Dunaliella salina

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  1. ncbi The Dunaliella salina organelle genomes: large sequences, inflated with intronic and intergenic DNA
    David Roy Smith
    Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
    BMC Plant Biol 10:83. 2010
  2. ncbi Carbon and hydrogen stable isotope ratios of carotenoids and beta-carotene-based dietary supplements
    Helena Kroll
    Lehrstuhl fur Lebensmittelchemie, Universitat Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
    J Agric Food Chem 56:4198-204. 2008
  3. ncbi The carotenogenesis pathway via the isoprenoid-beta-carotene interference approach in a new strain of Dunaliella salina isolated from Baja California Mexico
    J Paniagua-Michel
    Department of Marine Biotechnology, Centro de Investigacion Cientifica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada, Ensenada 22860, Mexico
    Mar Drugs 7:45-56. 2009
  4. ncbi Isolation of a FAD-GPDH gene encoding a mitochondrial FAD-dependent glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from Dunaliella salina
    Wanggui Yang
    College of Life Science, Sichuan University, Sichuan Public Experimental Platform of Bioinformatics and Metabolic Engineering, Sichuan, P R China
    J Basic Microbiol 47:266-74. 2007
  5. ncbi Effects of iron deficiency on iron binding and internalization into acidic vacuoles in Dunaliella salina
    Yakov Paz
    Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
    Plant Physiol 144:1407-15. 2007
  6. ncbi Characterization of the glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI) gene from the halotolerant alga Dunaliella salina
    Liuqing Cui
    Institute of Tumor Molecular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, 450052, Zhengzhou, China
    Mol Biol Rep 37:911-6. 2010
  7. ncbi Characterization of the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) gene from the halotolerant alga Dunaliella salina and inhibition of its expression by RNAi
    Yanlong Jia
    Laboratory for Cell Biology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
    Curr Microbiol 58:426-31. 2009
  8. ncbi Effects of salinity changes on the growth of Dunaliella salina and its isozyme activities of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
    Hui Chen
    College of Food and Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
    J Agric Food Chem 57:6178-82. 2009
  9. ncbi Protective effects of Dunaliella salina--a carotenoids-rich alga, against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in mice
    Yu Wen Hsu
    Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, No 110, Section 1, Jianguo N Road, Taichung, Taiwan
    Food Chem Toxicol 46:3311-7. 2008
  10. ncbi Identification and expression of the gene product encoding a CPD photolyase from Dunaliella salina
    Long Cheng
    Key Laboratory of Bio resources and Eco environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Sichuan University, Sichuan 610064, PR China
    J Photochem Photobiol B 87:137-43. 2007

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  1. Recombinant system for ultra-large scale biomanufacturing of therapeutic proteins
    JUERGEN POLLE; Fiscal Year: 2006

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Publications112 found, 100 shown here

  1. ncbi The Dunaliella salina organelle genomes: large sequences, inflated with intronic and intergenic DNA
    David Roy Smith
    Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
    BMC Plant Biol 10:83. 2010
    b>Dunaliella salina Teodoresco, a unicellular, halophilic green alga belonging to the Chlorophyceae, is among the most industrially important microalgae. This is because D...
  2. ncbi Carbon and hydrogen stable isotope ratios of carotenoids and beta-carotene-based dietary supplements
    Helena Kroll
    Lehrstuhl fur Lebensmittelchemie, Universitat Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
    J Agric Food Chem 56:4198-204. 2008
    ..8 per thousand and delta (2)H V-SMOW from -180 per thousand to -275 per thousand) and microalgae Dunaliella salina ( n = 1; delta (13)C V-PDB value of -15.6 per thousand and delta (2)H V-SMOW value of -191 per thousand)...
  3. ncbi The carotenogenesis pathway via the isoprenoid-beta-carotene interference approach in a new strain of Dunaliella salina isolated from Baja California Mexico
    J Paniagua-Michel
    Department of Marine Biotechnology, Centro de Investigacion Cientifica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada, Ensenada 22860, Mexico
    Mar Drugs 7:45-56. 2009
    ..In this study, Dunaliella salina (BC02) isolated from La Salina BC Mexico, was subjected to the method of isoprenoids-beta-carotene ..
  4. ncbi Isolation of a FAD-GPDH gene encoding a mitochondrial FAD-dependent glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from Dunaliella salina
    Wanggui Yang
    College of Life Science, Sichuan University, Sichuan Public Experimental Platform of Bioinformatics and Metabolic Engineering, Sichuan, P R China
    J Basic Microbiol 47:266-74. 2007
    ..A cDNA encoding the Dunaliella salina mitochondrial glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (DsFAD-GPDH) has been cloned and sequenced...
  5. ncbi Effects of iron deficiency on iron binding and internalization into acidic vacuoles in Dunaliella salina
    Yakov Paz
    Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
    Plant Physiol 144:1407-15. 2007
    Uptake of iron in the halotolerant alga Dunaliella salina is mediated by a transferrin-like protein (TTf), which binds and internalizes Fe(3+) ions...
  6. ncbi Characterization of the glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI) gene from the halotolerant alga Dunaliella salina
    Liuqing Cui
    Institute of Tumor Molecular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, 450052, Zhengzhou, China
    Mol Biol Rep 37:911-6. 2010
    ..and eukaryotes, studies on the GPI have not been involved in the halotolerant, unicellular green alga Dunaliella salina (D. salina)...
  7. ncbi Characterization of the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) gene from the halotolerant alga Dunaliella salina and inhibition of its expression by RNAi
    Yanlong Jia
    Laboratory for Cell Biology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
    Curr Microbiol 58:426-31. 2009
    ..So far, however, studies on GAPDH have not included the halotolerant, unicellular green alga Dunaliella salina. In the present study, a GAPDH cDNA was cloned and sequenced from D. salina...
  8. ncbi Effects of salinity changes on the growth of Dunaliella salina and its isozyme activities of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
    Hui Chen
    College of Food and Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
    J Agric Food Chem 57:6178-82. 2009
    b>Dunaliella salina could survive in media containing a wide range of NaCl concentrations ranging from about 0.05 M to saturation (around 5.5 M)...
