Regulation of docosahexaenoic acid production by Schizochytrium sp.: effect of nitrogen addition.
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) percentage in total fatty acids (TFAs) is an important index in DHA microbial production. In this study, the change of DHA percentage in response to fermentation stages and the strategies to increase DHA percentage were investigated. Two kinds of conventional nitrogen sources, monosodium glutamate (MSG) and ammonium sulfate (AS), were tested to regulate DHA synthesis. Results showed that MSG addition could accelerate the substrate consumption rate but inhibit lipid accumulation, while AS addition could increase DHA percentage in TFAs effectively but extend fermentation period slightly. Finally, the AS addition strategy was successfully applied in 7,000-L fermentor and DHA percentage in TFAs and DHA yield reached 46.06 % and 18.48 g/L, which was 19.54 and 17.41 % higher than that of no-addition strategy. This would provide guidance for the large-scale production of the other similar polyunsaturated fatty acid, and give insight into the nitrogen metabolism in oil-producing microorganisms.
State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, No. 5 Xinmofan Road, Nanjing, 210009, People's Republic of China.
Lu-Jing
LJ
Ren
Li-Na
LN
Sun
Xiao-Yan
XY
Zhuang
Liang
L
Qu
Xiao-Jun
XJ
Ji
He
H
Huang
D000645:Ammonium Sulfate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D058009:Stramenopiles / Q000254:growth & development*
D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D000645:Ammonium Sulfate