3:03 PM - 3:18 PM
[HCG36-04] Evaluation of nutritional utilization of Nostoc sp. HK-01, as a food resource in closed bio-ecosystems
Keywords:closed bio-ecosystems, cyanobacteria, food resource, Nostoc sp.HK-01, nutritional utilization
We study life-support in closed bio-ecosystems to provide food and oxygen for habitation in severe environments. We propose several species of organisms as candidate species. A terrestrial cyanobacterium, Nostoc sp. HK-01 has several unique abilities, photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation and tolerance to a space environment. Here, we propose to utilize Nostoc sp. HK-01 as a food resource in space environments such as Mars. Nostoc sp. HK-01 appears to have high nutritional values for humans. We will discuss the nutritional utilization of Nostoc sp. HK-01 in closed bio-ecosystems. Our results may contribute to the supply of food resources under severe conditions for life-support in closed bio-ecosystems.