MEDIUM AND SALINITY FOR GROWTH AND LIPID ACCUMULATION OF Nannochloropsis sp.
UYEN NGUYEN
School of Biotechnology, International University-VNU, Vietnam
DUC TRAN *
School of Biotechnology, International University-VNU, Vietnam
ANH PHAM
School of Biotechnology, International University-VNU, Vietnam
MINH HO
Department of Environmental Science, Saigon University, Vietnam
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Nannochloropsis sp. is one of the key sources of oil for food, aquaculture and biofuel. The alga was investigated for their potential of lipid accumulation in various culture media and salinity levels. The obtained data showed that salinity level for optimal growth of Nannochloropsis sp. was at 0 M, and grew better in BBM medium, but accumulated high lipid in F/2 medium. Moreover, salt stress did not have better effect on lipid accummulation, which cannot be applied as other algae.
Keywords: Algae, lipid, medium, salinity