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Microalgae have high metabolic flexibility, and are able to produce biohydrogen and compounds with antioxidant activity. The joint project is aimed at assessing the growth characteristics and biohydrogen production of Belarusian and Armenian green microalgae strains of the Chlorellaceae family through physiological and biochemical analysis, digital phenotyping, and cell selection. During this project, using the cooperation of Armenian and Belarusian scientists, a modern approach to optimization of algae biomass and biohydrogen production will be developed. The impact of the stressful conditions related to the deprivation of different essential elements (sulfur and nitrogen) in the growth media on biohydrogen generation will be examined. The analysis of the effects of these conditions on the state and activity of algae antioxidant system will be also performed. Phenotype analysis of algae and testing of digital phenotyping of individual cells will be carried out. The results can be used to select the most effective producer of biohydrogen, as an alternative energy source, as well as compounds with antioxidant activity. These studies are being conducted in Armenia and Belarus for the first time and will contribute to the development of algae biotechnology and phenomics.
