International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences
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10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12
Volume 8 Issue 2
2017 (April - June)
Effect of phytohormones on fatty acid profile of Spirulina platensis
The present work was proposed to study the effect of plant growth hormones on the production of free fatty acids present in the microalgae lessThan i greaterThan Spirulina platensis lessThan /i greaterThan . Phytohormones are the chemical messengers that coordinate together and help in the growth and development of plants. Since like plants microalgae also involve in photosynthesis, an attempt was made to study the effect of these plant growth regulators on microalgae. Among the different plant growth hormones used 1-Naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) has enhanced the gamma linolenic acid production by 1.7 fold. Undecanoic acid and heptadecanoic acid were increased by 1.57 fold and 9.9 fold respectively by 6-Benzylaminopurine (6-BAP). Gibberelic acid showed 1.12 fold enhancement of undecanoic acid compared with control. Phytohormones also showed enhanced effect on biomass productivity. Treatment with 1-Naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) has resulted in highest biomass production with 1.55 fold increase over control.
SUJANA KOKKILIGADDA, PEDDA KASIM D, SRINIVASA REDDY RONDA
Spirulina platensis, Phytohormones, Free fatty acids, Naphthaleneacetic acid, Benzylaminopurine.
523-526