This thesis studies the effects of various concentrations of sodium chloride on growth and the content of secondary metabolites in the freshwater microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The total content of phenolic compounds, flavonoids and total antioxidant capacity was analyzed by spectrophotometry. In the context of growth, also the content of photosynthetic pigments was determined. Further, the amount of selected metabolites was determined by HPLC/MS-MS. Cultivation of microalgae with increased NaCl inhibited cell growth and production of photosynthetic pigments. Conversely, higher levels of NaCl have proven to stimulate the synthesis of complete phenolic compounds and flavonoids. Similarly, the amount of phenolic acids was significantly influenced by the effect of increasing NaCl concentration, while the total antioxidant capacity of the microalgae also increased. These results confirm the involvement of phenolic compounds in the defense mechanism of unicellular algae Ch. reinhardtii against the observed stress factor.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:427761 |
| Date | January 2019 |
| Creators | Tarbajová, Vladimíra |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Slovak |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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