Abstract
Several species of microalgae (phytoplankton), 4 species of freshwater algae and 4 species of marine diatoms, were cultured germ-free in the laboratory. The presence of freeD-amino acids was verified in these species by a reversed-phase HPLC analysis.D-Aspartate was detected in all the microalgae examined, butD-alanine was only present in the marine diatoms. TheD-amino acid content in Asterionella sp. of the marine diatoms increased from the exponential phase to the stationary phase and then decreased to the phase of decline.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 388-392 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry |
Volume | 67 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2003 Jan 1 |
Keywords
- D-alanine
- D-aspartate
- Diatom
- Microalga
- Phytoplankton
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Analytical Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Molecular Biology
- Organic Chemistry