  9. ncbi Protective effects of Dunaliella salina--a carotenoids-rich alga, against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in mice
    Yu Wen Hsu
    Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, No 110, Section 1, Jianguo N Road, Taichung, Taiwan
    Food Chem Toxicol 46:3311-7. 2008
    The protective effects of Dunaliella salina (D. salina) on liver damage were evaluated by carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4))-induced hepatotoxicity in mice. Male ICR mice were orally treated with D...
  10. ncbi Identification and expression of the gene product encoding a CPD photolyase from Dunaliella salina
    Long Cheng
    Key Laboratory of Bio resources and Eco environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Sichuan University, Sichuan 610064, PR China
    J Photochem Photobiol B 87:137-43. 2007
    ..We have isolated a gene product encoding CPD photolyase, named PHR2, from Dunaliella salina which is a kind of unicellular alga...
  11. ncbi Physiological characterization and stress-induced metabolic responses of Dunaliella salina isolated from salt pan
    Avinash Mishra
    Discipline of Marine Biotechnology and Ecology, Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
    J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 35:1093-101. 2008
    ..Evaluation of physiological and metabolic attributes of Dunaliella salina can be used to explore its biotechnological and industrial potential.
  12. ncbi Cloning and characterization of the 14-3-3 protein gene from the halotolerant alga Dunaliella salina
    Tianyun Wang
    Laboratory for Cell Biology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, People s Republic of China
    Mol Biol Rep 36:207-14. 2009
    ..however, studies on the 14-3-3 proteins have not been involved in the halotolerant, unicellular green alga Dunaliella salina so far. In the present study, a cDNA encoding 14-3-3 protein of D...
  13. ncbi [An optimal electroporation system for Dunaliella salina]
    Pengju Lu
    Laboratory for Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
    Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao 25:520-5. 2009
    To optimize the electroporation system in Dunaliella salina (D. salina), we studied the effects of growth phase of cells, electric parameters, electroporation buffer and concentration of plasmid on transformation efficiency...
  14. ncbi Influence of daily collection and culture medium recycling on the growth and beta-carotene yield of Dunaliella salina
    Yue Hui Zhu
    College of Food and Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
    J Agric Food Chem 56:4027-31. 2008
    The halophilic green alga Dunaliella salina has the potential to be cultivated for beta-carotene-rich biomass, however, open-air systems need to be further improved in order to become more competitive and more economical, rather than ..
  15. ncbi Quantitation of chiral amino acids from microalgae by MEKC and LIF detection
    Miguel Herrero
    Institute of Industrial Fermentations CSIC, Madrid, Spain
    Electrophoresis 28:2701-9. 2007
    ..Three microalgae species, Spirulina platensis, Dunaliella salina, and Tetraselmis suecica, were compared in terms of their content in D-Arg, L-Arg, D-Lys, L-Lys, D-Ala, L-..
  16. ncbi The effect of acute high light and low temperature stresses on the ascorbate-glutathione cycle and superoxide dismutase activity in two Dunaliella salina strains
    Maryam M Haghjou
    Department of Biology, University of Isfahan, Iran
    Physiol Plant 135:272-80. 2009
    ..C. 1.15.1.1) and peroxidase (E.C. 1.11.1.11) activity were compared in two strains of Dunaliella salina. Strain IR-1 had two-fold higher chlorophyll and beta-carotene concentration than Gh-U...
  17. ncbi Isolation and proteomic analysis of the halotolerant alga Dunaliella salina flagella using shotgun strategy
    Yanlong Jia
    Institute of Tumor Molecular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, 450052, Zhengzhou, China
    Mol Biol Rep 37:711-6. 2010
    ..However, there is very little information available about flagella composition in Dunaliella salina, a halotolerant, unicellular biflagellate green alga...
  18. ncbi Identification of a gene encoding the light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b proteins of photosystem I in green alga Dunaliella salina
    Xue Liang
    Key Laboratory of Bio resources and Eco environment, Ministry of Education Sichuan University, Sichuan Public Experimental Platform of Bioinformatics and Metabolic Engineering, Sichuan 610064, P R China
    DNA Seq 19:137-45. 2008
    There are four LhcII genes of Dunaliella salina have been submitted to the database of GenBank...
  19. ncbi Inhibition of pds gene expression via the RNA interference approach in Dunaliella salina (Chlorophyta)
    Guohua Sun
    Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, People s Republic of China
    Mar Biotechnol (NY) 10:219-26. 2008
    To investigate the potential of double-stranded RNA interferencing with gene expression in Dunaliella salina, a plasmid pBIRNAI-Dsa was constructed to express hairpin RNA (hpRNA) containing sequences homologous to phytoene desaturase ..
  20. ncbi The degradation of kinesin-like calmodulin binding protein of D. salina (DsKCBP) is mediated by the ubiquitin-proteasome system
    Ke Shi
    Laboratory for Cell Biology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Henan 450052, China
    Mol Biol Rep 40:3113-21. 2013
    ..Although KCBP is implicated in several microtubule-related cellular processes, studies on the KCBP of Dunaliella salina (DsKCBP) have not been reported...
  21. ncbi Production of all trans-beta-carotene by using impinging flow of supercritical carbon dioxide anti-solvent pulverization
    Yi chen Shen
    Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, 250, Kuo Kuang Road, Taichung 402, Taiwan
    J Chromatogr A 1270:1-8. 2012
    ..supercritical anti-solvent precipitation to produce carotenoid rich microsized particulates from microalgal Dunaliella salina species. The extract contained carotenoids ranging from 61.3 mg/g(salina) to 72...
  22. ncbi [Effect of silencing lycB gene on the carotenoid synthesis in Haematococcus pluvialis]
    Wen Fang Gong
    College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
    Yi Chuan 35:233-40. 2013
    ..In this study, we constructed a p1301-BS-RNAi vector using lycB from Dunaliella salina as the interference sequence with kanamycin and atrazine resistance marker, and then transformed it into H...
