Marine cyanobacterial biomass is an efficient feedstock for fungal bioprocesses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Marine cyanobacteria offer many sustainability advantages, such as the ability to fix atmospheric CO₂, very fast growth and no dependence on freshwater for culture. Cyanobacterial biomass is a rich source of sugars and proteins, two essential nutrients for culturing any heterotroph. However, no previous study has evaluated their application as a feedstock for fungal bioprocesses.

Results

In this work, we cultured the marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 in a 3-L externally illuminated bioreactor with working volume of 2 L with a biomass productivity of ~ 0.8 g L^-1 day^-1. Hydrolysis of the biomass with acids released proteins and hydrolyzed glycogen while hydrolysis of the biomass with base released only proteins but did

SUBMITTER: Gupta JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10863111 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature