Chu 13

CHU 13 medium is a culture medium used in microbiology for the growth of certain algal species, first published by S.P. Chu in 1942^[1]. It is used as growth medium for the biofuel candidate alga Botryococcus braunii.^[2] CHU 13 includes essential minerals and trace elements that are required by algae for growth, but does not include a carbon source and so is only appropriate for growth of phototrophs. It can be prepared as either a liquid medium or as an agar medium.

*Modified CHU13 Medium, one liter ^[3]*
Compound	mg/L
KNO₃	400
K₂HPO₄	80
CaCl₂ dihydrate	107
MgSO₄ heptahydrate	200
Ferric Citrate	20
Citric acid	100
CoCl₂	0.02
H₃BO₃	5.72
MnCl₂ tetrahydrate	3.62
ZnSO₄ heptahydrate	0.44
CuSO₄ pentahydrate	0.16
Na₂MoO₄	0.084
0.072 N H₂SO₄	1 drop

The remaining volume is pure, de-ionized water.

Because it is difficult to weigh out some of the trace minerals, it is advisable to create a mixture of all components at a large concentration, such as a thousand times these measures, and then mix with the appropriate amount of (pure, de-ionized) water. Correct pH to 7.5, and then autoclave.

External links

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081217192542AAkM62U (A recipe for 2X CHU 13 media)

References

^ S.P. Chu (Aug., 1942) The Journal of Ecology, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 284-325.
^ C. Largeau, E. Casadevall, C. Berkaloff and P. Dhamelincout (1980) Phytochemistry, 19, 1943.
^ K. Yamaguchi "et al." (1987). "Lipid composition of a green alga, Botryococcus braunii". Agric. Biol. Chem. 51 (2): 493–498. doi:10.1271/bbb1961.51.493.