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This study describes the taxonomic diversity of pigmented, agar-degrading bacteria isolated from the surface of macroalgae collected in King George Island, Antarctica. A total of 30 pigmented, agarolytic bacteria were isolated from the surface of the Antarctic macroalgae Adenocystis utricularis, Monostroma hariotii, Iridaea cordata, and Pantoneura plocamioides. Based on the 16S rRNA data, the agarolytic isolates were affiliated to the genera Algibacter, Arthrobacter, Brachybacterium, Cellulophaga, Citricoccus, Labedella, Microbacterium, Micrococcus, Salinibacterium, Sanguibacter, and Zobellia. Isolates phylogenetically related to Cellulophaga algicola showed the highest agarase activity in culture supernatants when tested at 4 and 37 °C. This is the first investigation of pigmented agar-degrading bacteria, members of microbial communities associated with Antarctic macroalgae, and the results suggest that they represent a potential source of cold-adapted agarases of possible biotechnological interest.
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- agar metabolismus MeSH
- Bacteria klasifikace genetika izolace a purifikace metabolismus MeSH
- biologické pigmenty analýza MeSH
- DNA bakterií chemie genetika MeSH
- mořské řasy mikrobiologie MeSH
- ribozomální DNA chemie genetika MeSH
- RNA ribozomální 16S genetika MeSH
- sekvenční analýza DNA MeSH
- teplota MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Antarktida MeSH
The present study aims to focus on the bioprospecting of marine macroalgae of Turbinaria species, plenteous biomass of the world ocean. Three types of solvents, i.e., H2 O, MeOH/H2 O (80:20, v/v) and hexane/i-PrOH (50:50, v/v), were used for extraction. Both the biological activity and the pattern of present chemicals were characterized. For the cell proliferation assay, the human embryonic kidney 293 cells, cervix/breast/pancreatic adenocarcinoma, and osteosarcoma cells were used. For the antioxidant activity determination, both intracellular assay with human embryonic kidney and cervix adenocarcinoma cells, as well as the biochemical DPPH test, were employed. To complete the information about macroalgae composition, organic compounds were characterized by the liquid chromatography coupled with high resolution tandem mass spectrometry. Attention was concentrated mainly on the lipidomic profile characterization. In spite the fact that any significant antiproliferative effect was not observed for cancer cells, both the Turbinaria species were shown to be good protectors against the oxidative stress of the non-cancer cells. Most of the antioxidants were determined in the hexane/i-PrOH extract. As regards the lipids identified, most of them belonged to the triacylglycerols followed by sphingomyelins, diacylglycerols, and polar (lyso)phospholipids. Additionally to fatty acids with 14, 16 and 18 carbons, also those with odd carbon numbers were frequently present.
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- antioxidancia farmakologie MeSH
- biologické přípravky chemie MeSH
- bioprospekting metody MeSH
- kultivované buňky MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- lipidy analýza chemie MeSH
- metabolom MeSH
- metabolomika MeSH
- mikrořasy chemie metabolismus MeSH
- ochranné látky farmakologie MeSH
- proliferace buněk účinky léků MeSH
- tandemová hmotnostní spektrometrie MeSH
- vysokoúčinná kapalinová chromatografie MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Marine macroalgae have a very high carbohydrate content due to complex algal polysaccharides (APS) like agar, alginate, and ulvan in their cell wall. Despite numerous reports on their biomedical properties, their hydrocolloid nature limits their applications. Algal oligosaccharides (AOS), which are hydrolyzed forms of complex APS, are gaining importance due to their low molecular weight, biocompatibility, bioactivities, safety, and solubility in water that makes it a lucrative alternative. The AOS produced through enzymatic hydrolysis using microbial enzymes have far-reaching applications because of its stereospecific nature. Identification and characterization of novel microorganisms producing APS hydrolyzing enzymes are the major bottlenecks for the efficient production of AOS. This review will discuss the marine microbial enzymes identified for AOS production and the bioactive potential of enzymatically produced AOS. This can improve our understanding of the biotechnological potential of microbial enzymes for the production of AOS and facilitate the sustainable utilization of algal biomass. Enzymatically produced AOS are shown to have bioactivities such as antioxidant, antiglycemic, prebiotic, immunomodulation, antiobesity or antihypercholesterolemia, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and antimicrobial activity. The myriad of health benefits provided by the AOS is the need of the hour as there is an alarming increase in physiological disorders among a wide range of the global population.
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- algináty MeSH
- mořské řasy * MeSH
- oligosacharidy * MeSH
- potravní doplňky MeSH
- prebiotika MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- přehledy MeSH
Eustigmatophyte algae represent an interesting model system for the study of the regulation of the excitation energy flow due to their use of violaxanthin both as a major light-harvesting pigment and as the basis of xanthophyll cycle. Fluorescence induction kinetics was studied in an oleaginous marine alga Nannochloropsis oceanica. Nonphotochemical fluorescence quenching was analyzed in detail with respect to the state of the cellular xanthophyll pool. Two components of nonphotochemical fluorescence quenching (NPQ), both dependent on the presence of zeaxanthin, were clearly resolved, denoted as slow and fast NPQ based on kinetics of their formation. The slow component was shown to be in direct proportion to the amount of zeaxanthin, while the fast NPQ component was transiently induced in the presence of membrane potential on subsecond timescales. The applicability of these observations to other eustigmatophyte species is demonstrated by measurements of other representatives of this algal group, both marine and freshwater.
