Laboratory evolution of microalgae for food applications

With the increase in human population, there is an increase in demand for food. It is paramount to acquire for alternative food sources. Food application of microalgae is a sustainable way to overcome the various challenges of the growing population and environment sustainability. Our research explo...

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Main Author: Ho, Ivan Yan De
Other Authors: Tan Meng How
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1774972024-05-31T15:32:08Z Laboratory evolution of microalgae for food applications Ho, Ivan Yan De Tan Meng How School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology mh.tan@ntu.edu.sg Medicine, Health and Life Sciences Microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana Laboratory evolution Food application With the increase in human population, there is an increase in demand for food. It is paramount to acquire for alternative food sources. Food application of microalgae is a sustainable way to overcome the various challenges of the growing population and environment sustainability. Our research explores the cultivation of chlorella sorokiniana, a freshwater microalga in salinity through laboratory evolution. The research performs UV and EMS mutagenesis of chlorella sorokiniana and cultivating them in salinity stress. The aim is to cultivate chlorella sorokiniana with the desirable phenotypes to survive in high salinity. Optical density readings and color pigments are parameters used to determine success of mutagenesis. Chlorella sorokiniana has the highest growth rate and biomass productivity in 0.3M of NaCl, followed by 0.5M of NaCl with the lowest in 0.4M of NaCl. Since the freshwater supply is depleting through the years, being able to cultivate microalgae in salinity environment helps to increase the sustainability of microalgae in food applications. Chlorella sorokiniana has high nutrients content, large scale cultivation in the laboratory helps to increase food supplies to combat the rising human population. Gene extractions and sequencing is recommended to improve the screening of chlorella sorokiniana with desired phenotypes. Bachelor's degree 2024-05-29T01:57:55Z 2024-05-29T01:57:55Z 2024 Final Year Project (FYP) Ho, I. Y. D. (2024). Laboratory evolution of microalgae for food applications. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177497 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177497 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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Singapore
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topic Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
Microalgae
Chlorella sorokiniana
Laboratory evolution
Food application
spellingShingle Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
Microalgae
Chlorella sorokiniana
Laboratory evolution
Food application
Ho, Ivan Yan De
Laboratory evolution of microalgae for food applications
description With the increase in human population, there is an increase in demand for food. It is paramount to acquire for alternative food sources. Food application of microalgae is a sustainable way to overcome the various challenges of the growing population and environment sustainability. Our research explores the cultivation of chlorella sorokiniana, a freshwater microalga in salinity through laboratory evolution. The research performs UV and EMS mutagenesis of chlorella sorokiniana and cultivating them in salinity stress. The aim is to cultivate chlorella sorokiniana with the desirable phenotypes to survive in high salinity. Optical density readings and color pigments are parameters used to determine success of mutagenesis. Chlorella sorokiniana has the highest growth rate and biomass productivity in 0.3M of NaCl, followed by 0.5M of NaCl with the lowest in 0.4M of NaCl. Since the freshwater supply is depleting through the years, being able to cultivate microalgae in salinity environment helps to increase the sustainability of microalgae in food applications. Chlorella sorokiniana has high nutrients content, large scale cultivation in the laboratory helps to increase food supplies to combat the rising human population. Gene extractions and sequencing is recommended to improve the screening of chlorella sorokiniana with desired phenotypes.
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title Laboratory evolution of microalgae for food applications
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title_fullStr Laboratory evolution of microalgae for food applications
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