biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 46:389-397, 2003 | DOI: 10.1023/A:1024334404512

Influence of Spectral Range and Carbon and Nitrogen Sources on Oxygen Evolution and Emerson Enhancement in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

E.A.M. Hamada1, S.M.A. Dowiadar1, T. Punnet2
1 Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
2 Department of Biology, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was grown in medium with different carbon (acetate, CO2, or both), and nitrogen (ammonium chloride, peptone, urea) sources and under light of different spectral composition. The light-dark cycles were found more suitable for mixotrophic growth than continuous irradiation. Both blue (BR) and red (RR) radiations decreased photosynthetic capacity of mixotrophic cells compared to "white light" (WL). Effect of RR was associated with photon distribution favouring photosystem 1 (PS1) suggesting increased cyclic phosphorylation. Mixotrophic growth in 10 mM NH4Cl increased photosynthetic oxygen evolution compared to standard concentration of 5 mM NH4Cl used for growing C. reinhardtii. Autotrophic growth stimulated the photosynthetic capacity compared to mixotrophic one. However, higher photosynthetic capacity was achieved for mixotrophic cells by growing them at high NH4 +/K+ ratio and high phosphate concentration.

Keywords: ammonium chloride; CCCP; chlorophyll a, b; DCMU; mixotrophy; peptone; phosphates; photosystems 1 and 2; quality of radiation; urea
Subjects: algae; Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; chlorophyll, oxygen evolution, mixotrophy; Emerson enhancement; in vitro culture, nutrient media modification; mixotrophy, photosynthesis; oxygen evolution, C and N sources, nutrient media; photosystems 1 and 2, oxygen evolution; radiation spectral quality, photosynthesis

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Hamada, E.A.M., Dowiadar, S.M.A., & Punnet, T. (2003). Influence of Spectral Range and Carbon and Nitrogen Sources on Oxygen Evolution and Emerson Enhancement in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Biologia plantarum, 46(3), 389-397. doi: 10.1023/A:1024334404512
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