Eliciting specialized metabolites from marine microalgae using abiotic stress

Advanced mass spectrometry and molecular networking techniques have led to an increase in the discovery of novel metabolites from bacteria and fungi. However, a systematic approach to exploring the metabolite profiles of microalgae in response to stress has not been performed. Unlocking the chemical...

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Main Authors: Alison H. Hughes, Katherine R. Duncan
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Applied Phycology
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/26388081.2023.2280928
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description Advanced mass spectrometry and molecular networking techniques have led to an increase in the discovery of novel metabolites from bacteria and fungi. However, a systematic approach to exploring the metabolite profiles of microalgae in response to stress has not been performed. Unlocking the chemical potential of microalgae could provide further biotechnology applications in nutraceutical, biofuel, and cosmetic industries. This study explored the changes in metabolite production of strains of the three microalgae Dunaliella primolecta, Nannochloropsis oculata, and Phaeodactylum tricornutum cultured under varying nitrate, NaCl, salinity and pH conditions. A total of 2284 metabolites were detected across all strains and conditions, with 49% of those metabolites specific to cultures grown under stress (i.e., not present in the control). From comparison with 33 libraries of mass spectral data, only five metabolites were identified, stressing the need for more open-access natural product databases specifically focused on microalgae.
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spelling doaj-art-97f257d4b66a48b5843b57c54e32e6242025-08-20T02:48:43ZengTaylor & Francis GroupApplied Phycology2638-80812024-12-015111110.1080/26388081.2023.2280928Eliciting specialized metabolites from marine microalgae using abiotic stressAlison H. Hughes0Katherine R. Duncan1University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Glasgow, UKUniversity of Strathclyde, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Glasgow, UKAdvanced mass spectrometry and molecular networking techniques have led to an increase in the discovery of novel metabolites from bacteria and fungi. However, a systematic approach to exploring the metabolite profiles of microalgae in response to stress has not been performed. Unlocking the chemical potential of microalgae could provide further biotechnology applications in nutraceutical, biofuel, and cosmetic industries. This study explored the changes in metabolite production of strains of the three microalgae Dunaliella primolecta, Nannochloropsis oculata, and Phaeodactylum tricornutum cultured under varying nitrate, NaCl, salinity and pH conditions. A total of 2284 metabolites were detected across all strains and conditions, with 49% of those metabolites specific to cultures grown under stress (i.e., not present in the control). From comparison with 33 libraries of mass spectral data, only five metabolites were identified, stressing the need for more open-access natural product databases specifically focused on microalgae.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/26388081.2023.2280928Microalgaemolecular networkingmetabolitesnitratesalinitypH
spellingShingle Alison H. Hughes
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Eliciting specialized metabolites from marine microalgae using abiotic stress
Applied Phycology
Microalgae
molecular networking
metabolites
nitrate
salinity
pH
title Eliciting specialized metabolites from marine microalgae using abiotic stress
title_full Eliciting specialized metabolites from marine microalgae using abiotic stress
title_fullStr Eliciting specialized metabolites from marine microalgae using abiotic stress
title_full_unstemmed Eliciting specialized metabolites from marine microalgae using abiotic stress
title_short Eliciting specialized metabolites from marine microalgae using abiotic stress
title_sort eliciting specialized metabolites from marine microalgae using abiotic stress
topic Microalgae
molecular networking
metabolites
nitrate
salinity
pH
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/26388081.2023.2280928
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