Bioprospecting of tropical microalgae for high-value products: n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids

Microalgae are an important renewable source of carotenoids and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), with strong antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and hepatoprotective properties. In this study, indigenous microalgal strains from fresh, brackish, and marine waters of Peninsular Malaysia were isolated,...

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Main Authors: Katayama, Tomoyo, Abdu Rahman, Norazira, Khatoon, Helena, Kasan, Nor Azman, Nagao, Norio, Yamada, Yuichiro, Takahashi, Kazutaka, Furuya, Ken, Abd Wahid, Mohd Effendy, Md. Yusoff, Fatimah, Jusoh, Malinna
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Published: Elsevier 2022
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author Katayama, Tomoyo
Abdu Rahman, Norazira
Khatoon, Helena
Kasan, Nor Azman
Nagao, Norio
Yamada, Yuichiro
Takahashi, Kazutaka
Furuya, Ken
Abd Wahid, Mohd Effendy
Md. Yusoff, Fatimah
Jusoh, Malinna
author_facet Katayama, Tomoyo
Abdu Rahman, Norazira
Khatoon, Helena
Kasan, Nor Azman
Nagao, Norio
Yamada, Yuichiro
Takahashi, Kazutaka
Furuya, Ken
Abd Wahid, Mohd Effendy
Md. Yusoff, Fatimah
Jusoh, Malinna
author_sort Katayama, Tomoyo
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description Microalgae are an important renewable source of carotenoids and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), with strong antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and hepatoprotective properties. In this study, indigenous microalgal strains from fresh, brackish, and marine waters of Peninsular Malaysia were isolated, purified, and cultured. The potential of microalgae as a natural source of lipids and carotenoids was studied using a screening test with Nile red fluorescence dye to examine the lipid and carotenoid contents. Of 125 microalgae strains, nine strains isolated from marine and brackish water samples (Chaetoceros gracilis, Chlorella sp., C. sorokiniana, C. vulgaris, Tisochrysis lutea, Nitzschia capitellata, Oocystella heteromucosa, Oocystis marina, and Thalassiosira weissflogii) showed high fluorescence intensities. Next, the biochemical composition of these nine strains was examined. Thalassiosira weissflogii (strain TRG10-p105) showed the highest production of n-3 PUFAs and carotenoids among the nine strains. This strain produced high levels of n-3 PUFAs, particularly eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). In this strain, the EPA contents relative to the dry weight (DW) and total fatty acid content (10.8% and 21.4%, respectively) were considerably higher than those reported in species currently used in industrial applications, such as aquaculture. Thalassiosira weissflogii TRG10-p105 had the highest total carotenoid content (20.2 mg g−1 DW), primarily because of its high fucoxanthin content (11.5 mg g−1 DW). The findings of this study indicate that T. weissflogii TRG10-p105 can serve as a high-value microalgal strain from tropical regions that produces n-3 PUFAs and carotenoids in abundance. Because a high ammonium tolerance was observed in this strain, its large-scale production can be implemented in ammonium-rich water produced from waste products to reduce the cost of algae production.
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spelling upm-1005492023-10-10T01:22:17Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100549/ Bioprospecting of tropical microalgae for high-value products: n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids Katayama, Tomoyo Abdu Rahman, Norazira Khatoon, Helena Kasan, Nor Azman Nagao, Norio Yamada, Yuichiro Takahashi, Kazutaka Furuya, Ken Abd Wahid, Mohd Effendy Md. Yusoff, Fatimah Jusoh, Malinna Microalgae are an important renewable source of carotenoids and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), with strong antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and hepatoprotective properties. In this study, indigenous microalgal strains from fresh, brackish, and marine waters of Peninsular Malaysia were isolated, purified, and cultured. The potential of microalgae as a natural source of lipids and carotenoids was studied using a screening test with Nile red fluorescence dye to examine the lipid and carotenoid contents. Of 125 microalgae strains, nine strains isolated from marine and brackish water samples (Chaetoceros gracilis, Chlorella sp., C. sorokiniana, C. vulgaris, Tisochrysis lutea, Nitzschia capitellata, Oocystella heteromucosa, Oocystis marina, and Thalassiosira weissflogii) showed high fluorescence intensities. Next, the biochemical composition of these nine strains was examined. Thalassiosira weissflogii (strain TRG10-p105) showed the highest production of n-3 PUFAs and carotenoids among the nine strains. This strain produced high levels of n-3 PUFAs, particularly eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). In this strain, the EPA contents relative to the dry weight (DW) and total fatty acid content (10.8% and 21.4%, respectively) were considerably higher than those reported in species currently used in industrial applications, such as aquaculture. Thalassiosira weissflogii TRG10-p105 had the highest total carotenoid content (20.2 mg g−1 DW), primarily because of its high fucoxanthin content (11.5 mg g−1 DW). The findings of this study indicate that T. weissflogii TRG10-p105 can serve as a high-value microalgal strain from tropical regions that produces n-3 PUFAs and carotenoids in abundance. Because a high ammonium tolerance was observed in this strain, its large-scale production can be implemented in ammonium-rich water produced from waste products to reduce the cost of algae production. Elsevier 2022-12 Article PeerReviewed Katayama, Tomoyo and Abdu Rahman, Norazira and Khatoon, Helena and Kasan, Nor Azman and Nagao, Norio and Yamada, Yuichiro and Takahashi, Kazutaka and Furuya, Ken and Abd Wahid, Mohd Effendy and Md. Yusoff, Fatimah and Jusoh, Malinna (2022) Bioprospecting of tropical microalgae for high-value products: n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids. Aquaculture Reports, 27. art. no. 101406. pp. 1-9. ISSN 2352-5134 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513422004021 10.1016/j.aqrep.2022.101406
spellingShingle Katayama, Tomoyo
Abdu Rahman, Norazira
Khatoon, Helena
Kasan, Nor Azman
Nagao, Norio
Yamada, Yuichiro
Takahashi, Kazutaka
Furuya, Ken
Abd Wahid, Mohd Effendy
Md. Yusoff, Fatimah
Jusoh, Malinna
Bioprospecting of tropical microalgae for high-value products: n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids
title Bioprospecting of tropical microalgae for high-value products: n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids
title_full Bioprospecting of tropical microalgae for high-value products: n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids
title_fullStr Bioprospecting of tropical microalgae for high-value products: n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids
title_full_unstemmed Bioprospecting of tropical microalgae for high-value products: n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids
title_short Bioprospecting of tropical microalgae for high-value products: n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids
title_sort bioprospecting of tropical microalgae for high-value products: n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids
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