Hydrocarbons in green and blue-green algae
Language English Country United States Media print
Document type Comparative Study, Journal Article
PubMed
6816708
DOI
10.1007/bf02876458
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- MeSH
- Alkanes analysis MeSH
- Alkenes analysis MeSH
- Chlorella analysis MeSH
- Chlorophyta analysis growth & development MeSH
- Cyanobacteria analysis growth & development MeSH
- Hydrocarbons analysis MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Comparative Study MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Alkanes MeSH
- Alkenes MeSH
- Hydrocarbons MeSH
Liquid column chromatography and thin-layer chromatography were used to determine the total content of hydrocarbons and gas chromatography was used to evaluate composition of hydrocarbons in green algae (Chlorella kessleri, C. vulgaris, Chlorella sp., Scenedesmus acutus, S. acuminatus, S. obliquus) and the blue-green alga (Spirulina platensis) cultivated under autotrophic or heterotrophic conditions. In C. kessleri cultivated under heterotrophic conditions the content of hydrocarbons was found to be about 10(-2)% (per dry mass), whereas under autotrophic conditions it was about 10(-3)% (per dry mass). The highest content of hydrocarbons was detected in species of the genus Scenedesmus cultivated autotrophically (10(-1)%). Heptadecane and hexacosane were found as major alkanes, 1-heptadecene was detected among alkenes.
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