Unknown

Dataset Information

0

Probing rapid carbon fixation in fast-growing seaweed Ulva meridionalis using stable isotope 13C-labelling.


ABSTRACT: The high growth rate of Ulva seaweeds makes it a potential algal biomass resource. In particular, Ulva meridionalis grows up to fourfold a day. Here, we demonstrated strong carbon fixation by U. meridionalis using 13C stable isotope labelling and traced the 13C flux through sugar metabolites with isotope-ratio mass spectrometry (IR-MS), Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR-MS), 13C-nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry (13C-NMR), and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). U. meridionalis was first cultured in 13C-labelled enriched artificial seawater for 0-12 h, and the algae were collected every 4 h. U. meridionalis grew 1.8-fold (dry weight), and the 13C ratio reached 40% in 12 h, whereas 13C incorporation hardly occurred under darkness. At the beginning of the light period, 13C was incorporated into nucleic diphosphate (NDP) sugars in 4 h, and 13C labelled peaks were identified using FT-ICR-MS spectra. Using semiquantitative 13C-NMR measurements and GC-MS, 13C was detected in starch and matrix polysaccharides after the formation of NDP sugars. Moreover, the 14:10 light:dark regime resulted into 85% of 13C labelling was achieved after 72 h of cultivation. The rapid 13C uptake by U. meridionalis shows its strong carbon fixation capacity as a promising seaweed biomass feedstock.

SUBMITTER: Tsubaki S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7684289 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

altmetric image

Publications

Probing rapid carbon fixation in fast-growing seaweed Ulva meridionalis using stable isotope <sup>13</sup>C-labelling.

Tsubaki Shuntaro S   Nishimura Hiroshi H   Imai Tomoya T   Onda Ayumu A   Hiraoka Masanori M  

Scientific reports 20201123 1


The high growth rate of Ulva seaweeds makes it a potential algal biomass resource. In particular, Ulva meridionalis grows up to fourfold a day. Here, we demonstrated strong carbon fixation by U. meridionalis using <sup>13</sup>C stable isotope labelling and traced the <sup>13</sup>C flux through sugar metabolites with isotope-ratio mass spectrometry (IR-MS), Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR-MS), <sup>13</sup>C-nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry (<sup>13</s  ...[more]

Similar Datasets

| S-EPMC6613647 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC5658611 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC8440535 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC4850331 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC4333771 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC5039687 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC9298905 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7748431 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC5703862 | biostudies-other
2018-04-17 | GSE97868 | GEO