Glycogen metabolism is required for optimal cyanobacterial growth in the rapid light-dark cycle of low-Earth orbit.

ABSTRACT: Some designs for bioregenerative life support systems to enable human space missions incorporate cyanobacteria for removal of carbon dioxide, generation of oxygen, and treatment of wastewater, as well as providing a source of nutrition. In this study, we examined the effects of the short light-dark (LD) cycle of low-Earth orbit on algal and cyanobacterial growth, approximating conditions on the International Space Station, which orbits Earth roughly every 90 min. We found that growth of green algae was similar in both normal 12 h light:12 h dark (12 h:12 h LD) and 45':45' LD cycles. Three diverse strains of cyanobacteria were not only capable of growth in short 45':45' LD cycles, but actually grew better than in 12 h:12 h LD cycles. We showed that 45':45' LD cycles do not affect the endoge

SUBMITTER: Bishe B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9989776 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature