Effects of the season and growth stage on the contents of lipids and photosynthetic pigments in brown alga Undaria pinnatifida

Seasonal variation of total lipid, fatty acids, fucoxanthin content, and antioxidant properties of two tropical brown algae (Nizamuddinia zanardinii and Cystoseira indica) from Iran

“…Total lipid content of brown algae increases from winter to spring in temperate and subarctic zones of the North Pacific coinciding with seedling growth (Honya et al 1994;Nelson et al 2002;Gerasimenko et al 2011). In the present study, the total lipid increased especially in October and December when seedlings and juvenile algae are predominant (Table 1).…”

“…At present, the main source of n-3 PUFA is marine fish, however, considering reduction in marine fish stock, finding a new source of PUFA is necessary (Nomura et al 2013). Several studies have reported that the amount of lipid in seaweed varies with respect to factors such as geographic location, season, temperature, salinity, and light intensity (Sánchez-Machado et al 2004;Terasaki et al 2009;Gerasimenko et al 2010Gerasimenko et al , 2011Nomura et al 2013).…”

Algal lipids, fatty acids and sterols

“…High lipid content in winter and autumn as compared to summer has been observed in Undaria pinnatifi da , Laminaria japonica , Fucus serratus , Egregia menziesii , Condrocanthus canaliculatus and Ulva lobata (Gerasimenko et al , 2011;Kim et al , 1996;Nelson et al , 2002). However, high TAG contents are observed in summer while polar lipids (PL and GL) depended on the algal development stages throughout the year (Gerasimenko et al , 2011;Kim et al , 1996). Gerasimenko et al .…”

“…pinnatifi da , C . taxifolia (Gerasimenko et al , 2011;Ive š a et al , 2004;Kim et al , 1996;Nelson et al , 2002;Sanina et al , 2008). The higher percentage of PUFAs in winter aids in low-temperature acclimatization and protects photosynthetic machinery from low temperature photoinhibition (Blankenship, 2002;Gombos et al , 1994).…”

“…costata and F . serratus (Gerasimenko et al , 2011;Gerasimenko et al , 2010;Kim et al , 1996;Sanina et al , 2008). The sampling season also affects the concentration of CPI in red algae but the effect is species-specifi c with T .…”