  23. ncbi Oxaloacetate and malate production in engineered Escherichia coli by expression of codon-optimized phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase2 gene from Dunaliella salina
    Soohyun Park
    Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul 121 742, Republic of Korea
    Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 36:127-31. 2013
    A new phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) gene of Dunaliella salina is identified using homology analysis was conducted using PEPC gene of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Arabidopsis thaliana. Recombinant E...
  24. ncbi Strategies for the allocation of resources under sulfur limitation in the green alga Dunaliella salina
    M Giordano
    Istituto di Scienze del Mare, Facolta di Scienze, Universita di Ancona, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
    Plant Physiol 124:857-64. 2000
    The effect of sulfur limitation on the partitioning of carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur was investigated in Dunaliella salina. D...
  25. ncbi The respiratory inhibitor antimycin A specifically binds Fe(III) ions and mediates utilization of iron by the halotolerant alga Dunaliella salina (Chlorophyta)
    Uri Pick
    The Department of Biological Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100 Israel
    Biometals 17:79-86. 2004
    ..uptake and promotes growth and chlorophyll synthesis better than other Fe chelators in the halotolerant alga Dunaliella salina. It is proposed that AA enhances Fe bioavailability in hypersaline solutions by formation of lipophylic Fe-..
  26. ncbi Changes in ultrastructure and responses of antioxidant systems of algae (Dunaliella salina) during acclimation to enhanced ultraviolet-B radiation
    Jiyuan Tian
    College of Food Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, PR China
    J Photochem Photobiol B 97:152-60. 2009
    ..and responses of antioxidant systems of algae during acclimation to enhanced ultraviolet-B radiation, Dunaliella salina was treated with higher dose of UV-B radiation (13.2 kJm(-2) d(-1) dose) in this study...
  27. ncbi Interspecific and nutrient-dependent variations in stable isotope fractionation: experimental studies simulating pelagic multitrophic systems
    N Aberle
    IFM GEOMAR Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences, Kiel, Germany
    Oecologia 154:291-303. 2007
    ..resulted in strong interspecific variation between different algal species (Thalassiosira weissflogii, Dunaliella salina, and Rhodomonas salina) and nutrient-dependent shifts in stable isotope signatures in response to nutrient ..
  28. ncbi Effects of ionic strength on the production of short chain volatile hydrocarbons by Dunaliella salina (Teodoresco)
    J Munoz
    Departamento de Biotecnologia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepcion, Chile
    Chemosphere 54:1267-71. 2004
    ..The effect of ionic strength on the production of short chain volatile hydrocarbons was studied in cultures of Dunaliella salina. Axenic cultures of D. salina were grown at three different ionic strengths 0...
  29. ncbi UPLC-UV-MS(E) analysis for quantification and identification of major carotenoid and chlorophyll species in algae
    Weiqi Fu
    Center for Systems Biology, University of Iceland, Sturlugata 8, IS 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
    Anal Bioanal Chem 404:3145-54. 2012
    ..The developed method was successfully applied for the analysis of Dunaliella salina samples during defined red LED lighting growth conditions, identifying 37 pigments including 19 carotenoid ..
  30. ncbi Cytotoxicity of algae extracts on normal and malignant cells
    Jeremy Bechelli
    Department of Medicine and the James P Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
    Leuk Res Treatment 2011:373519. 2011
    ..Ethanol extracts were prepared of Dunaliella salina (Dun), Astaxanthin (Ast), Spirulina platensis (Spir), and Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (AFA)...
  31. ncbi Effect of salinity on the quantity and quality of carotenoids accumulated by Dunaliella salina (strain CONC-007) and Dunaliella bardawil (strain ATCC 30861) Chlorophyta
    Patricia I Gómez
    Departamento de Botanica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepcion, Casilla 160 C, Concepcion, Chile
    Biol Res 36:185-92. 2003
    b>Dunaliella salina and D. bardawil are well-known microalgae accumulating high levels of beta-carotene under growth-limiting conditions. In both taxa, this pigment is primarily composed of the isomers 9-cis and all-trans...
  32. ncbi Degradation models and ecotoxicity in marine waters of two antifouling compounds: sodium hypochlorite and an alkylamine surfactant
    Cristina López-Galindo
    Department of Environmental Technologies, Centro Andaluz de Ciencia y Tecnología Marinas CACYTMAR, Universidad de Cadiz, Campus Rio San Pedro, Cadiz, Spain
    Sci Total Environ 408:1779-85. 2010
    ..the acute toxicity of both antifouling products was studied on the microalgae Isochrysis galbana and Dunaliella salina, and on the invertebrate Brachionus plicatilis, using growth inhibition and death tests as toxic response, ..
  33. ncbi Rearing of Fabrea salina Henneguy (Ciliophora, Heterotrichida) with three unicellular feeds
    Wassim Guermazi
    Unité de recherche 00 UR 0907 Ecobiologie, planctonologie et microbiologie des écosystèmes marins, Departement des Sciences de la Vie, Faculte des Sciences de Sfax, Universite de Sfax, Tunisie
    C R Biol 331:56-63. 2008
    ..from each other: the Prymnesiophyceae, Isochrysis galbana obtained from pure culture, the Chlorophyceae Dunaliella salina, and the commercially available yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. F. salina, and D...
  34. ncbi Increased expression of transgene in stably transformed cells of Dunaliella salina by matrix attachment regions
    Tianyun Wang
    Laboratory for Cell Biology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, People s Republic China
    Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 76:651-7. 2007
    ..In our previous studies, a new deoxyribonucleic acid fragment isolated from Dunaliella salina could bind to the nuclear matrix in vitro and had the typical characteristics of MARs...
  35. ncbi Effect of light intensity on beta-carotene production and extraction by Dunaliella salina in two-phase bioreactors
    M A Hejazi
    Food and Bioprocess Engineering Group, Wageningen University, P O Box 8129, 6700 EV Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Biomol Eng 20:171-5. 2003
    ..The effect of light intensity on the extraction of beta-carotene from Dunaliella salina, in the fermentative extraction, has been investigated...
