Nitrogen starvation induces the accumulation of arachidonic acid in the freshwater green alga Parietochloris Incisa (Trebuxiophyceae)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 991-994

  Khozin Goldberg, Inna ^a   Bigogno, Chiara ^a   Shrestha, Pushkar ^a   Cohen, Zvi ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Algal lipids; Arachidonic acid; LC PUFA; Nitrogen starvation; Parietochloris incisa; Triacylglycerols

Indexed keywords

GREEN ALGA; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; PARIETOCHLORIS;

EID: 0036803484     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2002.01160.x     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Bigogno, C., Khozin-Goldberg, I., Boussiba, S., Vonshak, A. & Cohen, Z. 2002a. Lipid and fatty acid composition of the green alga Parietochloris incisa. Phytochemistry 60:497-503.
2. Bigogno, C. Khozin-Goldberg, I. & Cohen, Z. 2002b. Accumulation of arachidonic acid and triacylglycerols in the microalga Parietochloris incisa (Chlorophyceae). Phytochemistry 60:135-43.
3. Cohen, Z. 1986. Products from microalgae. In Richmond, A. [Ed.] Handbook for Microalgal Mass Culture. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 421-54.
4. Cohen, Z. 1990. The production potential of eicosapentaenoic and arachidonic acids by the red alga Porphyridium cruentum. J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 67:916-20.
5. Cohen, Z. 1994. Production of eicosapentaenoic acid by the alga Monodus subterraneus. J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 71:941-6.
6. Cohen, Z. 1999. Production of polyunsaturated fatty acids by the microalga Porphyridium cruentum. In Cohen, Z. [Ed.] Chemicals from Microalgae. Taylor and Francis, London, pp. 1-24.
7. Cohen, Z., Vonshak, A. & Richmond, A. 1988. Effect of environmental conditions of fatty acid composition of the red alga Porphyridium cruentum: Correlation to growth rate. J. Phycol. 24: 328-32.
8. Khozin, I., Adlerstein, D., Bigogno, C., Heimer, Y. M. & Cohen, Z. 1997. Elucidation of the biosynthesis of eicosapentaenoic acid in the microalga Porphyridium cruentum. Studies with radiolabeled precursors. Plant Physiol. 114:223-30.
9. Kyle, D. J. 1991. Specialty oils from microorganisms. In Rattray, J. [Ed.] Biotechnology of Plant Fats and Oils. American Oil Chemists Society, Champaign, IL, pp. 130-43.
10. Molina Grima, E., Garcia Camacho, F. & Acien Fernandez, F. G. 1999. Production of EPA from Phaeodactylum tricornutum. In Cohen, Z. [Ed.] Chemicals from Microalgae. Taylor and Francis, London, pp. 57-92.
11. Roessler, P. G. 1990. Environmental control of glycerolipid metabolism in microalgae: Commercial implications and future research directions. J. Phycol. 26:393-9.
12. Shifrin, N. S. & Chisholm, S. W. 1981. Phytoplankton lipids: Interspecific differences and effects of nitrate, silicate, and light-dark cycles. J. Phycol. 17:374-84.
13. Sukenik, A. 1999. Production of eicosapentaenoic acid by the marine eustigmatophyte Nannochloropsis. In Cohen, Z. [Ed.] Chemicals from Microalgae. Taylor and Francis, London, pp. 41-56.