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Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2026, Vol 26, Num, 6     (Pages: TRJFAS27969)

Investigation of Lipid Production of Microalgae Species in Fruit Juice-based Nutrient Medium

Funda Can 1 ,Çağla Yarkent 1 ,Deniz Ş. Öncel 2 ,Suphi S. Öncel 1

1 Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ege University, Izmir, Türkiye
2 Department of Biomechanics, University of Dokuz Eylül, Izmir, Türkiye
DOI : 10.4194/TRJFAS27969 Viewed : 14 - Downloaded : 13 In this study, Schizochytrium limacinum PA-968 and Crypthecodinium cohnii CCMP-316 were produced in the media including apple (AJ) and grape juices (GJ), which contain carbon sources that are alternatives to standard carbon containing media (SM). The S. limacinum biomass productions were 9.52±0.08 g L-1 (AJ), 8.70± 0.05 g L-1 (GJ), and 8.58±0.02 g L-1 (SM). C. cohnii produced biomass as 3.45±0.06 g L-1 (GJ), 1.52±0.04 g L-1 (AJ), and 1.35±0.02 g L-1 (SM). The fruit juice-based media enhanced biomass production. It was observed that the lipid production of S. limacinum increased by 17.6% in the medium with apple juice (2.54±0.02 g L-1), while this increase was 65.3% in the grape juice-based medium (3.57±0.02 g L-1). The addition of apple juice caused an increase in the lipid amount 1.9 times higher (0.23±0.02 g L-1), while grape juice induced 5.3 times more lipid production in C. cohnii culture (0.50±0.03 g L-1). The study emphasized that these wastes or by-products can be considered as sustainable and financially supportive solutions to be alternatives to carbon sources in production with S. limacinum and C. cohnii cultures. Keywords : Schizochytrium limacinum; Crypthecodinium cohnii, Microalgae Biomass Microalgal Lipid Fruit Juice-based Medium