  36. ncbi Treatment with algae extracts promotes flocculation, and enhances growth and neutral lipid content in Nannochloropsis oculata--a candidate for biofuel production
    Rebecca L Taylor
    School of Marine Science and Technology, Newcastle University, Ridley Building, Claremont Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, England, UK
    Mar Biotechnol (NY) 14:774-81. 2012
    ..hydrogen peroxide, norharman and tryptamine) and crude extracts prepared from Skeletonema marinoi and Dunaliella salina cultures at different growth stages were assayed for impacts on N. oculata over 24 h...
  37. ncbi A novel glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) promoter for expressing transgenes in the halotolerant alga Dunaliella salina
    Yanlong Jia
    Institute of Tumor Molecular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China
    Curr Microbiol 64:506-13. 2012
    A major challenge for efficient transgene expression in Dunaliella salina is to find strong endogenous promoters to drive the transgene expression...
  38. ncbi Toxic effects of chemical pesticides (trichlorfon and dimehypo) on Dunaliella salina
    Hui Chen
    College of Food and Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
    Chemosphere 84:664-70. 2011
    b>Dunaliella salina, a unicellular green alga of environmental tolerance, was employed as test organism to investigate the toxicity effects of trichlorfon and dimehypo widely used in agriculture and veterinary as pesticides...
  39. ncbi Screening for unicellular algae as possible bioassay organisms for monitoring marine water samples
    Rosmary Millán de Kuhn
    Lehrstuhl für Umweltverfahrenstechnik and Recycling, Friedrich Alexander Universitat, Paul Gordan Str 3, D 91052 Erlangen, Germany
    Water Res 40:2695-703. 2006
    ..b>Dunaliella salina, Dunaliella viridis, Dunaliella bardawil, Prorocentrum minimum Kattegat, P...
  40. ncbi Regulation of two photosynthetic pigment-related genes during stress-induced pigment formation in the green alga, Dunaliella salina
    Leticia Sánchez-Estudillo
    Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional CINVESTAV IPN Unidad Mérida, Antigua Carretera a Progreso Km 6, Apdo Postal 73, Cordemex, 97310 Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
    Biotechnol Lett 28:787-91. 2006
    ..of mRNAs coding for 1-deoxyxylulose-5-phosphate synthase (DXS) and phytoene synthase (PSY) were studied in Dunaliella salina grown under nitrogen-sufficient (NS) and nitrogen-limited (NL) conditions. Under NS conditions growth was 2...
  41. ncbi Dunaliella salina extract effect on diabetic rats: metabolic fingerprinting and target metabolite analysis
    Francisco J Ruperez
    Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Urb Monteprincipe, Boadilla del Monte 28668 Madrid, Spain
    J Pharm Biomed Anal 49:786-92. 2009
    ..Among them, Dunaliella salina is a microalga with high content in carotenoids that can be extracted via an environmentally clean process ..
  42. ncbi Photo-oxidation of Sb(III) in the seawater by marine phytoplankton-transition metals-light system
    Shun Xing Li
    Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Zhangzhou Teachers College, Zhangzhou, China
    Chemosphere 65:1432-9. 2006
    ..Tetraselmis subcordiformis, Phaeodactylum tricornutum, and Porphyridium purpureum), and only 0.92 for Dunaliella salina. The distribution of antimony in the sunlit surface seawater was greatly affected by combined effects of ..
  43. ncbi Cloning and characterization of a phosphate transporter gene in Dunaliella salina
    Shao He Li
    Key Laboratory of Bio resources and Eco environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People s Republic of China
    J Basic Microbiol 52:429-36. 2012
    The full-length cDNA of a Na(+) -dependent Pi transport gene (DsSPT1) in Dunaliella salina was cloned by 3' and 5' Rapid Amplification of cDNA Ends (RACE), with an open reading frame (ORF) encoding 716 predicted amino acids, which ..
  44. ncbi PCR-identification of Dunaliella salina (Volvocales, Chlorophyta) and its growth characteristics
    Rathinam Raja
    Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, Guindy Campus, University of Madras, Chennai 600 025, India
    Microbiol Res 162:168-76. 2007
    The saline pond microalga, Dunaliella salina (Dunal) Teod. maintained in De Walne's (basal) medium under laboratory conditions was confirmed by amplifying the chromosomal DNA of the microalga by PCR with specific primers MA1 and MA2...
  45. ncbi Comparison of supercritical fluid and ultrasound-assisted extraction of carotenoids and chlorophyll a from Dunaliella salina
    M D Macías-Sánchez
    Department of Chemical Engineering, Food Technology and Environmental Technologies, Science Faculty, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain
    Talanta 77:948-52. 2009
    ..The raw material studied was Dunaliella salina, a microalgae characterized by the high levels of carotenoids present in its cellular structure...
  46. ncbi Improvement of efficiency of genetic transformation for Dunaliella salina by glass beads method
    Shuying Feng
    Laboratory for Cell Biology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, People s Republic of China
    Mol Biol Rep 36:1433-9. 2009
    b>Dunaliella salina has been exploited as a new type of bioreactor due to its unique advantages. However, this bioreactor application was restricted for absence of a high-efficiency and stable transformation method at present...
  47. ncbi Assessment of the impact of salinity and irradiance on the combined carbon dioxide sequestration and carotenoids production by Dunaliella salina: A mathematical model
    O Q F Araújo
    Escola de Quimica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av Horácio Macedo, 2030, Edifício do Centro de Tecnologia Bloco E sala 209, Cidade Universitaria, CEP 21941 909 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
    Biotechnol Bioeng 102:425-35. 2009
    ..Specifically, Dunaliella salina culture was studied aiming at the impact evaluation of operational conditions over cellular growth and ..
