Euglena gracilis as source of the antioxidant vitamin E. Effects of culture conditions in the wild strain and in the natural mutant WZSL. J. (1993). J. Pharmacol. 304, 508514. 84, 659672. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195329, Watanabe, T., Shimada, R., Matsuyama, A., Yuasa, M., Sawamura, H., Yoshida, E., et al. (2017). (2014). 22, 739745. In another report, the 4-desaturase from E. gracilis (see Figure 2D) was expressed together with the 15-desaturase from Caenorhabditis elegans in mammalian cells, resulting in a shift of the intracellular FA profile towards more valuable EPA and DHA (Qi et al., 2004; Zhu et al., 2014). doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19970120)53:2<185::AID-BIT8>3.0.CO;2-K, Tanaka, Y., Ogawa, T., Maruta, T., Yoshida, Y., Arakawa, K., and Ishikawa, T. (2017). In the present study, we isolated the cDNA encoding MMAA from Euglena gracilis Z, a photosynthetic flagellate. Efficient use of strong light for high photosynthetic productivity: interrelationships between the optical path, the optimal population density and cell-growth inhibition. Requirement for vitamin B1 for growth of Euglena gracilis. Also, it has been suggested to use paramylon myristate as an all-natural pressure-sensitive adhesive (Shibakami and Sohma, 2018). Microalgae have been proposed as a source of feedstock for the production of biofuels such as biodiesel because of the high amounts of lipids, mostly FAs and WE, accumulated during the growth of some microalgal species (Matos, 2017). Am. MySQL. The contents and subcellular distribution of tocopherols in Euglena gracilis. Appl. 32, 4348. They also act as a dietary fibre and have been shown to lower blood cholesterol levels (Nakashima et al., 2018b). Eye Res. 12, 8994. doi: 10.1042/bj20091406, Jeng, W.Y., Wang, N.C., Lin, M.H., Lin, C.T., Liaw, Y.C., Chang, W.J., et al. Alteration of wax ester content and composition in Euglena gracilis with gene silencing of 3-ketoacyl-coa thiolase isozymes. Euglena gracilis is a good source of vitamins A, C, and E and amino acids, which are essential for the human diet. Enzymes, substrates and products are shown. Chem. Eng. Bone Mineral Res. Acta (BBA) Enzymol. All authors listed have made a direct and intellectual contribution to the work and approved it for publication. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.05.038, Grimm, P., Risse, J.M., Cholewa, D., Mller, J.M., Beshay, U., Friehs, K., et al. Paramylon also can act as a potent antioxidant protecting mice from acute hepatic injury induced by CCl4 treatment and was shown to alleviate non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in mice caused by a combination of streptozocin injection and high fat diet when orally administered at a dosage of 1 or 3 g/kg bodyweight (BW) per day, respectively (Sugiyama et al., 2009; Nakashima et al., 2018a). Eng. Biosci. 74, 714722. Microbiol. Other organisms, mostly belonging to the fungal genera Trichoderma and Aspergillus, have been explored as alternative sources for paramylon-degrading enzymes. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2016.1160362, Yadavalli, R., Rao, C.S., Rao, R.S., and Potumarthi, R. (2014). (2003). Euglena gracilis, which began to appear 500 million years ago, is a species of unicellular organisms that live mostly in freshwater ( Goto and Beneragama, 2010) and has no cell walls, giving it dual characteristics of plants and animals, which enable this microalga to adopt photosynthetic, heterotrophic, and mixotrophic conditions during To the best of our knowledge, there are currently no reports of a commercial -tocopherol production using E. gracilis. Biochem. 25, 855865. The roles and mechanisms of actions of vitamin C in bone: new developments. The lipid yield and the ratio of FAs/FAlcs to WEs have been shown to be strongly dependent on the cultivation conditions and the E. gracilis strain used (Tucci et al., 2010). Mol. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.01.053, Shibakami, M., Tsubouchi, G., Nakamura, M., and Hayashi, M. (2013a). doi: 10.2174/0929867003374705, Papadaki, A., Mallouchos, A., Efthymiou, M.-N., Gardeli, C., Kopsahelis, N., Aguieiras, E.C.G., et al. Food Chem. 22, 590594. Isolation and characterization of paramylon synthase from Euglena gracilis (Euglenophyceae). Microbiol. Additionally, -1,3-glucans have been shown to lower cholesterol levels and exhibit antidiabetic, antihypoglycemic and hepatoprotective activities; they have also been used for the treatment of colorectal and gastric cancers (Ooi and Liu, 2000; Kataoka et al., 2009; Barsanti et al., 2011). Microbiol. Biol. (2018). (2018). 