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- fluorescence MeSH
- fotosyntéza MeSH
- mořské řasy chemie MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Bioactive compounds such as karrikinolide (KAR1 from smoke) and eckol (from the seaweed Ecklonia maxima) show promising effects on several important crop plants. These plant growth-stimulating organic biomolecules, along with crude extracts (smoke-water and Kelpak® product prepared from Ecklonia maxima), were tested on spinach plants. Eckol sprayed at 10-6 M significantly increased all the growth and biochemical parameters examined compared to control spinach plants. All tested plant growth biostimulants significantly increased total chlorophyll, carotenoids and protein content of spinach leaves. The cytokinin profile of spinach plants was also determined. Cis-zeatin, dihydrozeatin and isopentenyladenine types of cytokinins were promoted by both smoke- and seaweed-based biostimulants. In comparison to the control plants, the level of free sinapic acid was greater in all spinach plants treated with these biostimulants. The application of these biostimulants can help spinach crop by improving growth, yield and nutritional quality; moreover, they are organic and cost-effective.
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- cytokininy metabolismus MeSH
- dioxiny izolace a purifikace farmakologie MeSH
- furany izolace a purifikace farmakologie MeSH
- hydroxybenzoáty metabolismus MeSH
- kouř analýza MeSH
- mořské řasy chemie MeSH
- Phaeophyceae chemie MeSH
- pyrany izolace a purifikace farmakologie MeSH
- regulátory růstu rostlin izolace a purifikace farmakologie MeSH
- Spinacia oleracea účinky léků růst a vývoj metabolismus MeSH
- zemědělské plodiny účinky léků růst a vývoj metabolismus MeSH
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- časopisecké články MeSH
Biomass feedstock is an efficient and harmless source of energy. There are various sources of feedstock, such as plant, microbial, macro, and microalgae, and agricultural waste. The major component in biomass feedstock material is a polysaccharide, such as cellulose, cellobiose, starch, and alginate. Alginate is mainly found in macroalgae as one of the significant polysaccharide components. It is made up of β-d-mannuronate (M) and α-l-guluronate (G) blocks. Alginate lyase is an enzyme that degrades alginate by breaking the glycosidic linkage between the poly M and G blocks to liberate oligosaccharides. Several organisms, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and algae can produce alginate lyases. The species of bacteria, such as Bacillus, Vibrio, Pseudomonas, and Microbulbifer, are some of the important sources of alginate lyases. They are industrially essential enzymes used in food, biofuel, and biomedical industries. There are various assays available to determine the alginate lyase activity qualitatively as well as quantitatively. Qualitatively, different dyes like Gram's iodine, cetyl pyridinium chloride, and rutanium red can be used to visualize the zone formed due to the alginate lyase activity. DNS assay, UV absorption, and the Somogyi-Nelson method help to determine the alginate lyase activity quantitatively. Since the alginate lyase production in the native organisms is relatively lower, the genes encoding alginate lyases are heterologously cloned and expressed in E. coli to maximize the production and to characterize the enzyme. Different chromatographic techniques like size exclusion, affinity, gel permeation, and ion-exchange chromatography are used to purify the protein. In this paper, the source of alginate and alginate lyases, the mechanism of action of the enzyme, the engineering approaches to enhance the enzyme production, its purification strategy, and the potential applications of alginate lyases has been discussed.
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- algináty chemie MeSH
- Bacteria metabolismus MeSH
- bakteriální proteiny genetika metabolismus MeSH
- biotechnologie * MeSH
- genetické inženýrství * MeSH
- houby metabolismus MeSH
- metagenom MeSH
- mořské řasy metabolismus MeSH
- polysacharid-lyasy chemie genetika metabolismus MeSH
- substrátová specifita MeSH
- viry MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- přehledy MeSH
The study objective was to investigate total phenolic content using Folin-Ciocalteu's method, to assess nine phenols by HPLC, to determine antioxidant capacity of the water soluble compounds (ACW) by a photochemiluminescence method, and to calculate the correlation coefficients in commercial algal food products from brown (Laminaria japonica, Eisenia bicyclis, Hizikia fusiformis, Undaria pinnatifida) and red (Porphyra tenera, Palmaria palmata) seaweed, green freshwater algae (Chlorella pyrenoidosa), and cyanobacteria (Spirulina platensis). HPLC analysis showed that the most abundant phenolic compound was epicatechin. From spectrophotometry and ACW determination it was evident that brown seaweed Eisenia bicyclis was the sample with the highest phenolic and ACW values (193 mg·g-1 GAE; 7.53 µmol AA·g-1, respectively). A linear relationship existed between ACW and phenolic contents (r = 0.99). Some algal products seem to be promising functional foods rich in polyphenols.
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- fytoterapie MeSH
- fyziologie výživy * MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mořské řasy * MeSH
- vaření MeSH
- zdravé chování MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
