Abstract
The effect of Mg2+, NaCl and citric acid on the accumulation of β-carotene inDunaliella Salina was studied. The experimental results showed that 10.5 mmol/L Mg2+, 5 mol/L NaCl, 3 μmol/L citric acid, and CO2 are favorable forDunaliella Salina cell growth and β-carotene accumulation. After 144 h culture under the above conditions, theDunaliella Salina biomass increased by 7.18 times; β-carotene reached 9.61%.
Article PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
Avoid common mistakes on your manuscript.
References
Becker, E. W., 1982. Generous culturing of alga-production and application.Applied Microbiology 4:19–26
Li Qingxuan, 1988. The Mass culture ofDunaliella Salina for fine chemicals.Ocean World 3:23. (in Chinese)
Qian Herou, 1985. Microbiology Experiments. Beijing University Publishing House, Beijing. p. 32–38. (in Chinese)
Shen Tong, 1991. Biochemistry (Edition I). High Education Publishing House, Beijing, p.493–509. (in Chinese)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Additional information
Project 89023990 supported by the Shandong Natural Science Fund.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Hai-zhu, J., Cheng-hua, G., Jun, H. et al. Effects of Mg2+, NaCl, citric acid, and other factors on synthesis and accumulation of β-carotene inDunaliella salina . Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 16, 364–368 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02844934
Received:
Accepted:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02844934