We have isolated a novel lectin, named HRL40 from the green alga Halimeda renschii. In hemagglutination-inhibition test and oligosaccharide-binding experiment with 29 pyridylaminated oligosaccharides, HRL40 exhibited a strict binding specificity for high-mannose N-glycans having an exposed (α1-3) mannose residue in the D2 arm of branched mannosides, and did not have an affinity for monosacchari...

The model oleaginous alga Nannochloropsis gaditana was completely sequenced using a combination of optical mapping and next-generation sequencing technologies to generate one of the most complete eukaryotic genomes published to date. The assembled genome is 30.7 Mb long.

Lavandin (Lavandula x intermedia) belongs to the Lamiaceae family and is a shrub cultivated in Mediterranean region for essential oils used produce cosmetic, aromatherapy, pharmaceutical ingredients. Nowadays, interest plant biostimulants rising due their ability increase biomass production sustainable way. The scope of present study was assess effects two biostimulants, one based on hydrolyzed...

Abstract Previous studies have documented that Chlorella sorokiniana could grow well on cooking cocoon wastewater (CCW) with a maximum biomass of 0.49 g/L. In order to further enhance the production and nutrient removals, bubble-column bioreactor was designed performed cultivate C. in CCW, two main cultivation parameters were investigated this work. Results showed algal biomass, specific growth...

The first total synthesis of ergosta-5,8-dien-3β-ol, an uncommon sterol previously isolated from an alga and several microorganisms, has been developed. For the first time, a full set of spectroscopic data of this sterol is presented.

The discovery of a homolog of the retinoblastoma protein (Rb) in a single-celled eukaryote--the alga Chlamydomonas--promises new and surprising insights into Rb's function in cell-cycle regulation.

The green alga Scenedesmus obliquus is an emerging platform species for the industrial production of biofuels. Here, we report the draft assembly and annotation for the nuclear, plastid, and mitochondrial genomes of S. obliquus strain DOE0152z.

Plastids evolved after a cell entered a genetically different cell, followed by integration of the two genomes. Many photosynthetic cells can ingest organic particles as food, as now demonstrated in an ancestral green alga.

In the alga Chlamydomonas, mutation of the gene encoding the novel centriolar component Bld10p results in seemingly acentriolar cells. Remarkably, bld10 cells are viable, highlighting the question of whether or not centrioles are essential.

Formosa haliotis is a brown alga-degrading bacterium isolated from the gut of abalone Haliotis gigantea Here, we report the draft genome sequence of this bacterium and pointed out possible important features related to alginate degradation.