161, 11011106. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.09.167, Nakashima, A., Yamada, K., Iwata, O., Sugimoto, R., Atsuji, K., Ogawa, T., et al. It is a rich source of dietary protein, lipids -1,3-glucan, and -carotene. Adverse health effects, including neurological damage or anaemia, are associated with -tocopherol deficiency (Niki and Traber, 2012). Food Sci. It should be noted that ascorbate production by E. gracilis has not attracted much attention, probably because consumption of just 100 to 200 mL of juice from citrus fruits like oranges (Table 1) is enough to fulfil the daily recommended intake of adults (75 and 90 mg for females and males, respectively) (Grosso et al., 2013; US Department of Agriculture., 2018). Photosynthesis of Euglena gracilis under cobalamin-sufficient and -limited growing conditions. Korn, E.D. Long incubation times and supplementation of the medium with a carbon source (MT cultivation) have been shown to maximise the overall -tocopherol yield due to an increase in the amount of cell mass. 343, 1018. Chem. 10, 555559. Technol. environmental monitoring, divergent mechanisms for metabolic control, and novel . Wax ester fermentation and its application for biofuel production, in Euglena: Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, eds S. D. Schwartzbach and S. Shigeoka (Cham: Springer International Publishing), 269283. Single cell protein production of Euglena gracilis and carbon dioxide fixation in an innovative photo-bioreactor. J. Appl. Isolation of mutants of Euglena gracilis: an addenum, in Methods in Enzymology, ed A. San Pietro (Cambridge: Academic Press), 2329. Commun. PT cultivation on the other hand, although being a feasible alternative to HT cultivation, is restricted by low yields even after the technical optimisation of the cultivation process (Chae et al., 2006; Grimm et al., 2015; Hasan et al., 2017; Suzuki, 2017). doi: 10.1016/j.algal.2018.02.001, Barsanti, L., Passarelli, V., Evangelista, V., Frassanito, A.M., and Gualtieri, P. (2011). Microalgae-based carbohydrates for biofuel production. In the absence of complete genetic information, transcriptomic and proteomic studies have provided valuable insights into the complex metabolic pathways of E. gracilis and their regulation under different growth conditions (O'Neill et al., 2015b; Yoshida et al., 2016; Hasan et al., 2017). doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.09.008, Giese, E., Dekker, R., Barbosa, A., da Silva, M., and da Silva, R. (2011). 5, 503514. Plate 1. Foods 6, 121. doi: 10.1007/s00253-011-3311-6, Chae, S.R., Hwang, E.J., and Shin, H.S. doi: 10.1023/A:1009233230706, Deckelbaum, R.J., and Torrejon, C. (2012). Production of very long chain polyunsaturated omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in plants. (2010). Therefore, it has been widely applied in many fields, such as in food, supplements, and cosmetics (Gong et al. Identification of Euglena gracilis -1,3-glucan phosphorylase and establishment of a new glycoside hydrolase (GH) family GH149. Besides random mutagenesis, targeted silencing of single genes has shown potential for improving WE yields. Biomass Bioenergy 112, 138143. Biol. Also, development of molecular tools for strain improvement are emerging rapidly, making E. gracilis a noteworthy challenger for microalgae such as Chlorella spp. doi: 10.1080/17597269.2016.1192444, Khan, M.I., Shin, J.H., and Kim, J.D. J. Suppression of the phytoene synthase gene (EgcrtB) alters carotenoid content and intracellular structure of Euglena gracilis. Microb. However, further studies are needed to confirm this proposed regulatory role. (2018a). J. Neurol. Phycologia 50, 156169. J. J. Appl. Eur. Adv. In the first step of this process, E. gracilis is cultivated under inexpensive PT conditions (Arashida and Mitra, 2015). Biomass production in mixotrophic culture of Euglena gracilis under acidic condition and its growth energetics. Plant Physiol. Light dependency of resistance to ionizing radiation in Euglena gracilis. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Bumbak, F., Cook, S., Zachleder, V., Hauser, S., and Kovar, K. (2011). Furthermore, there are effects attributed to paramylon beyond the immune response to pathogens. Department of Separation Science, LUT School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Finland, National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico. -tocopherol content of greek virgin olive oils. Heterotrophic cultivation of Euglena gracilis Z for efficient production of -tocopherol. 