Changing the ratio of light-harvesting pigments was regarded as an efficient way to improve the photosyn-thesis rate in microalgae, but the underlying mechanism is still unclear. In the present study, a mutant of Anab...Changing the ratio of light-harvesting pigments was regarded as an efficient way to improve the photosyn-thesis rate in microalgae, but the underlying mechanism is still unclear. In the present study, a mutant of Anabeana simensis (called SP) was selected from retrieved satellite cul-tures. Several parameters related with photosynthesis, such as the growth, photosynthesis rate, the content of photosyn-thetic pigment, low temperature fluorescence spectrum (77K) and electron transport rate, were compared with those of the wild type. It was found that the change in the ratio of light-harvesting pigments in the mutant led to more efficient light energy transfer and usage in mutant than in the wild type. This may be the reason why the mutant had higher photosynthesis and growth rates.展开更多
基金The work was supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.KSCX-SW-322)Project of Chinese Manned Spaceflight.
文摘Changing the ratio of light-harvesting pigments was regarded as an efficient way to improve the photosyn-thesis rate in microalgae, but the underlying mechanism is still unclear. In the present study, a mutant of Anabeana simensis (called SP) was selected from retrieved satellite cul-tures. Several parameters related with photosynthesis, such as the growth, photosynthesis rate, the content of photosyn-thetic pigment, low temperature fluorescence spectrum (77K) and electron transport rate, were compared with those of the wild type. It was found that the change in the ratio of light-harvesting pigments in the mutant led to more efficient light energy transfer and usage in mutant than in the wild type. This may be the reason why the mutant had higher photosynthesis and growth rates.