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Exploring the Glycans of Euglena gracilis [PDF]
Biology, 2017 Euglena gracilis is an alga of great biotechnological interest and extensive metabolic capacity, able to make high levels of bioactive compounds, such as polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and β-glucan. Previous work has shown that Euglena expresses a
Ellis C. O’Neill +7 more
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Evaluation of Euglena gracilis 815 as a New Candidate for Biodiesel Production
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022 Euglena comprises over 200 species, of which Euglena gracilis is a model organism with a relatively high fatty acid content, making it an excellent potential source of biodiesel. This study isolated and characterized a new strain named E. gracilis 815. E.
Liqing Zhao +2 more
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Energies, 2015 We tested a wet extraction method for lipid extraction from Euglena gracilis water slurry at 0.51 MPa and 20 °C using liquefied dimethyl ether (DME). The yields, proximate analyses, elemental composition, and molecular weight distribution properties of ...
Peng Li, Hideki Kanda, Motonobu Gotō
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The fatty acids of Euglena gracilis
Journal of Lipid Research, 1964 The complete structures of 51 fatty acids of Euglena gracilis have been determined. These include saturated fatty acids from C9 to C19, monounsaturated fatty acids from C13 to C19, diunsaturated fatty acids from C15 to C20, tri-unsaturated fatty acids ...
Edward D. Korn
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022 Euglena is a genus of single-celled eukaryotes that show both plant- and animal-like characteristics. Euglena gracilis, a model species, is of great academic interest for studying endosymbiosis and chloroplast development.
Zhenfan Chen +10 more
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Metabolic network reconstruction of Euglena gracilis: Current state, challenges, and applications
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 A metabolic model, representing all biochemical reactions in a cell, is a prerequisite for several approaches in systems biology used to explore the metabolic phenotype of an organism.
Sahutchai Inwongwan +8 more
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Metabolic Responses of a Model Green Microalga Euglena gracilis to Different Environmental Stresses
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021 Euglena gracilis, a green microalga known as a potential candidate for jet fuel producers and new functional food resources, is highly tolerant to antibiotics, heavy metals, and other environmental stresses.
Jiayi He +8 more
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FEBS Open Bio, 2023 This study describes the development of two methods for delivering exogenous materials into Euglena gracilis, a unicellular flagellate organism. We report that the use of Pep‐1, a short cell‐penetrating peptide (CPP), or dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) can ...
Pingwei Gao, Chengfu Sun
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Molecules, 2022 Paramylon is a valuable intracellular product of the microalgae Euglena gracilis, and it can accumulate in Euglena cells according to the cultivation conditions.
Franjo Ivušić +2 more
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STAR Protocols, 2022 Summary: Euglena gracilis is a source of high-value natural products. A major factor affecting consistent production of Euglena biomass is strain stability.
Mahfuzur R. Shah +3 more
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