16, 112. Biomol. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.383. Comparison of the methods for determining degree of polymerization of water-insoluble -1,3-glucans. and their products currently on the market. (2016). doi: 10.1002/apj.1805, Yamada, K., Suzuki, H., Takeuchi, T., Kazama, Y., Mitra, S., Abe, T., et al. Euglena gracilis growth and cell composition under different temperature, light and trophic conditions. doi: 10.1186/1475-2859-12-64, Ebenezer, T.E., Zoltner, M., Burrel, A., Nenarokova, A., Anna, Vanclov, M.G.N., et al. Biosci. Euglena gracilis is rich in nutrients and high-value metabolites. The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. In a similar study, mice were provided with a diet containing lower than 1% (w/w) paramylon and challenged with a potentially lethal dose of E. coli. Cell Factories 12, 117. (2018). (2017). Phycol. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA117.000936, Kusmic, C., Barsacchi, R., Barsanti, L., Gualtieri, P., and Passarelli, V. (1998). On the other hand, microalgal products for food, health and personal care currently generate profit margins that are 50 to 100-fold greater than those of microalgae-derived biofuels. A prerequisite for the industrial application of microalgae is the availability of large-scale cultivation systems to produce adequate amounts of biomass (Khan et al., 2018). 29, 113. 38, 9951008. Facile preparation of highly crystalline lamellae of (1 3)--D-glucan using an extract of Euglena gracilis. So far, only two E. gracilis enzymes involved in paramylon degradation have been characterised, an endo--1,3-glucanase and a laminaribiose phosphorylase (LBP)/-1,3-glucan phosphorylase (-1,3-GP) involved in paramylon degradation have been characterised (Vogel and Barber, 1968; Takeda et al., 2015; Kuhaudomlarp et al., 2018). Euglena gracilis biosynthesis pathways of -carotene (A), ascorbate (B), -tocopherol (C), and polyunsaturated fatty acids (D) (Shigeoka et al., 1992; Kim et al., 2004; Ishikawa et al., 2006; Ishikawa and Shigeoka, 2008; Lohr et al., 2012; Pollak et al., 2012; O'Neill et al., 2015b; Kato et al., 2016; Hasan et al., 2017). Life Sci. 35, 5868. Biochem. 35, 7684. Comparable levels of 40 mg/L culture or 3.7 mg/g DW were reached after a relatively short incubation time of 120 h using a bleached strain in HT batch cultivation with a medium supplemented with ethanol, glutamate and malate (Rodrguez-Zavala et al., 2010). J. Agricult. Prod. In the third step, WE synthesis from paramylon is induced by changing to anaerobic cultivation. Suzuki, K., Nakashima, A., Igarashi, M., Saito, K., Konno, M., Yamazaki, N., et al. Agricult. doi: 10.1186/s12934-017-0834-2, Teerawanichpan, P., and Qiu, X. (2001). Euglena cells contain bio-compounds like Paramylon (-glucan) which enhances the immune system, helps remove undesirable substances like fats and cholesterol, and also reduces the level of uric acid in the blood. These findings highlight the potential of E. gracilis enzymes for the microbial production of biofuels (Teerawanichpan and Qiu, 2010; Tomiyama et al., 2017; Nandy and Srivastava, 2018). Sci. 245, 274282. 91, 3146. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2014.00090, Bird, R.P. 79, 371378. (2018). Euglena gracilis cell mass has been shown to be a suitable source for the production of biogas by anaerobic digestion, producing around 650 or 800 mL biogas/g DW under PT or HT cultivation conditions, respectively (Grimm et al., 2015). (2010). doi: 10.1038/nbt972, Ramazanov, A., and Ramazanov, Z. doi: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2018.03.004, Skov, J., Kania, P.W., Holten-Andersen, L., Fouz, B., and Buchmann, K. (2012). J. Clin. doi: 10.1186/s12864-016-2540-6, Yu, L., Wu, J.-R., Liu, J., Zhan, X., Zheng, Z., and Lin, C.-C. (2011). Thermal, crystalline, and pressure-sensitive adhesive properties of paramylon monoesters derived from an euglenoid polysaccharide. Opt. Phycol. Biomed. 