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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| author | Naomi Harada Yuu Hirose Song Chihong Hirofumi Kurita Miyako Sato Jonaotaro Onodera Kazuyoshi Murata Fumihiro Itoh |
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| 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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| spelling | doaj.art-45be0026f3534a328549231dd8daeb032022-12-21T20:39:15ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222021-07-0111111210.1038/s41598-021-93204-wA novel characteristic of a phytoplankton as a potential source of straight-chain alkanesNaomi Harada0Yuu Hirose1Song Chihong2Hirofumi Kurita3Miyako Sato4Jonaotaro Onodera5Kazuyoshi Murata6Fumihiro Itoh7Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and TechnologyToyohashi University of TechnologyNational Institute of Physiological SciencesToyohashi University of TechnologyJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and TechnologyJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and TechnologyNational Institute of Physiological SciencesPhytopetrum Inc.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.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93204-w |
| spellingShingle | 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 Scientific Reports |
| title | 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_short | 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 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93204-w |
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