  48. ncbi Structural model of channelrhodopsin
    Hiroshi C Watanabe
    Institute of Physical Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, D 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
    J Biol Chem 287:7456-66. 2012
    ..sequences of ChR1, ChR2, Volvox ChRs, Mesostigma ChR, and the recently identified ChR of the halophilic alga Dunaliella salina. In the present model, we identify remarkable structural motifs that may explain fundamental ..
  49. ncbi Toxicity of carbon tetrachloride to Dunaliella salina, an environmentally tolerant alga
    Yue Hui Zhu
    College of Food and Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, People s Republic of China
    J Toxicol Environ Health A 71:474-7. 2008
    ..The unicellular microalga Dunaliella salina possessing a remarkable degree of environmental adaptation was selected as test organism to investigate low-..
  50. ncbi Influence of marine phytoplankton, transition metals and sunlight on the species distribution of chromium in surface seawater
    Shun Xing Li
    Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Zhangzhou Teachers College, Zhangzhou, Fujian 363000, PR China
    Mar Environ Res 67:199-206. 2009
    ..45-2.16 for five green algae (Tetraselmis levis, Chlorella autotrophica, Dunaliella salina, Nannochloropsis sp., and Tetraselmis subcordiformis), and only 0...
  51. ncbi [Construction of Dunaliella salina heterotrophic expression vectors and identification of heterotrophically transformed algal strains]
    Tao Chen
    Laboratory for Cell Biology, Department of Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
    Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao 25:392-8. 2009
    We constructed inducible and constitutive heterotrophic expression vectors of Dunaliella salina (D. salina) and identified heterotrophic transformants...
  52. ncbi DNA fingerprinting differentiation between beta-carotene hyperproducer strains of Dunaliella from around the world
    Jorge Olmos
    Molecular Microbiology Laboratory, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada CICESE, Department of Marine Biotechnology, Ensenada, B C, Mexico
    Saline Systems 5:5. 2009
    b>Dunaliella salina is the most important species of the genus for beta-carotene production. Several investigations have demonstrated that D...
  53. ncbi The biosynthesis and accumulation of beta-carotene in Dunaliella salina proceed via the glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate/pyruvate pathway
    Willian Capa-Robles
    Departament of Marine Biotechnology, Centro de Investigacion Cientifica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada, Tijuana Ensenada, BC, Mexico
    Nat Prod Res 23:1021-8. 2009
    In Dunaliella salina, we studied the early steps in the isoprenoid pathway for the biosynthesis of carotenoids and beta-carotene and the effects of metabolic inhibitors. When D...
  54. ncbi Analysis of non-photochemical energy dissipating processes in wild type Dunaliella salina (green algae) and in zea1, a mutant constitutively accumulating zeaxanthin
    Rutanachai Thaipratum
    Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Center for Excellence in Protein Structure and Function, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
    J Plant Res 122:465-76. 2009
    ..analysis technique were employed to investigate excitation energy quenching in the unicellular green alga Dunaliella salina, in both wild type (WT) and a mutant, zea1, constitutively accumulating zeaxanthin under all growth ..
  55. ncbi A structurally novel salt-regulated promoter of duplicated carbonic anhydrase gene 1 from Dunaliella salina
    Jie Li
    Laboratory for Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, People s Republic of China
    Mol Biol Rep 37:1143-54. 2010
    It has been demonstrated that the duplicated carbonic anhydrase is induced by salt in the Dunaliella salina (D. salina) and duplicated carbonic anhydrase 1 (DCA1) is a member of carbonic anhydrase family...
  56. ncbi Effect of Ca2+ channel block on glycerol metabolism in Dunaliella salina under hypoosmotic and hyperosmotic stresses
    Hui Chen
    College of Food and Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
    PLoS ONE 6:e28613. 2011
    ..of Ca(2+) channel blockers on cytosolic Ca(2+) levels and the role of Ca(2+) in glycerol metabolism of Dunaliella salina under hypoosmotic or hyperosmotic stress were investigated using the confocal laser scanning microscope (..
  57. ncbi Expressed sequence tag (EST) profiling in hyper saline shocked Dunaliella salina reveals high expression of protein synthetic apparatus components
    Fadi Alkayal
    Dasman Center for Research and Treatment of Diabetes, P O Box 1180, Dasman, Kuwait
    Plant Sci 179:437-49. 2010
    The unicellular, halotolerant, green alga, Dunaliella salina (Chlorophyceae) has the unique ability to adapt and grow in a wide range of salt conditions from about 0.05 to 5.5M...
  58. ncbi The effect of mixotrophy on microalgal growth, lipid content, and expression levels of three pathway genes in Chlorella sorokiniana
    Minxi Wan
    School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
    Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 91:835-44. 2011
    Nannochloropsis oculata CCMP 525, Dunaliella salina FACHB 435, and Chlorella sorokiniana CCTCC M209220 were compared in mixotrophic and photoautotrophic cultures in terms of growth rate, protein, and lipid content...
  59. ncbi Effects of UV/Ag-TiO2/O3 advanced oxidation on unicellular green alga Dunaliella salina: implications for removal of invasive species from ballast water
    Donghai Wu
    State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
    J Environ Sci (China) 23:513-9. 2011
    The UV/Ag-TiO2/O3 process was investigated for ballast water treatment using Dunaliella salina as an indicator. Inactivation curves were obtained, and the toxicity of effluent was determined...
  60. ncbi An improved colony PCR procedure for genetic screening of Chlorella and related microalgae
    Minxi Wan
    School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
    Biotechnol Lett 33:1615-9. 2011
    ..species, we also demonstrate the efficacy of Chelex-100 for colony PCR with a number of other microalgal strains, including Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Dunaliella salina, Nannochloropsis sp., Coccomyxa sp., and Thalassiosira pseudonana.
  61. ncbi Effects of salinities on the gene expression of a (NAD+)-dependent glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in Dunaliella salina
    Hui Chen
    College of Food and Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
    Sci Total Environ 409:1291-7. 2011
    ..this study, the effects of salinity changes on variation of cell shape and single cell glycerol content of Dunaliella salina were observed, and the effects of salinity changes on the gene expressions of a (NAD+)-dependent G3pdh (EC1...
