title: Effect of light quality on the C-phycoerythrin production in marine cyanobacteria Pseudanabaena sp. isolated from Gujarat coast, India.
abstract: The isolated cyanobacterium containing biopigments like chlorophyll-a, phycoerythrin, phycocyanin, and carotenoid was cultured under different quality of light modes to ascertain biomass and pigment productivity. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence, the isolate was identified as Pseudanabaena sp. Maximum biomass concentration obtained in white-, blue-, and green-light was 0.82, 0.94, and 0.89 g/L, respectively. It was observed that maximum phycoerythrin production was in green light (39.2 mg/L), ensued by blue light (32.2 mg/L), while phycocyanin production was maximum in red light (10.9 mg/L). In yellow light, pigment production as well as the growth rate gradually declined after 12 days. Carotenoid production decreased in blue-, white-, and red-light after 15 days, while in green light it had increased gradually. The present communication suggests that Pseudanabaena sp. can be used for commercial production of phycoerythrin when grown under green light.
authors: Discipline of Salt Marine and Inorganic Chemicals, Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), G.B. Marg, Bhavnagar 364 021, India.
authors: Sanjiv K
authors: SK
authors: Mishra
authors: Discipline of Salt Marine and Inorganic Chemicals, Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), G.B. Marg, Bhavnagar 364 021, India.
authors: Anupama
authors: A
authors: Shrivastav
authors: Discipline of Salt Marine and Inorganic Chemicals, Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), G.B. Marg, Bhavnagar 364 021, India.
authors: Rahulkumar R
authors: RR
authors: Maurya
authors: Discipline of Salt Marine and Inorganic Chemicals, Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), G.B. Marg, Bhavnagar 364 021, India.
authors: Shailesh K
authors: SK
authors: Patidar
authors: Discipline of Marine Biotechnology and Ecology, Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), G.B. Marg, Bhavnagar 364 021, India.
authors: Soumya
authors: S
authors: Haldar
authors: Discipline of Salt Marine and Inorganic Chemicals, Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), G.B. Marg, Bhavnagar 364 021, India. Electronic address: smishracsmcri@rediffmail.com.
authors: Sandhya
authors: S
authors: Mishra
mesh_terms: D059001:Aquatic Organisms; D018533:Biomass; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D002734:Chlorophyll / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D003116:Color; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D007194:India; D008027:Light; D010798:Phycocyanin / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D010799:Phycoerythrin / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D010798:Phycocyanin; D010799:Phycoerythrin; D002734:Chlorophyll; D002338:Carotenoids