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KMID : 1094720150200061044
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Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering
2015 Volume.20 No. 6 p.1044 ~ p.1055
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An alternative high-throughput staining method for detection of neutral lipids in green microalgae for biodiesel applications
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Satpati Gour Gopal
Mallick Sanjaya Kumar
Pal Ruma
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Abstract
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A simple and high-throughput method for determining in situ intracellular neutral lipid accumulation in Chlorella ellipsoidea and Chlorococcum infusionum with flow cytometry and confocal microscopy was established by employing different solvents and a lipophilic dye, Nile red. Seven different organic solvents, acetic acid, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), acetone, methanol, ethanol, n-hexane, and chloroform at different concentrations ranging from 0 to 80% (v/v) were tested. The fluorescence signal for neutral lipids was collected with a 586/42 emission filter (PE-A) and the maximum fluorescence intensity (% grandparent) was measured as 74.01 ± 4.82% for Chlorella and 70.1 ± 5.52% for Chlorococcum at 30% acetic acid (v/v). The statistical analysis of Nile red-stained cells showed a high coefficient of variation (CV), standard deviation (SD), mean, and median values in the acetic acid-based staining method, followed by DMSO, n-hexane and chloroform. Confocal microscopy revealed a high rate of accumulation of cytosolic neutral lipids when stained with Nile red and other organic solvents. Higher lipid accumulation in Fesupplemented conditions was also detected and a maximum lipid content of 57.36 ± 0.41% (4-fold) in Chlorella and 48.20 ± 0.43% (4-fold) in Chlorococcum were measured at 0.001 g/L of ferrous sulfate (FeSO4). High fluorescence intensity (75.16 ± 0.24% in Chlorella and 72.24 ± 1.07% in Chlorococcum) in Fe-treated cells confirmed the efficiency of the staining procedure.
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KEYWORD
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biodiesel, FeSO4, flow cytometry, neutral lipid, nile red, organic solvents
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