  62. ncbi Different physiological responses influenced by salinity in genetically related Dunaliella salina isolates
    José Alberto Narváez-Zapata
    Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional Blvd Del Maestro, esq Elias Piña, C P 88710 Reynosa, Tamps, Mexico
    Biotechnol Lett 33:1021-6. 2011
    An isolate of Dunaliella salina (DUNS-1) and other two isolates (DUNS-2 and DUNS-3), collected from coastal lagoons with 14 and 30% (w/v) of NaCl, respectively, were analyzed under different saline conditions...
  63. ncbi Assessment of carotenoid production by Dunaliella salina in different culture systems and operation regimes
    Ana Prieto
    IFAPA Centro El Toruño, Apartado 16, 11500 Cádiz, Spain
    J Biotechnol 151:180-5. 2011
    The effect of operation regime and culture system on carotenoid productivity by the halotolerant alga Dunaliella salina has been analyzed...
  64. ncbi Characterization and heterologous expression of a new matrix attachment region binding protein from the unicellular green alga Dunaliella salina
    Tianyun Wang
    Laboratory for Cell Biology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Henan, China
    J Biochem 148:651-8. 2010
    ..Here, we identify a novel MAR-binding protein, namely DMBP-1, from the halotolerant alga Dunaliella salina. The cDNA of DMBP-1 is 2322-bp long and contains a 1626 bp of an open reading frame encoding a polypeptide ..
  65. ncbi [Analysis of the mineral element contents of axenic and natural Dunaliella salina]
    Ying Tang
    Dept of Biosci and Biotechnol, Dalian Univ of Technol, Dalian 116024, China
    Guang Pu Xue Yu Guang Pu Fen Xi 30:1956-9. 2010
    ..mineral elements, including Mg, Fe, K, Ca, Na, Mn, Zn, Cu, Ni, Cd and Cr contents of axenic and natural Dunaliella salina and their culture supernatants in the different period of exponential phase were determined with flame ..
  66. ncbi Overexpression of an exogenous phytoene synthase gene in the unicellular alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii leads to an increase in the content of carotenoids
    I Couso
    Departamento de Química y Ciencia de Materiales, Lab Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, University of Huelva, Avda Fuerzas Armadas s n, Huelva 21007, Spain
    Biotechnol Prog 27:54-60. 2011
    ..PSY gene from Dunaliella salina was constitutively expressed in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under the control of the RBCS2 and HSP70A ..
  67. ncbi [Characterization of the functional domain of STT3a of oligosaccharyltransferase from Dunaliella salina]
    Cui Wang
    Laboratory for Cell Biology, Department of Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
    Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao 26:760-6. 2010
    To investigate the function of STT3a gene in salt adaptation and flagellar regeneration of Dunaliella salina (D...
  68. ncbi Role of Lys281 in the Dunaliella salina (6-4) photolyase reaction
    Feiwei Zhang
    Microbiology and Metabolic Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Life Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, Sichuan, People s Republic of China
    Curr Microbiol 62:146-51. 2011
    ..two highly conserved histidines in Xenopus laevis (6-4) photolyase [equivalent to His(401) and His(405), in Dunaliella salina (6-4) photolyase], are critical for photoreactivation. They act as a base and an acid, respectively...
  69. ncbi Molecular mechanism of green microalgae, Dunaliella salina, involved in attenuating balloon injury-induced neointimal formation
    Ming Jyh Sheu
    School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, 91 Hsueh Shih Road, Taichung, Taiwan
    Br J Nutr 104:326-35. 2010
    ..The preventive effects of ethanol extract of Dunaliella salina (EDS) on balloon injury-induced neointimal formation were investigated...
  70. ncbi Carotenoid and fatty acid metabolism in light-stressed Dunaliella salina
    Packo P Lamers
    Wageningen University, Bioprocess Engineering, P O Box 8129, 6700 EV Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Biotechnol Bioeng 106:638-48. 2010
    beta-Carotene is overproduced in the alga Dunaliella salina in response to high light intensities...
  71. ncbi Phytosterols from Dunaliella tertiolecta and Dunaliella salina: a potentially novel industrial application
    Matteo Francavilla
    Institute of Marine Science, National Research Council CNR, Via Pola 4, 71010 Lesina, Italy
    Bioresour Technol 101:4144-50. 2010
    Sterols have been extracted and analysed from Dunaliellatertiolecta and Dunaliella salina, in order to evaluate a potentially novel industrial exploitation of these microalgae as source of phytosterols...
  72. ncbi Genetic polymorphism in eight Chilean strains of the carotenogenic microalga Dunaliella salina Teodoresco (Chlorophyta)
    P I Gomez
    Dpto Biologia Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad de Concepcion, Casilla 160 C, Concepcion, Chile
    Biol Res 34:23-30. 2001
    Eight Chilean strains of Dunaliella salina obtained within a restricted geographic range, but exhibiting a high variability in their morphology, rate of growth and carotenogenic capacity, were analyzed by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA ..
  73. ncbi Cloning and characterization of a plastidic glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase cDNA from Dunaliella salina
    Qinghua He
    Key Laboratory of Bio resources and Eco environment, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, PR China
    J Plant Physiol 164:214-20. 2007
    ..glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GPDH) has been cloned by rapid amplification of cDNA ends from Dunaliella salina. The cDNA is 3032 base pairs long with an open reading frame encoding a polypeptide of 701 amino acids...
  74. ncbi Physiological characterization of Dunaliella sp. (Chlorophyta, Volvocales) from Yucatan, Mexico
    Francisca Garcia
    Department of Marine Resources, CINVESTAV, Km 6 Carretera Antigua a Progreso, Cordemex 97310, AP 73 Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico
    Bioresour Technol 98:1359-65. 2007
    Physiological responses of Dunaliella salina and Dunaliella viridis, isolated from solar saltworks on the Yucatan Peninsula, were studied. Optimal growth temperature for D. salina was 22 degrees C (3...
