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Article: Enhanced protection against oxidative stress in an astaxanthin- overproduction Haematococcus mutant (Chlorophyceae)
Title | Enhanced protection against oxidative stress in an astaxanthin- overproduction Haematococcus mutant (Chlorophyceae) |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Astaxanthin Carotenogenesis Flow Cytometry Haematococcus Pluvialis Oxidative Stress Pigment Mutant |
Issue Date | 2008 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09670262.asp |
Citation | European Journal Of Phycology, 2008, v. 43 n. 4, p. 365-376 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Many unicellular green algae can become yellow or red in various natural habitats due to mass accumulation of a secondary carotenoid, such as lutein, or astaxanthin. The accumulation of secondary carotenoids is generally thought to be a survival strategy of the algae under photo-oxidative stress or other adverse environmental conditions. The physiological role of the carotenoids in stress response is less well understood at the subcellular or molecular level. In this study, a stable astaxanthin overproduction mutant (MT 2877) was isolated by chemical mutagenesis of a wild type (WT) of the green microalga Haematococcus pluvialis Flotow NIES-144. MT 2877 was identical to the WT with respect to morphology, pigment composition, and growth kinetics during the early vegetative stage of the life cycle. However, it had the ability to synthesize and accumulate about twice the astaxanthin content of the WT under high light, or under high light in the presence of excess amounts of ferrous sulphate and sodium acetate. Under stress, the mutant exhibited higher photosynthetic activities than the WT, based on considerably higher chlorophyll fluorescence induction, chlorophyll autofluorescence intensities, and oxygen evolution rates. Cell mortality caused by stress was reduced by half in the mutant culture compared with the WT. Enhanced protection of the mutant against stress is attributed to its accelerated carotenogenesis and accumulation of astaxanthin. Our results suggest that MT 2877, or other astaxanthin overproduction Haematococcus mutants, may offer dual benefits, as compared with the wild type, by increasing cellular astaxanthin content while reducing cell mortality during stress-induced carotenogenesis. © 2008 British Phycological Society. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/179105 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.0 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.529 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Hu, Z | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Li, Y | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Sommerfeld, M | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Chen, F | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Hu, Q | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-12-19T09:52:01Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-12-19T09:52:01Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | European Journal Of Phycology, 2008, v. 43 n. 4, p. 365-376 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0967-0262 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/179105 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Many unicellular green algae can become yellow or red in various natural habitats due to mass accumulation of a secondary carotenoid, such as lutein, or astaxanthin. The accumulation of secondary carotenoids is generally thought to be a survival strategy of the algae under photo-oxidative stress or other adverse environmental conditions. The physiological role of the carotenoids in stress response is less well understood at the subcellular or molecular level. In this study, a stable astaxanthin overproduction mutant (MT 2877) was isolated by chemical mutagenesis of a wild type (WT) of the green microalga Haematococcus pluvialis Flotow NIES-144. MT 2877 was identical to the WT with respect to morphology, pigment composition, and growth kinetics during the early vegetative stage of the life cycle. However, it had the ability to synthesize and accumulate about twice the astaxanthin content of the WT under high light, or under high light in the presence of excess amounts of ferrous sulphate and sodium acetate. Under stress, the mutant exhibited higher photosynthetic activities than the WT, based on considerably higher chlorophyll fluorescence induction, chlorophyll autofluorescence intensities, and oxygen evolution rates. Cell mortality caused by stress was reduced by half in the mutant culture compared with the WT. Enhanced protection of the mutant against stress is attributed to its accelerated carotenogenesis and accumulation of astaxanthin. Our results suggest that MT 2877, or other astaxanthin overproduction Haematococcus mutants, may offer dual benefits, as compared with the wild type, by increasing cellular astaxanthin content while reducing cell mortality during stress-induced carotenogenesis. © 2008 British Phycological Society. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09670262.asp | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | European Journal of Phycology | en_US |
dc.subject | Astaxanthin | en_US |
dc.subject | Carotenogenesis | en_US |
dc.subject | Flow Cytometry | en_US |
dc.subject | Haematococcus Pluvialis | en_US |
dc.subject | Oxidative Stress | en_US |
dc.subject | Pigment Mutant | en_US |
dc.title | Enhanced protection against oxidative stress in an astaxanthin- overproduction Haematococcus mutant (Chlorophyceae) | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Chen, F: sfchen@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Chen, F=rp00672 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/09670260802227736 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-57349161891 | en_US |
dc.relation.references | http://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-57349161891&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpage | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 43 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 365 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 376 | en_US |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000261194700004 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Hu, Z=11638983600 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Li, Y=8875807300 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Sommerfeld, M=7007025132 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Chen, F=7404907980 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Hu, Q=26666082400 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citeulike | 3765862 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0967-0262 | - |