Excretion of glycerol by the marine Chlamydomonas sp. strain W-80 in high CO2 cultures

Miyasaka H; Ohnishi Y; Akano T; Fukatsu K; Mizoguchi T; Yagi K; Maeda I; Ikuta Y; Matsumoto H; Shioji N; Miura Y

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering, Vol.85, No.1, 122-124, 1998

DOI10.1016/S0922-338X(97)80367-4 Export Citation

Excretion of glycerol by the marine Chlamydomonas sp. strain W-80 in high CO2 cultures

Miyasaka H, Ohnishi Y, Akano T, Fukatsu K, Mizoguchi T, Yagi K, Maeda I, Ikuta Y, Matsumoto H, Shioji N, Miura Y

A Chlamydomonas sp. strain, which excretes glycerol as the major carbon compound, was isolated and designated as strain W-80. The glycerol production was much enhanced by a high concentration of COL, and the final concentration of the product was measured at levels up to 24.9 mM (2.29 g/l).

Keywords:HYDROGEN-PRODUCTION;GREEN-ALGA;MICROORGANISMS;DUNALIELLA;STRESS