Superoxide dismutase: an updated review on its health benefits and industrial applications
Many short-lived and highly reactive oxygen species, such as superoxide anion (O2-) and
hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), are toxic or can create oxidative stress in cells, a response …
hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), are toxic or can create oxidative stress in cells, a response …
Prochlorococcus: the structure and function of collective diversity
The marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus is the smallest and most abundant
photosynthetic organism on Earth. In this Review, we summarize our understanding of the …
photosynthetic organism on Earth. In this Review, we summarize our understanding of the …
Improving the coverage of the cyanobacterial phylum using diversity-driven genome sequencing
The cyanobacterial phylum encompasses oxygenic photosynthetic prokaryotes of a great
breadth of morphologies and ecologies; they play key roles in global carbon and nitrogen …
breadth of morphologies and ecologies; they play key roles in global carbon and nitrogen …
Environmental genome shotgun sequencing of the Sargasso Sea
JC Venter, K Remington, JF Heidelberg, AL Halpern… - science, 2004 - science.org
We have applied “whole-genome shotgun sequencing” to microbial populations collected
en masse on tangential flow and impact filters from seawater samples collected from the …
en masse on tangential flow and impact filters from seawater samples collected from the …
Global iron connections between desert dust, ocean biogeochemistry, and climate
TD Jickells, ZS An, KK Andersen, AR Baker… - science, 2005 - science.org
The environmental conditions of Earth, including the climate, are determined by physical,
chemical, biological, and human interactions that transform and transport materials and …
chemical, biological, and human interactions that transform and transport materials and …
RNA G-quadruplexes are globally unfolded in eukaryotic cells and depleted in bacteria
INTRODUCTION Many cellular RNAs contain regions that fold into stable structures required
for function. Both Watson− Crick and noncanonical interactions can play important roles in …
for function. Both Watson− Crick and noncanonical interactions can play important roles in …
The Genome of the Diatom Thalassiosira Pseudonana: Ecology, Evolution, and Metabolism
Diatoms are unicellular algae with plastids acquired by secondary endosymbiosis. They are
responsible for∼ 20% of global carbon fixation. We report the 34 million–base pair draft …
responsible for∼ 20% of global carbon fixation. We report the 34 million–base pair draft …
The structural biochemistry of the superoxide dismutases
The discovery of superoxide dismutases (SODs), which convert superoxide radicals to
molecular oxygen and hydrogen peroxide, has been termed the most important discovery of …
molecular oxygen and hydrogen peroxide, has been termed the most important discovery of …
Ecological genomics of marine picocyanobacteria
DJ Scanlan, M Ostrowski, S Mazard… - Microbiology and …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Marine picocyanobacteria of the genera Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus numerically
dominate the picophytoplankton of the world ocean, making a key contribution to global …
dominate the picophytoplankton of the world ocean, making a key contribution to global …
Genome divergence in two Prochlorococcus ecotypes reflects oceanic niche differentiation
The marine unicellular cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus is the smallest-known oxygen-
evolving autotroph. It numerically dominates the phytoplankton in the tropical and …
evolving autotroph. It numerically dominates the phytoplankton in the tropical and …