From an evolutionary perspective, the emergence of the sophisticated chemical scaffolds of
flavonoid molecules represents a key step in the colonization of Earth's terrestrial …

Plants have shaped our human life form from the outset. With the emerging recognition of
world population feeding, global climate change and limited energy resources with fossil …

Nitrogen (N) is a key nutrient that limits global primary productivity; hence, N-use efficiency is
of compelling interest in agriculture and aquaculture. We used Chlamydomonas reinhardtii …

MapMan is a software tool that supports the visualization of profiling data sets in the context
of existing knowledge. Scavenger modules generate hierarchical and essentially non …

Background Medium-to large-scale expression profiling using quantitative polymerase chain
reaction (qPCR) assays are becoming increasingly important in genomics research. A major …

Drastic alteration in macronutrients causes large changes in gene expression in the
photosynthetic unicellular alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Preliminary data suggested that …

Background Photosynthetic organisms convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into numerous
metabolites along the pathways to make new biomass. Aquatic photosynthetic organisms …

Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are among the most abundant microorganisms and key
players in the global nitrogen and carbon cycles. They share a common energy metabolism …

The unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a prime model for deciphering
processes occurring in the intracellular compartments of the photosynthetic cell. Organelle …

Flavonoids are important secondary plant metabolites believed to be present mainly in land
plants. As phenolics were detected previously in microalgae using photometric assays, we …