title: Utilization of nitrite as a nitrogen source by Botryococcus braunii.
abstract: Nitrite at 2 mM did not affect the growth of Botryococcus braunii and served as the sole nitrogen source giving a minimum biomass doubling time of 4.2 d, which was equal to that of the culture using 4 mM nitrate as nitrogen source. With nitrite at 4 mM, after a lag phase of about 10 d, the alga grew quickly, reaching 1.1 g l(-1) at the end. Respective nitrite removals were 100% and 99.7%. There were few differences in the hydrocarbons produced using different nitrogen sources.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, CAS, P.O. Box 353, Beijing 100080, PR China.
authors.forename: Suling
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cong
authors.forename: Zhaoling
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ouyang
mesh_terms: D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology*; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D002734:Chlorophyll / Q000378:metabolism*; D000460:Chlorophyta / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000502:physiology; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000378:metabolism; D009573:Nitrites / Q000378:metabolism*; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009573:Nitrites; D002734:Chlorophyll; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D009584:Nitrogen