  75. ncbi A multicopper ferroxidase involved in iron binding to transferrins in Dunaliella salina plasma membranes
    Yakov Paz
    Department of Biological Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
    J Biol Chem 282:8658-66. 2007
    The halotolerant alga Dunaliella salina is unique among plants in that it utilizes a transferrin (TTf) to mediate iron acquisition (Fisher, M., Zamir, A., and Pick, U. (1998) J. Biol. Chem. 273, 17553-17558)...
  76. ncbi Studies on the transmission of WSSV (white spot syndrome virus) in juvenile Marsupenaeus japonicus via marine microalgae
    Bo Liu
    Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
    J Invertebr Pathol 95:87-92. 2007
    ..Heterosigma akashiwo, Scrippsiella trochoidea, Dunaliella salina) were co-cultured with adult Marsupenaeus japonicus infected with WSSV and were assayed daily by nested-PCR ..
  77. ncbi [Transformation of Dunaliella salina by using glass beads--a novel transformation method]
    Shu Ying Feng
    Laboratory Center for Medical Sciences, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
    Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao 23:358-62. 2007
    A novel transformation method was firstly established using glass beads in Dunaliella salina (D. salina). The results showed that the GUS gene, a reporter gene, was successfully expressed in D. salina. Cells of D...
  78. ncbi Cloning, expression, and functional characterization of the Dunaliella salina 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase gene in Escherichia coli
    Yi Yi
    Key Laboratory of Bio resources and Eco environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Sichuan 610064, P R China
    J Microbiol 45:153-7. 2007
    ..In this study, the Dunaliella salina EPSP synthase gene was cloned by RT-PCR approach...
  79. ncbi Cloning and sequence analysis of the gene encoding 19-kD subunit of Complex I from Dunaliella salina
    Yi Liu
    Key Laboratory of Bio resources and Eco environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Sichuan, P R China
    Mol Biol Rep 35:397-403. 2008
    ..The cDNA sequence of Dunaliella salina mitochondrial NADH: ubiquinone oxidoreductase 19-kD subunit contains a 682-bp ORF encoding a protein with an ..
  80. ncbi Comparative study of lipid composition of two halotolerant alga, Dunaliella bardawil and Dunaliella salina
    A Vanitha
    Plant Cell Biotechnology Department, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India
    Int J Food Sci Nutr 58:373-82. 2007
    The composition of polar, neutral and glycolipid fractions of two halotolerant algae, Dunaliella salina and Dunaliella bardawil, which are exclusively used for the production of beta-carotene was determined in modified medium. In D...
  81. ncbi Protective effect of Dunaliella salina (Volvocales, Chlorophyta) against experimentally induced fibrosarcoma on wistar rats
    Rathinam Raja
    Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, India
    Microbiol Res 162:177-84. 2007
    The beta-carotene-yielding microalga, Dunaliella salina (Dunal) Teod. maintained in De Walne's medium was harvested and lyophilized. Fibrosarcoma was induced in rats by 20-methylcholanthrene. 0.5 g and 1.0 g of lyophilized D...
  82. ncbi Isolation and characterization of a xanthophyll-rich fraction from the thylakoid membrane of Dunaliella salina(green algae)
    Kittisak Yokthongwattana
    Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, 111 Koshland Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 3102, USA
    Photochem Photobiol Sci 4:1028-34. 2005
    Long-term acclimation to irradiance stress (HL) of the green alga Dunaliella salina Teod...
  83. ncbi Contrasting effects of UV-A and UV-B on photosynthesis and photoprotection of beta-carotene in two Dunaliella spp
    Andrea L White
    University of New Hampshire, Department of Plant Biology, Rudman Hall, Durham, NH 03824, USA
    Plant Cell Physiol 43:877-84. 2002
    ..UTEX 2538) to accumulate inter-thylakoid beta-carotene when subjected to environmental stress while Dunaliella salina (UTEX 200) lacks this ability...
  84. ncbi Marine biotechnology in education: a competitive approach
    Rouke Bosma
    Food and Bioprocess Engineering Group, Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Wageningen University, P O Box 8129, 6700 EV Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Biomol Eng 20:125-31. 2003
    ..They had to produce as much beta-carotene as possible using the marine alga strain Dunaliella salina in this photobioreactor. On the first day, students developed a strategy to obtain optimal algal growth rate...
  85. ncbi Microalgae mediated photoproduction of beta-carotene in aqueous-organic two phase systems
    Rosa León
    Dpt de Química y CC MM Area de Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Campus del Carmen, Universidad de Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain
    Biomol Eng 20:177-82. 2003
    ..the viability of a two-phase system for the production of beta-carotene by the marine microalgae Dunaliella salina using decane as organic phase. Decane, with a logP(octanol) value of 5...
  86. ncbi Effect of mixing rate on beta-carotene production and extraction by dunaliella salina in two-phase bioreactors
    M A Hejazi
    Wageningen University, Food and Bioprocess Engineering Group, P O Box 8129, 6700 EV, Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Biotechnol Bioeng 84:591-6. 2003
    beta-Carotene has many applications in the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries; Dunaliella salina is currently the main source for natural beta-carotene...
  87. ncbi Milking microalga Dunaliella salina for beta-carotene production in two-phase bioreactors
    M A Hejazi
    Food and Bioprocess Engineering Group, Wageningen University, PO Box 8129, 6700 EV Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Biotechnol Bioeng 85:475-81. 2004
    A new method was developed for production of beta-carotene from Dunaliella salina. Cells were grown in low light intensity and then transferred to a production bioreactor illuminated at a higher light intensity...
  88. ncbi Mechanism of extraction of beta-carotene from microalga Dunaliellea salina in two-phase bioreactors
    M A Hejazi
    Food and Bioprocess Engineering Group, Wageningen University, P O Box 8129, 6700 EV Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Biotechnol Bioeng 88:593-600. 2004
    We show that it is possible to extract beta-carotene selectively from Dunaliella salina in two-phase bioreactors. The cells continue to produce beta-carotene and the extracted part is substituted by newly produced molecules...
