Influence of light conditions on microalgae growth and content of lipids, carotenoids, and fatty acid composition

Y Maltsev, K Maltseva, M Kulikovskiy, S Maltseva - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Microalgae are a valuable natural resource for a variety of value-added
products. This determines the relevance of developments aimed at increasing the efficiency …

Phycobiliproteins from cyanobacteria: Chemistry and biotechnological applications

F Pagels, AC Guedes, HM Amaro, A Kijjoa… - Biotechnology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Phycobiliproteins are a group of water soluble proteins with an associated chromophore,
responsible for the light-harvesting in cyanobacteria. They are divided in four main types …

Phycocyanin, a super functional ingredient from algae; properties, purification characterization, and applications

TJ Ashaolu, K Samborska, CC Lee, M Tomas… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Phycocyanins (PCYs) are a group of luxuriant bioactive compounds found in blue-green
algae with an estimated global market of about US $250 million within this decade. The …

[HTML][HTML] Phycocyanin: a potential drug for cancer treatment

L Jiang, Y Wang, Q Yin, G Liu, H Liu, Y Huang… - Journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Phycocyanin isolated from marine organisms has the characteristics of high efficiency and
low toxicity, and it can be used as a functional food. It has been reported that phycocyanin …

Here comes the sun: How optimization of photosynthetic light reactions can boost crop yields

J Walter, J Kromdijk - Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Photosynthesis started to evolve some 3.5 billion years ago CO2 is the substrate for
photosynthesis and in the past 200–250 years, atmospheric levels have approximately …

Structural basis of light‐harvesting in the photosystem II core complex

F Müh, A Zouni - Protein Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Photosystem II (PSII) is a membrane‐spanning, multi‐subunit pigment–protein complex
responsible for the oxidation of water and the reduction of plastoquinone in oxygenic …

Phycobilins and phycobiliproteins used in food industry and medicine

B Mysliwa-Kurdziel, K Solymosi - Mini reviews in medicinal …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Open tetrapyrroles termed phycobilins represent the major photosynthetic
accessory pigments of several cyanobacteria and some eukaryotic algae such as the …

Secondary metabolites in cyanobacteria

B Kultschar, C Llewellyn - Secondary metabolites-sources and …, 2018 - books.google.com
Cyanobacteria are a diverse group of photosynthetic bacteria found in marine, freshwater
and terrestrial habitats. Secondary metabolites are produced by cyanobacteria enabling …

[HTML][HTML] Powered by light: Phototrophy and photosynthesis in prokaryotes and its evolution

B Nowicka, J Kruk - Microbiological Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Photosynthesis is a complex metabolic process enabling photosynthetic organisms to use
solar energy for the reduction of carbon dioxide into biomass. This ancient pathway has …

A photobioreactor for production of algae biomass from gaseous emissions of an animal house

T Glockow, M Velaz Martín, L Meisch… - Applied Microbiology …, 2023 - Springer
Sustainable approaches to circular economy in animal agriculture are still poorly developed.
Here, we report an approach to reduce gaseous emissions of CO2 and NH3 from animal …