論文

査読有り
2020年7月17日

Comprehensive GCMS and LC-MS/MS Metabolite Profiling of Chlorella vulgaris

Marine Drugs
  • Hamza Ahmed Pantami
  • ,
  • Muhammad Safwan Ahamad Bustamam
  • ,
  • Soo Yee Lee
  • ,
  • Intan Safinar Ismail
  • ,
  • Siti Munirah Mohd Faudzi
  • ,
  • Masatoshi Nakakuni
  • ,
  • Khozirah Shaari

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開始ページ
367
終了ページ
367
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.3390/md18070367
出版者・発行元
MDPI AG

The commercial cultivation of microalgae began in the 1960s and Chlorella was one of the first target organisms. The species has long been considered a potential source of renewable energy, an alternative for phytoremediation, and more recently, as a growth and immune stimulant. However, Chlorella vulgaris, which is one of the most studied microalga, has never been comprehensively profiled chemically. In the present study, comprehensive profiling of the Chlorella vulgaris metabolome grown under normal culture conditions was carried out, employing tandem LC-MS/MS to profile the ethanolic extract and GC-MS for fatty acid analysis. The fatty acid profile of C. vulgaris was shown to be rich in omega-6, -7, -9, and -13 fatty acids, with omega-6 being the highest, representing more than sixty percent (>60%) of the total fatty acids. This is a clear indication that this species of Chlorella could serve as a good source of nutrition when incorporated in diets. The profile also showed that the main fatty acid composition was that of C16-C18 (>92%), suggesting that it might be a potential candidate for biodiesel production. LC-MS/MS analysis revealed carotenoid constituents comprising violaxanthin, neoxanthin, lutein, β-carotene, vulgaxanthin I, astaxanthin, and antheraxanthin, along with other pigments such as the chlorophylls. In addition to these, amino acids, vitamins, and simple sugars were also profiled, and through mass spectrometry-based molecular networking, 48 phospholipids were putatively identified.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/md18070367
URL
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/18/7/367/pdf
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.3390/md18070367
  • eISSN : 1660-3397

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