  89. ncbi [Cloning and functional analyses of promoters of two carbonic anhydrase genes from Dunaliella salina]
    Yu Min Lu
    Zhengzhou University, Henan Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Zhengzhou 450052, China
    Yi Chuan Xue Bao 31:1157-66. 2004
    ..promoters of duplicated carbonic anhydrase 1 (DCA1) and carbonic anhydrase (CA) genes, respectively, from Dunaliella salina, and expression vector pDM307 containing bar-NOS polyA fragment were digested with EcoR I...
  90. ncbi Phylogenetic position of the Phacotaceae within the Chlamydophyceaeas revealed by analysis of 18S rDNA and rbcL sequences
    D Hepperle
    Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Department of Limnology of Stratified Lakes, Alte Fischerhütte 2, D 16775 Neuglobsow, Germany
    J Mol Evol 47:420-30. 1998
    ..6% in the rbcL gene. It showed major similarities to the 18S rDNA of Dunaliella salina, with 95.3%, and to the rbcL sequence of Chlamydomonas tetragama, with 90.3% sequence homology...
  91. ncbi Cloning and expression study of a putative carotene biosynthesis related (cbr) gene from the halotolerant green alga Dunaliella salina
    Chen Chen
    Key Laboratory of Bio resources and Eco environment, Ministry of Education College of Life Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P R China
    Mol Biol Rep 35:321-7. 2008
    b>Dunaliella salina, a unicelluar green alga that can tolerate an extreme variation of salt concentration is being studied as a model system to analyze the tolerance of abiotic stresses at the molecular level...
  92. ncbi Selective extraction of carotenoids from the microalga Dunaliella salina with retention of viability
    M A Hejazi
    Food and Bioprocess Engineering Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Biotechnol Bioeng 79:29-36. 2002
    Simultaneous production and selective extraction of beta-carotene from living cells of Dunaliella salina in a two-phase system of aqueous and organic phases has been investigated...
  93. ncbi Characterization of cDNA of lycopene beta-cyclase responsible for a high level of beta-carotene accumulation in Dunaliella salina
    Yue Hui Zhu
    College of Food and Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, PR China
    Biochem Cell Biol 86:285-92. 2008
    ..Studies showing that the microalga Dunaliella salina can accumulate a high level of beta-carotene are lacking. We hypothesize that D...
  94. ncbi Influence of nitrate on metal sorption and bioaccumulation in marine phytoplankton, Dunaliella salina
    Li Shun-xing
    Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Zhangzhou Teachers College, Zhangzhou 363000, China
    Environ Toxicol 22:582-6. 2007
    Coastal organisms are often exposed to both metal pollution and macronutrient enrichment. Dunaliella salina, a uni-cell, cell-wall-less green marine microalga, was used as a model marine organism...
  95. ncbi Ethanol extract of Dunaliella salina induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in A549 human non-small cell lung cancer cells
    Ming Jyh Sheu
    Department of Physiology, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan, ROC
    In Vivo 22:369-78. 2008
    The ethanol extract of Dunaliella salina (EDS) on proliferation and apoptosis in the A549 human lung cancer cell line and their associated protein expressions were investigated...
  96. ncbi Photoreactivation of (6-4) photolyase in Dunaliella salina
    Xue Yan Lv
    College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
    FEMS Microbiol Lett 283:42-6. 2008
    b>Dunaliella salina is a unicellular green alga and possesses two types of photolyase: Class II cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPD) photolyase and (6-4) photolyase. The gene of D...
  97. ncbi Dunaliella salina as marine microalga highly tolerant to but a poor remover of cadmium
    S Folgar
    Departamento de Biologia Celular y Molecular, Laboratorio de Microbiologia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruna, La Coruna, Spain
    J Hazard Mater 165:486-93. 2009
    Cadmium tolerance and removal in the marine microalga Dunaliella salina were studied in cultures exposed to different metal concentrations (5-120 mg Cd l(-1)) for 96h...
  98. ncbi An update on carotenoid biosynthesis in algae: phylogenetic evidence for the existence of two classes of phytoene synthase
    Duc Tran
    Department of Biology, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY 11210, USA
    Planta 229:723-9. 2009
    ..the situation in higher plants recent gene duplications of PSY have occurred for example in the green alga Dunaliella salina/bardawil...
  99. ncbi Molecular and functional characterization of a cDNA encoding 4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl diphosphate reductase from Dunaliella salina
    Ana A Ramos
    Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro 8005 139, Portugal
    J Plant Physiol 166:968-77. 2009
    ..Here we report the isolation and functional characterization of a 1959-bp Dunaliella salina HDR (DsHDR) cDNA encoding a deduced polypeptide of 474 amino acid residues...
  100. ncbi Osmotic responses of Dunaliella to the changes of salinity
    Hui Chen
    College of Food and Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
    J Cell Physiol 219:251-8. 2009
    ..In addition, we introduce the exogenous expression of salt-related genes of Dunaliella salina in plants and microorganisms for the purpose of confirming the functions of related genes, proteins, and ..
  101. ncbi Nutrient limitation is the main regulatory factor for carotenoid accumulation and for Psy and Pds steady state transcript levels in Dunaliella salina (Chlorophyta) exposed to high light and salt stress
    Sacha Nicole Coesel
    Centre of Marine Sciences CCMAR, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005 139 Faro, Portugal
    Mar Biotechnol (NY) 10:602-11. 2008
    b>Dunaliella salina (Dunal) Teodoresco (1905) is a green unicellular alga able to withstand severe salt, light, and nutrient stress, adaptations necessary to grow in harsh environments such as salt ponds...

Research Grants4

  1. Recombinant system for ultra-large scale biomanufacturing of therapeutic proteins
    JUERGEN POLLE; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..a novel recombinant protein expression platform by transforming the photosynthetic microalgal species Dunaliella salina. The organism's autotrophic production of nutrients from sunlight and extreme halotolerance will allow new ..