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Acta Biochim Pol ; 66(3): 257-262, 2019 Jul 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31279329

ABSTRACT

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (WT 2137) P. A. Dang. (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) is a green microalgae serving as a suitable model in scientific research and a promising industrial biotechnology platform for production of biofuel, hydrogen and recombinant proteins. Fullerenes (C60) are allotropic carbon nanoparticles discovered in 1985 and used in biomedical studies since the early 1990s, when water solubilization methodologies were developed. Recently, surface-modified hydroxylated derivatives of fullerenes were proven to enhance algal growth and drought tolerance in plants. Here, a novel type of water-soluble [60]fullerene derivative with 12 glycine residues (GF) has been synthesized and tested for acute toxicity (up to 50 µg/ml) and as a potential biostimulant of algal growth. The effects of GF on pigment composition and growth rate of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii were systematically investigated. Our results suggest that GF was not toxic, and no negative change in the pigment content and no stress symptoms were observed. No changes in the photosynthetic parameters based on the fluorescence of chlorophyll a in Photosystem II (NPQ, Fv/Fm, Fv/F0, PI and RC/ABS) were observed. The GF had no effect on cell size and growth rate. At a concentration of 20 µg/ml, GF stimulated chlorophyll accumulation in 3-day-old cultures.


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Chlamydomonas reinhardtii/drug effects , Chlamydomonas reinhardtii/growth & development , Chlorophyll A/metabolism , Chlorophyll/metabolism , Fullerenes/pharmacology , Biofuels , Biotechnology/methods , Carotenoids/metabolism , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Cell Size/drug effects , Fullerenes/chemistry , Hydrogen , Nanoparticles/chemistry , Photosynthesis/drug effects , Recombinant Proteins , Solubility , Water/chemistry
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