174, 12901324. Cancer Lett. Sci. However, unlike higher plants, E. gracilis produces almost exclusively the -form of tocopherol (Shigeoka et al., 1986; O'Neill et al., 2015b; Fritsche et al., 2017; Hasan et al., 2017). Future challenges include achieving the economy of large-scale cultivation. A major limitation facing the industrial-scale production of E. gracilis biomass is vitamin auxotrophy. J. Vet. Eng. 20, 229236. Cultivation under strict HT conditions leads to increased paramylon levels during the exponential growth phase, while light has been shown to be detrimental to the accumulation and conservation of paramylon under MT growth, probably because the metabolic switch to paramylon degradation is under the influence of a photoreceptor (Kiss et al., 1986; Barsanti et al., 2001). For example, mice treated with 2,4,6-trinitrochlorobenzene, which would usually induce atopic dermatitis (AD)-like skin lesions, were fed with paramylon at 1% (w/w) of their diet. The unique ascorbate synthesis pathway from E. gracilis (Figure 2B) has been elucidated using radiotracer experiments, as well as transcriptomic and proteomic studies (Ishikawa and Shigeoka, 2008; O'Neill et al., 2015b; Hasan et al., 2017). 3, 611. Evaluation of growth characteristics of Euglena gracilis for microalgal biomass production using wastewater. Dairy effluent treatmentand lipids production by Chlorella pyrenoidosa and Euglena gracilis: study on open and closed systems. doi: 10.1016/0005-2744(69)90253-8, Barsanti, L., Bastianini, A., Passarelli, V., Tredici, M.R., and Gualtieri, P. (2000). doi: 10.1007/s11746-017-3050-7, Maurice, L.Q., Lander, H., Edwards, T., and Harrison, W.E. Eur. This study aimed to determine the effect of E . Antiviral Res. Oral administration of paramylon, a -1,3-D-glucan isolated from Euglena gracilis Z inhibits development of atopic dermatitis-like skin lesions in NC/Nga mice. It is capable of photoautotrophic (using sunlight), heterotrophic (using an external carbon source), and mixotropic (combining both modes) growth (Rodrguez-Zavala et al., 2010; antek et al., 2010; Buetow, 2011). Biogas and bio-oil can also be produced from microalgal carbohydrates via thermochemical conversion processes like gasification at high temperatures or pyrolysis in the absence of oxygen, respectively (Behera et al., 2014). Rep. 6, 18. J. Clin. doi: 10.3382/ps/pey227. (a) Culturing Euglena gracilis Klebs as batch cultures under 210 mol m-2 s-1; (b) Euglena gracilis Klebs growing under 210 mol m-2 s-1 at the exponential phase (Images by C.K. B Agricult. Anal. Like other photosynthetic microorganisms, E. gracilis produces -carotene as a protective pigment to ward off photo-oxidative damage to chloroplasts. Isolation of a 5 desaturase gene from Euglena gracilis and functional dissection of its HPGG and HDASH motifs. Impact of -1,3-glucan isolated from Euglena gracilis on corneal epithelial cell migration and on wound healing in a rat alkali burn model. Washington, DC: United States Patent and Trademark Office. These factors need to be taken into account when determining the most favourable time of harvest. Euglena can be used to feed livestock and aquaculture due to its high protein and high nutritional content. Microbiol. Biochem. Andrologia 50:e13088. However, an in-depth proteomic analysis recently revealed a unique pathway for arginine biosynthesis in E. gracilis, which is independent from the urea cycle commonly utilised by other eukaryotic organisms (Hasan et al., 2017). Monfils, A.K., Triemer, R.E., and Bellairs, E.F. (2011). Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 51, 483488. doi: 10.1016/j.bej.2013.03.006, Choi, J.A., Oh, T.-H., Choi, J.-S., Chang, D.-J., and Joo, C.-K. (2013). doi: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2010.07.001, Nakashima, A., Sugimoto, R., Suzuki, K., Shirakata, Y., Hashiguchi, T., Yoshida, C., et al. Biochemistry 42, 97799788. Another example is the production of self-assembling -1,3-glucan nanofibres derived from paramylon (Shibakami et al., 2013a). Homogeneous and heterogeneous environments were prepared, with only a red color or with a red circle surrounded by brighter white regions, respectively. Vitamin A is found only in animal products (e.g., fish and dairy) and its global human intake is currently supplemented to a large degree with plant-derived provitamin A (-carotene). Euglena is a very important organism within the environment as it is able to photosynthesize, thus taking in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen into the atmosphere so that other organisms can survive Do you have 2 other reasons? (2017). Paramylon molecules are arranged as an intermolecular triple helix forming microfibrils, which in turn make up fibres. Identification and functional analysis of the geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase gene (crtE) and phytoene synthase gene (crtB) for carotenoid biosynthesis in Euglena gracilis. Immunomodulation and anti-cancer activity of polysaccharide-protein complexes. Aims. 