三角褐指藻Δ5去饱和酶基因的原核表达

Δ5脂肪酸去饱和酶(Δ5fatty acid desaturase)是合成花生四烯酸(AA)和EPA的关键酶。为了构建三角褐指藻Δ5脂肪酸去饱和酶基因(简称D5)的原核表达重组质粒,并实现在E.coli BL21(DE3)中的表达。本研究根据GenBank中三角褐指藻Δ5脂肪酸去饱和酶基因序列,设计引物,扩增该基因并插入到pET28a中,测序鉴定后,转化E.coli BL21(DE3)感受态细胞,IPTG诱导表达,SDS-PAGE分析表达产物。结果表明pET28a-D5构建成功,IPTG能诱导D5特异性表达。     

Biomass and nutrient productivities of Tetraselmis chuii under mixotrophic culture conditions with various C:N ratios

Mass microalgal culture plays an irreplaceable role in aquaculture,but microalgal productivity is restricted by traditional autotrophic culture conditions.In the present study,a Tetraselmis chuii strain belonging to the phylum Chlorophyta was isolated from south Yellow Sea.The growth rate and biomass productivity of this strain was higher under mixotrophic conditions with different carbon:nitrogen(C:N)ratios than those under autotrophic conditions.When the C:N ratio was 16,the optical density and biomass productivity were 3.7-and 5-fold higher than their corresponding values under autotrophic culture conditions,respectively.Moreover,T.chuii synthesized more polysaccharides and total lipids under mixotrophic conditions.In addition,T.chuii cultured under mixotrophic conditions synthesized more types of fatty acids than autotrophic culture conditions.At a C:N ratio of 16,the percentage of C16:0 and C18:1 reached 30.08%and 24.65%of the total fatty acid(TFA) content,respectively.These findings may provide a basis for largescale mixotrophic culture of T.chuii,as a potential bait-microalga.