. Ammonium chloride was proved to be the best nitrogen (N) source for C. sorokiniana CMBB276 growth, whereas growth inhibition caused by the accumulation of salts was observed under fed-batch cultivation when maintaining a constant C/N ratio of 18 by controlling pH with sodium hydroxide solution. By simultaneously reducing the concentration of ammonium chloride in the feeding medium and controlling pH with ammonium hydroxide, we finally achieved the ultrahigh-cell-density cultivation of C. sorokiniana CMBB276. The highest biomass concentration and protein yield reached 232 and 86.55 g l−1, respectively, showing the great potential of culturing C. sorokiniana CMBB276 in fermenters for economic and large-scale protein source production.
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author Quan Xu
Quan Xu
Guoli Hou
Jianping Chen
Hongxia Wang
Li Yuan
Danxiang Han
Danxiang Han
Danxiang Han
Qiang Hu
Qiang Hu
Qiang Hu
Qiang Hu
Hu Jin
author_facet Quan Xu
Quan Xu
Guoli Hou
Jianping Chen
Hongxia Wang
Li Yuan
Danxiang Han
Danxiang Han
Danxiang Han
Qiang Hu
Qiang Hu
Qiang Hu
Qiang Hu
Hu Jin
author_sort Quan Xu
title Heterotrophically Ultrahigh-Cell-Density Cultivation of a High Protein-Yielding Unicellular Alga Chlorella With a Novel Nitrogen-Supply Strategy
title_short Heterotrophically Ultrahigh-Cell-Density Cultivation of a High Protein-Yielding Unicellular Alga Chlorella With a Novel Nitrogen-Supply Strategy
title_full Heterotrophically Ultrahigh-Cell-Density Cultivation of a High Protein-Yielding Unicellular Alga Chlorella With a Novel Nitrogen-Supply Strategy
title_fullStr Heterotrophically Ultrahigh-Cell-Density Cultivation of a High Protein-Yielding Unicellular Alga Chlorella With a Novel Nitrogen-Supply Strategy
title_full_unstemmed Heterotrophically Ultrahigh-Cell-Density Cultivation of a High Protein-Yielding Unicellular Alga Chlorella With a Novel Nitrogen-Supply Strategy
title_sort heterotrophically ultrahigh-cell-density cultivation of a high protein-yielding unicellular alga chlorella with a novel nitrogen-supply strategy
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/51b5ea5bf29b4879a98b85e5c3db7190
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