Botryococcus braunii strains compared for biomass productivity, hydroCarbon and carbohydrate content

Joao Diogo Gouveia; Jesus Ruiz; Lambertus A. M. van den Broek; Thamara Hesselink; Sander Peters; Dorinde M. M. Kleinegris; Alison G. Smith; Douwe van der Veen; Maria J. Barbosa; Rene H. Wijffels

doi:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2017.03.008

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Botryococcus braunii strains compared for biomass productivity, hydroCarbon and carbohydrate content

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Botryococcus braunii strains compared for biomass productivity, hydroCarbon and carbohydrate content

Joao Diogo Gouveia, Jesus Ruiz, Lambertus A. M. van den Broek, Thamara Hesselink, Sander Peters, Dorinde M. M. Kleinegris, Alison G. Smith, Douwe van der Veen, Maria J. Barbosa and Rene H. Wijffels

Journal of biotechnology, Vol.248, pp.77-86

04/20/2017

DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2017.03.008

PMID: 28336295

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Botryococcus braunii can produce both long-chain hydrocarbons as well as carbohydrates in large quantities, and is therefore a promising industrial organism for the production of biopolymer building blocks. Many studies describe the use of different strains of Botryococcus braunii but differences in handling and cultivation conditions make the comparison between strains difficult. In this study, 16 B. braunii strains obtained from six culture collections were compared for their biomass productivity and hydrocarbon and carbohydrate content. Biomass productivity was highest for AC768 strain with 1.8 g L-1 day(-1), while hydrocarbon production ranged from none to up to 42% per gram biomass dry weight, with Showa showing the highest hydrocarbon content followed by AC761. The total carbohydrate content varied from 20% to 76% per gram of the biomass dry weight, with CCALA777 as the highest producer. Glucose and galactose are the main monosaccharides in most strains and fucose content reached 463 mg L-1 in CCALA778. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Title: Subtitle: Botryococcus braunii strains compared for biomass productivity, hydroCarbon and carbohydrate content
Creators: Joao Diogo Gouveia - Wageningen University & Research
Jesus Ruiz - Wageningen University & Research
Lambertus A. M. van den Broek - Wageningen University & Research
Thamara Hesselink - Centre for BioSystems Genomics
Sander Peters - Centre for BioSystems Genomics
Dorinde M. M. Kleinegris - Wageningen University & Research
Alison G. Smith - University of Cambridge
Douwe van der Veen - Wageningen University & Research
Maria J. Barbosa - Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Res, POB 17, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, Netherlands
Rene H. Wijffels - Wageningen University & Research
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of biotechnology, Vol.248, pp.77-86
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2017.03.008
PMID: 28336295
NLM abbreviation: J Biotechnol
ISSN: 0168-1656
eISSN: 1873-4863
Publisher: Elsevier
Number of pages: 10
Grant note: 311956 / European Community; European Commission
Language: English
Date published: 04/20/2017
Academic Unit: International Programs; Spanish and Portuguese
Record Identifier: 9984398028402771

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