Primary Assessment of Mycosporine-Like Amino Acids Production by Two Species of Fischerella sp.

ABSTRACT: Mycosporin-like amino acids (MAAs) are a group of UV-absorbing compounds, which can be produced by various organisms such as algae and cyanobacteria, particularly if they survive in highly irradiated environments. In this study, the production of MAAs by two species of Fischerlla sp. (F5 and F14), isolated from the North of Iran, was investigated. Both species, which had previously been morphologically detected as Fisherella sp., were confirmed molecularly by sequencing the PCR amplicon of the 16S rRNA gene. The species were cultured in sterilized BG.11 medium for 21 days, then biomasses were separated, and their MAAs content was extracted by methanol and partially purified using chloroform liquid-liquid extraction. The extract was analyzed using high-performance liqui

SUBMITTER: Tabarzad M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8842606 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature