Abstract:
:Cyanobacteria are an ancient and diverse group of photosynthetic microorganisms, which inhabit many different and extreme environments. This indicates a high degree of biological adaptation, which has enabled these organisms to thrive and compete effectively in nature. The filamentous cyanobacterium, Lyngbya majuscula, produces several promising antifungal and cytotoxic agents, including laxaphycin A and B and curacin A. Samples of L. majuscula collected from Moorea Island, Tahiti (French Polynesia) and from the Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa (CCAP 1446/4) were studied and adapted to large scale laboratory culture (5 l). This constitutes a 100-fold scale-up for the culture of this particular strain of L. majuscula. The effect of culture vessel configurations, growth conditions and media compositions on growth of L. majuscula was examined. Using optimised culture conditions, two strains of L. majuscula are currently being evaluated for their production of secondary metabolites. Results will be compared with those obtained from four environmental extracts. Comparisons were made by thin layer chromatography (TLC), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FTICR-MS). It was shown that varying the culture conditions under which L. majuscula was grown had the greatest effect on secondary metabolite production, thus providing potential for future bioprocess intensified production.
journal_name
J Microbiol Methodsjournal_title
Journal of microbiological methodsauthors
Burja AM,Abou-Mansour E,Banaigs B,Payri C,Burgess JG,Wright PCdoi
10.1016/s0167-7012(01)00324-4subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2002-02-01 00:00:00pages
207-19issue
2-3eissn
0167-7012issn
1872-8359pii
S0167701201003244journal_volume
48pub_type
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