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LI Chengxuan,YANG Guipeng,PAN Jinfen,ZHANG Honghai. 2010. Experimental studies on dimethylsulfide (DMS) and dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) production by four marine microalgae. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, (4):78-87
Experimental studies on dimethylsulfide (DMS) and dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) production by four marine microalgae
Experimental studies on dimethylsulfide (DMS) and dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) production by four marine microalgae
Received:January 23, 2009  Revised:December 26, 2009
DOI:10.1007/s13131-010-0054-7
Key words:dimethylsulfide (DMS)  dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP)  marine microalgae  growth stages  production
中文关键词:  dimethylsulfide (DMS)  dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP)  marine microalgae  growth stages  production
基金项目:The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos 40525017 and 40476034; the Changjiang Scholars Programme, Ministry of Education of China; the Science and Technology Key Project of Shandong Province under contract No. 2006GG2205024; the "Taishan Scholar" Special Research Fund of Shandong Province, China.
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LI Chengxuan Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China  
YANG Guipeng Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China gpyang@mail.ouc.edu.cn 
PAN Jinfen College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China  
ZHANG Honghai Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China  
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Abstract:
      The production of dimethylsulfide (DMS) and dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) by marine microalgae was investigated to elucidate more on the role of marine phytoplankton in ocean-atmosphere interactions in the global biogeochemical sulfur cycle. Axenic laboratory cultures of four marine microalgae-Isochrysis galbana 8701, Pavlova viridis, Platymonas sp. and Chlorella were tested for DMSP production and conversion into DMS. Among these four microalgae, Isochrysis galbana 8701 and Pavlova viridis are two species of Haptophyta, while Chlorella and Platymonas sp. belong to Chlorophyta. The results demonstrate that the four algae can produce various amounts of DMS(P), and their DMS(P) production was species specific. With similar cell size, more DMS was released by Haptophyta than that by Chlorophyta. DMS and dissolved DMSP (DMSPd) concentrations in algal cultures varied significantly during their life cycles. The highest release of DMS appeared in the senescent period for all the four algae. Variations in DMSP concentrations were in strong compliance with variations in algal cell densities during the growing period. A highly significant correlation was observed between the DMS and DMSPd concentrations in algal cultures, and there was a time lag for the variation trend of the DMS concentrations as compared with that of the DMSPd. The consistency of variation patterns of DMS and DMSPd implies that the DMSPd produced by phytoplankton cells has a marked effect on the production of DMS. In the present study, the authors' results specify the significant contribution of the marine phytoplankton to DMS(P) production and the importance of biological control of DMS concentrations in oceanic water.
中文摘要:
      The production of dimethylsulfide (DMS) and dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) by marine microalgae was investigated to elucidate more on the role of marine phytoplankton in ocean-atmosphere interactions in the global biogeochemical sulfur cycle. Axenic laboratory cultures of four marine microalgae-Isochrysis galbana 8701, Pavlova viridis, Platymonas sp. and Chlorella were tested for DMSP production and conversion into DMS. Among these four microalgae, Isochrysis galbana 8701 and Pavlova viridis are two species of Haptophyta, while Chlorella and Platymonas sp. belong to Chlorophyta. The results demonstrate that the four algae can produce various amounts of DMS(P), and their DMS(P) production was species specific. With similar cell size, more DMS was released by Haptophyta than that by Chlorophyta. DMS and dissolved DMSP (DMSPd) concentrations in algal cultures varied significantly during their life cycles. The highest release of DMS appeared in the senescent period for all the four algae. Variations in DMSP concentrations were in strong compliance with variations in algal cell densities during the growing period. A highly significant correlation was observed between the DMS and DMSPd concentrations in algal cultures, and there was a time lag for the variation trend of the DMS concentrations as compared with that of the DMSPd. The consistency of variation patterns of DMS and DMSPd implies that the DMSPd produced by phytoplankton cells has a marked effect on the production of DMS. In the present study, the authors' results specify the significant contribution of the marine phytoplankton to DMS(P) production and the importance of biological control of DMS concentrations in oceanic water.
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