A new Arctic Chlorella species for biodiesel production.
Microalgae are a potential resource for biodiesel production. A green alga, Chlorella sp., was isolated from Arctic sea ice, which was named ArM0029B. These algae displayed faster growth at a wide temperature range of 4-32°C compared to Chlorella vulgaris. ArM0029B also accumulated high levels of total fatty acids under nitrogen starvation conditions, reaching 39% of dry cell weight, with the proportion of oleic acid (18:1) and linoleic acid (18:2) reaching 54% of total fatty acids. Taken together, these results indicate that the newly identified Chlorella species, ArM0029B, is a promising candidate for biodiesel production.
Green Bio Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 111 Gwahangno, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-806, Republic of Korea.
Joon-Woo
JW
Ahn
Kwon
K
Hwangbo
Soo Young
SY
Lee
Han-Gu
HG
Choi
Youn-Il
YI
Park
Jang Ryol
JR
Liu
Won-Joong
WJ
Jeong
D001110:Arctic Regions; D056804:Biofuels / Q000382:microbiology*; D002708:Chlorella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity
D056804:Biofuels; D005227:Fatty Acids