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In addition, the enzyme ascorbate peroxidase reduces excess hydrogen peroxide to water by oxidation of ascorbate (Shigeoka et al., 1980; Ishikawa et al., 2010; Hasan et al., 2017). For example, the antimicrobial activity of paramylon was enhanced chemically by introducing positively charged groups (e.g., 2-hydroxy-3-trimethylammoniopropyl, N,N-diethylaminoethyl, and N,N-dimethylaminoethyl groups) and sulphated paramylon was shown to exhibit anti-HIV activity (Sakagami et al., 1989; Koizumi et al., 1993). J. doi: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85672-1, Meyer, A., Cirpus, P., Ott, C., Schlecker, R., Zhringer, U., and Heinz, E. (2003). Two examples are high-throughput optofluidic image cytometry, where lipid-overproducing mutants can be identified without the need for staining of the cells with potentially phenotype-altering dyes, and fluorescence imaging flow cytometry, which allows the normalisation of fluorescence values against the cell size to avoid false-negative results (i.e., mislabelling of small cells with relatively high fluorescence values) (Lei et al., 2016; Muoz et al., 2018). Euglena is a unicellular organism with a complex internal structure that includes a contractile vacuole that can expel water and a red 'eyespot' . There are strong indications that this pretreatment of paramylon has the effect of an increase in stimulation of leucocytes and hepatoprotection, probably because the -1,3-glucan triple-helices of paramylon are disrupted in the process and the apparently more bioactive single helices are thereby exposed (Kataoka et al., 2002; Kusmic et al., 2018). (2015). Rev. The enzymatic conversion of major algal and cyanobacterial carbohydrates to bioethanol. Nuclear transformation of the versatile microalga Euglena gracilis. Thermoplasticization of euglenoid -1,3-glucans by mixed esterification. J. These low titres could represent a good target for improvement by genetic engineering or non-recombinant metabolic engineering techniques based on the selection of improved phenotypes after the application of a selective pressure such as adaptive laboratory evolution (Portnoy et al., 2011; Dragosits and Mattanovich, 2013; Khatiwada et al., 2019). 28, 423436. Relative metal toxicities were evaluated based on the Effective Exposure causing 50% growth reduction (= EE50). Phycol. Opin. doi: 10.1006/abbi.1993.1383, Koch, M., Lemke, R., Heise, K.-P., and Mock, H.-P. (2003). Antioxidants 6, 118. (2013). Conversion of biowaste leachate to valuable biomass and lipids in mixed cultures of Euglena gracilis and chlorophytes. Paramylon is uniquely produced by euglenoids, deposited as granules in the cytosol, and readily degraded and utilised as a carbon source under carbon starvation (Malkoff and Buetow, 1964; Kiss et al., 1986; Barsanti et al., 2001; Monfils et al., 2011). doi: 10.3109/02713683.2013.811262, Croft, M.T., Lawrence, A.D., Raux-Deery, E., Warren, M.J., and Smith, A.G. (2005). Vogel, K., and Barber, A.A. (1968). Eng. Bull. By definition, paramylon and its related compounds can only be considered 'nutraceuticals' and not 'pharmaceuticals', which has restricted them to be used only as food supplements (Santini et al., 2018). doi: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2012.12.002. Bioproducts from E. gracilis can be produced under various cultivation conditions discussed in this review, and their yields are relatively high when compared with those achieved in microalgal systems. doi: 10.3177/jnsv.25.299. Exp. Eukaryot. Abstract Motile microorganisms such as the green Euglena gracilis use a number of external stimuli to orient in their environment. doi: 10.1039/C5MB00319A, Ooi, V.E., and Liu, F. (2000). doi: 10.1023/a:1008105416065, Bumer, D., Preisfeld, A., and Ruppel, H.G. doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2016.00036, Andreani, L., and Rocha, J.D. Curr. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.06.039, Rice, P.J., Adams, E.L., Ozment-Skelton, T., Gonzalez, A.J., Goldman, M.P., Lockhart, B.E., et al. doi: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2001.037001038.x, Beacham, T.A., Sweet, J.B., and Allen, M.J. (2017). One such candidate source is the fast-proliferating microalga Euglena gracilis.The commercial cultivation of E. gracilis began in 2007, after the success of its outdoor mass cultivation and improvement of the harvesting and drying methods suitable for Euglena cells. Immunol. Biophys. (2018). 