EFFECT OF NITROGEN SUPPLY IN CULTURE MEDIA AND LIGHT INTENSITY ON PHOTOSYNTHESIS OF Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
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Organisms use nitrogen to produce, among others, amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids. In this study, the effects of various concentrations of ammonium in culture media on the photosynthetic performance of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii were done under two light conditions: low and high intensity. The microbes were grown at low (75% NH4Cl dosage), normal (100% NH4Cl dosage, which was 2 M NH4Cl), and high (125% NH4Cl dosage) nitrogen content. Cells density and chlorophyll content were quantitatively determined. Immunoblotting technique was used to separate proteins based on molecular mass. In both low and high light intensity, cells grown in 75% NH4Cl dosage culture medium showed lower cell density and chlorophyll concentration than those grown in 100% and 125% NH4Cl dosage media. The later two media produced almost the same amount of cell density and chlorophyll concentration. In conclusion, 75% NH4Cl dosage was insufficient for C. reinhardtii cells to grow well. The results also showed that accumulation of photosystem I (PsaA and PsaD/F) and light harvesting complex II (LHCII) were higher in low light than in high light intensity.
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