AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR THE CULTIVATION OF CHLORELLA WITH C¹⁴-CARBON DIOXIDE AS A SOLE SOURCE OF CARBON

Abstract

An apparatus for the photosynthetic growth of Chlorella with C¹⁴-carbon dioxide as a sole source of carbon was described. The device has no circulating system and all connections are glass to glass. Thus, the leakage problem is minimized. Up to 15mc of carbon dioxide was utilized for each culture. High specific activity uniformly labeled compounds could be isolated from the cells.