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Potential of Chlorella vulgaris powder to enhance ethanol-cultured Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Queency N. Okechukwu*, Osman N. Kanwugu, Parise Adadi, Charles Odilichukwu R. Okpala, Elena G. Kovaleva

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Abstract

Chlorella vulgaris is a highly nutritious single cell microalgae reported to alleviate oxidative-stress induced damage. Although Saccharomyces cerevisiae is highly renounced for its fermentation capacity is susceptible to ethanol toxicity. In this context, the potential of C. vulgaris powder to help improve the life span of S cerevisiae cultured in the presence of ethanol was studied. The growth characteristic including cell viability and vitality of S. cerevisiae cultured in a media supplemented with C. vulgaris powder (0.1 and 1% w/v) and induced with 5% ethanol was monitored over 5 days. Results showed that from days 1 to 5, the yeast media supplemented with 1% C. vulgaris powder showed enhanced growth compared to that with 0.1% chlorella, 5% ethanol alone, and control media. By day 5, ATP production enhanced significantly (p < 0.05) in the 1% chlorella-supplemented (180.45 nmol), compared to control (86.84 nmol) and 0.1% chlorella-supplemented sample (105.185 nmol).

Original languageEnglish
Article number2187602
Pages (from-to)1-9
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Taibah University for Science
Volume17
Issue number1
Early online date30 Mar 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

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Keywords

  • cell metabolic activity
  • Chlorella vulgaris
  • fermentation
  • media supplementation
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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