142, 121126. For example, when preneoplastic aberrant crypt foci (marker for colon cancer risk) were induced in the colon of mice by 1,2-dimethylhydrazine treatment, the subsequent inclusion of 2% (w/w) paramylon into their diet reduced the development of colon cancer by 50% (Bird, 1995; Watanabe et al., 2013). doi: 10.1016/0014-4827(64)90071-0, Marechal, L.R. doi: 10.1016/j.mam.2007.01.002, Ritala, A., Hkkinen, S.T., Toivari, M., and Wiebe, M.G. 94, 13331350. Bioresource Technol. doi: 10.1271/bbb.60327, Ishikawa, T., and Shigeoka, S. (2008). Fatty acyl-CoA reductase and wax synthase from Euglena gracilis in the biosynthesis of medium-chain wax esters. Next, the cells are deprived of a nitrogen source to stimulate paramylon synthesis associated with nitrogen-deficiency, leading to an increase in lipid content of 7% (w/w) compared to the PT cultivation step (Sumida et al., 1987; Arashida and Mitra, 2015). In a laboratory set-up mimicking local environmental conditions, experiments with a raceway for the PT cultivation of E. gracilis resulted in biomass yields close to calculated theoretical values. At pH values typical of AMD (pH 2.5-4) in the absence of elevated metals, E. gracilis outcompeted E. mutabilis (growth rates of 1.0 and 0.8 div d 1, respectively). Phycol. 182, 197215. Automated solid-phase synthesis of oligosaccharides. The vicious cycle of vitamin a deficiency: a review. This is followed by the extraction of the WEs with an organic solvent and column purification, resulting in the production of a source of biofuel (Arashida and Mitra, 2015; Matos, 2017). 15, 657662. Life Sci. Chemistry, physico-chemistry and applications linked to biological activities of -glucans. 57, 37033714. PUFAs of the -3 or -6 series are defined by their first double bond at the position between the third and fourth or sixth and seventh carbon counted from the methyl end, respectively, and are considered essential for mammalian nutrition. Microbiol. Both species were acid tolerant, growing optimally at pH 2.5-7. Photosynthetic euglenids are major components of aquatic ecosystems and relatives of trypanosomes. The cell motion of Euglena gracilis in homogeneous and heterogeneous light environments was analyzed. Euglena gracilis, a microalgal species . doi: 10.3177/jnsv.64.8, Nakazawa, M., Andoh, H., Koyama, K., Watanabe, Y., Nakai, T., Ueda, M., et al. Rep. 28, 457466. Biotechnol. doi: 10.1021/np049892x, Kimura, M., and Ishikawa, T. (2018). BioSyst. J. Nutr. Subcellular distribution of cobalamin-dependent methionine synthase in Euglena gracilis Z. Phytochemistry 35, 5961. Enhanced curdlan production in Agrobacterium sp. a platform for investigating the contributions of E. gracilis and its relatives to the biosphere. 11), 8287. 70, 27202726. Nature 438, 90. doi: 10.1038/nature04056, Croft, M.T., Warren, M.J., and Smith, A.G. (2006). Several reports have described the successful mutagenesis (e.g., by irradiation) of E. gracilis (Schiff et al., 1980; Yamada et al., 2016; Suzuki, 2017). Int. Identifying what control mechanisms make E. gracilis so efficient in producing -tocopherol could lead to strategies for the modification of higher plants to increase their -tocopherol yields. 57, 6369. Prod. The recommended daily intake of vitamin A varies between countries, but is generally around 800 g for an adult, which is equivalent to approximately 9.6 mg of the provitamin -carotene or around 3 g of dehydrated E. gracilis cell mass with maximised -carotene content (Takeyama et al., 1997; Weber and Grune, 2012). Damude, H.G., McGonigle, B., Qun Zhu, Q., and Xue, , Z. Moreover, E. gracilis WEs are more suited for catalytic cracking for the production of fuel as the reaction is faster with less formation of unwanted poorly combustible polyaromatic compounds (Shimada et al., 2018). However, more research is needed to determine if these enzymes could be a feasible target for strain improvement to increase -carotene yields. Exp. 67, 10671069. For example, mice fed with 2% (w/w) paramylon in their diet and challenged with the (human) influenza virus A/PR/8/34 (H1N1) showed higher survival rates and cytokine levels (IFN- IL-1, IL-6, IL-10, and IL-12) compared to the control group in concurrence with lower virus titres, suggesting that paramylon served as an effective regulator of the immune response providing protection against the virus (Nakashima et al., 2017). Effects of vitamin C on health: a review of evidence. 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