Cell wall degradation of Chlorella vulgaris under darkness and ultraviolet irradiation-B (UVB) conditions for lipid and carbohydrate recovery

The production of microalgae biofuel is still not economically viable due to the high cost of downstream processing, which is attributed to cell harvesting and disruption processes. In this study, the biochemical and structural changes of Chlorella vulgaris UPSI JRM01 that was cultivated under darkn...

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Main Authors: Md Nadzir, Syafiqah, Yusof, Norjan, Nordin, Norazela, Kamari, Azlan, Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Zulkhairi
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author Md Nadzir, Syafiqah
Yusof, Norjan
Nordin, Norazela
Kamari, Azlan
Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Zulkhairi
author_facet Md Nadzir, Syafiqah
Yusof, Norjan
Nordin, Norazela
Kamari, Azlan
Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Zulkhairi
author_sort Md Nadzir, Syafiqah
collection UPM
description The production of microalgae biofuel is still not economically viable due to the high cost of downstream processing, which is attributed to cell harvesting and disruption processes. In this study, the biochemical and structural changes of Chlorella vulgaris UPSI JRM01 that was cultivated under darkness for 13 days and ultraviolet irradiation-B (UVB) (0, 15, 30, 60, 120, and 180 min) stress conditions to induce cell wall degradation were investigated. Under the condition of darkness, C. vulgaris invested their fixed carbon towards the accumulation of carbohydrates (35 %) instead of lipids (25 %). Meanwhile, the highest lipid and carbohydrate content obtained under UVB were 34.4 % and 47.5 %, respectively. The cell wall thickness of culture stained with calcofluor white (CFW) observed under fluorescence microscopy revealed that degradation of cell wall occurred under darkness on the seventh day (0.076 ± 0.037 μm) and 30 min of UVB irradiation (0.091 ± 0.044 μm). The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) micrographs further confirm the cell wall thinning under both conditions. Cell wall polysaccharides content measured under darkness and UVB conditions were 4.3 % and 6.6 %, as compared to control 11.3 % and 10.2 %, respectively. These results show that darkness and UVB stress are feasible means to induce cell wall degradation for lipid and carbohydrate recovery.
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spelling upm.eprints-1006422023-09-21T07:16:11Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100642/ Cell wall degradation of Chlorella vulgaris under darkness and ultraviolet irradiation-B (UVB) conditions for lipid and carbohydrate recovery Md Nadzir, Syafiqah Yusof, Norjan Nordin, Norazela Kamari, Azlan Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Zulkhairi The production of microalgae biofuel is still not economically viable due to the high cost of downstream processing, which is attributed to cell harvesting and disruption processes. In this study, the biochemical and structural changes of Chlorella vulgaris UPSI JRM01 that was cultivated under darkness for 13 days and ultraviolet irradiation-B (UVB) (0, 15, 30, 60, 120, and 180 min) stress conditions to induce cell wall degradation were investigated. Under the condition of darkness, C. vulgaris invested their fixed carbon towards the accumulation of carbohydrates (35 %) instead of lipids (25 %). Meanwhile, the highest lipid and carbohydrate content obtained under UVB were 34.4 % and 47.5 %, respectively. The cell wall thickness of culture stained with calcofluor white (CFW) observed under fluorescence microscopy revealed that degradation of cell wall occurred under darkness on the seventh day (0.076 ± 0.037 μm) and 30 min of UVB irradiation (0.091 ± 0.044 μm). The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) micrographs further confirm the cell wall thinning under both conditions. Cell wall polysaccharides content measured under darkness and UVB conditions were 4.3 % and 6.6 %, as compared to control 11.3 % and 10.2 %, respectively. These results show that darkness and UVB stress are feasible means to induce cell wall degradation for lipid and carbohydrate recovery. UPM 2022-12-23 Article PeerReviewed Md Nadzir, Syafiqah and Yusof, Norjan and Nordin, Norazela and Kamari, Azlan and Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Zulkhairi (2022) Cell wall degradation of Chlorella vulgaris under darkness and ultraviolet irradiation-B (UVB) conditions for lipid and carbohydrate recovery. Malaysian Journal of Microscopy, 18 (2). art. no. 4. 35 - 47. ISSN 1823-7010; ESSN: 2600-7444 https://malaysianjournalofmicroscopy.org/ojs/index.php/mjm/article/view/644
spellingShingle Md Nadzir, Syafiqah
Yusof, Norjan
Nordin, Norazela
Kamari, Azlan
Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Zulkhairi
Cell wall degradation of Chlorella vulgaris under darkness and ultraviolet irradiation-B (UVB) conditions for lipid and carbohydrate recovery
title Cell wall degradation of Chlorella vulgaris under darkness and ultraviolet irradiation-B (UVB) conditions for lipid and carbohydrate recovery
title_full Cell wall degradation of Chlorella vulgaris under darkness and ultraviolet irradiation-B (UVB) conditions for lipid and carbohydrate recovery
title_fullStr Cell wall degradation of Chlorella vulgaris under darkness and ultraviolet irradiation-B (UVB) conditions for lipid and carbohydrate recovery
title_full_unstemmed Cell wall degradation of Chlorella vulgaris under darkness and ultraviolet irradiation-B (UVB) conditions for lipid and carbohydrate recovery
title_short Cell wall degradation of Chlorella vulgaris under darkness and ultraviolet irradiation-B (UVB) conditions for lipid and carbohydrate recovery
title_sort cell wall degradation of chlorella vulgaris under darkness and ultraviolet irradiation b uvb conditions for lipid and carbohydrate recovery
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