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Modelling Tetraselmis sp. growth-kinetics and optimizing bioactive-compound production through environmental
Mouna Dammak1, Bilel Hadrich1, Mohamed Barkallah1
1Unité de Biotechnologie des Algues, Biological Engineering Department, National School of Engineers of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
Abstract:
The aim of this study is to predict Tetraselmis cells growth-kinetic and to induce the synthesis of bioactive compounds (chlorophylls, carotenoids and starch) with high potential for biotechnological applications. Using the statistical criteria, the Baranyi-Roberts model has been selected to estimate the microalgae growth-kinetic values. The simultaneous effects of salinity, light intensity and pH of culture medium were investigated to maximize the production of total chlorophylls, carotenoids and starch. The optimal culture conditions for the production of these compounds were found using Box-Behnken Design. Results have shown that total chlorophyll and carotenoids were attained 21.6mg·g-1DW and 0.042mg·g-1DW, respectively. In addition, the highest starch content of 0.624g·g-1DW has been obtained at neutral pH with high irradiance (182μmolphotonsm-2 s-1) and low salinity (20). A highly correlation (R2 = 0.884) has been found between the gravimetric and flow cytometric measurements of chlorophyll content.
