Research Article | Volume: 6, Issue: 8, August, 2016

Investigating the effects of phytohormones on growth and β-carotene production in a naturally isolates stain of Dunaliella salina

Pegah Mousavi,  Mohammad Hossein Morowvat,  Nima Montazeri-Najafabady,  Zohreh Abolhassanzadeh,  Abdolali Mohagheghzadeh,  Mehrdad Hamidi,  Ali Niazi,  Younes Ghasemi   
Pegah Mousavi1, Mohammad Hossein Morowvat1, Nima Montazeri-Najafabady2, Zohreh Abolhassanzadeh1, Abdolali Mohagheghzadeh1,3, Mehrdad Hamidi4, Ali Niazi5, Younes Ghasemi1,2

1Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

2Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 71468-64685, Shiraz, Iran.

3Department of Traditional Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 71468-64685, Shiraz, Iran.

4Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 45139-56184, Zanjan, Iran.

5Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

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Published:  Aug 30, 2016

DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2016.60826
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Abstract

The algae of the genus Dunaliella especially D. salina is among the microalgae most studied for mass culture. This alga is the richest algal source of glycerol and β-carotene, which is grown as a food source in aquaculture. In this study the effect of growth regulators (kinetin, gibberellic acid, indole-3-acetic acid, 6γ, γ-dimethylallyl aminopurine, salicylic acid and benzyl aminopurine) on the growth and β-carotene production in D. salina (MCCS 001) was investigated. Results pointed out that the β-carotene content and cell growth of D. salina could achieve the highest rates when kinetin and indole-3-acetic acid were used at 1 µM. Besides, it was shown that almost all of plant hormones has a positive effect on cell growth and β-carotene production in the microalga D. salina.


Keyword:     Dunaliella salina Growth rate Plant growth regulatorsβ-carotene.

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Mousavi P, Morowvat MH, Montazeri-Najafabady N, Abolhassanzadeh Z, Mohagheghzadeh A, Hamidi M, Niazi A, Ghasemi Y. Investigating the effects of phytohormones on growth and β-carotene production in a naturally isolates stain of Dunaliella salina. J App Pharm Sci, 2016; 6 (08): 164-171.

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