A low temperature-adapted Euglena gracilis ecotype for outdoor biomass production in colder climates [PDF]
Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyEuglena gracilis strain Z is currently used for industrial purposes such as the production of the polysaccharide paramylon, lipids, and carotenoids. This strain shows promise for sustainable bioproduction, but its growth is inhibited at temperatures ...
Shun Tamaki +5 more
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Affordable CRISPR RNP-Based Genome Editing in Euglena gracilis. [PDF]
Curr ProtocAbstract Genome editing can enhance basic research and enable industrial applications of green algae. Here, we present an affordable, broadly applicable workflow for genome editing in the unicellular green alga Euglena gracilis using Cas9 nucleases. This method retains high editing efficiency while significantly lowering technical barriers.
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Dynamic LHCI antenna and inter-photosystem spillover enable flexible light harvesting in Euglena gracilis. [PDF]
Plant JSignificance Statement Euglena gracilis is an early diverging photosynthetic organism with a unique mosaic photosynthetic apparatus. Biochemical and spectroscopic analysis reveals a kinetically slower photosystem I sharing excitation energy with photosystem II in the absence of strict photosystem segregation.
Akhtar P +6 more
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Euglena extract suppresses adipocyte-differentiation in human adipose-derived stem cells. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Euglena gracilis Z (Euglena) is a unicellular, photosynthesizing, microscopic green alga. It contains several nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, and unsaturated fatty acids.
Ryota Sugimoto +6 more
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Characterization of Euglena gracilis Mutants Generated by Long-Term Serial Treatment with a Low Concentration of Ethyl Methanesulfonate [PDF]
MicroorganismsEuglena gracilis is a microalga that has great promise for the production of biofuels, functional foods, and bioactive compounds, and mutagenesis and effective screening methods are required to develop Euglena strains that have industrial use.
Ji-Yeon Kang +3 more
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Isolation and characterization of a motility-defective mutant of Euglena gracilis [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Euglena gracilis is a green photosynthetic microalga that swims using its flagellum. This species has been used as a model organism for over half a century to study its metabolism and the mechanisms of its behavior.
Shuki Muramatsu +10 more
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Animals, 2023 This study was conducted to provide alternative high-quality feed and to reduce methane production using a mixture of the minimum effective levels of Euglena gracilis, EG, and Asparagopsis taxiformis, AT. This study was performed as a 24 h in vitro batch
Eslam Ahmed +2 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Spaceflight induces hepatic damage, partially owing to oxidative stress caused by the space environment such as microgravity and space radiation. We examined the roles of anti-oxidative sulfur-containing compounds on hepatic damage after spaceflight.
Ryo Kurosawa +7 more
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Effect of Mercury Stress on the Growth and Lipid Content of Euglena sp. and Echinodorus palaefolius
Jurnal Biodjati, 2023 One way to reduce the adverse effects of the heavy metals mercury in the aquatic environment are using organisms to break down or convert toxic substances into non-toxic forms, either by phytore- mediation or phycoremediation.
Wisnu Eka Wardana +9 more
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Illuminating the diversity of carotenoids in microalgal eyespots and phototaxis
Plant Signaling & Behavior, 2023 Photosynthetic organisms biosynthesize various carotenoids, a group of light-absorbing isoprenoid pigments that have key functions in photosynthesis, photoprotection, and phototaxis.
Shun Tamaki +2 more
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