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Hepatogastroenterology 56, 547550. Oral administration of Euglena gracilis Z and its carbohydrate storage substance provides survival protection against influenza virus infection in mice. Importantly, animal and in vitro studies have shown an excellent digestibility of protein derived from E. gracilis biomass (Hosotani and Kitaoka, 1977). Best practices in heterotrophic high-cell-density microalgal processes: achievements, potential and possible limitations. (2001). A review on sustainable yeast biotechnological processes and applications. 20, 229236. Carbohydrate Polymers 98, 95101. J. Phycol. Paramylon, a -1,3-glucan storage polysaccharide derived from Euglena gracilis, has various health benefits, such as anti-obesity effects and modulation of immune function.However, whether paramylon intake affects the circadian clock remains unknown. Vitaminol. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.828, Nakashima, A., Suzuki, K., Asayama, Y., Konno, M., Saito, K., Yamazaki, N., et al. Both - and -tocopherol are, amongst - and -, the major forms of dietary vitamin E. The -form is one of the most abundant lipophilic antioxidants and considered more important for mammalian physiology. The use of wastewater, municipal organic waste, compost or nutrition-rich waste products from the food industry such as potato liquor or dairy effluent could lower the costs by replacing or supplementing the HT growth medium with the additional benefit of potentially bioremediating these effluents (antek et al., 2012; Mahapatra et al., 2013; Yadavalli et al., 2014; Torihara and Kishimoto, 2015; Tossavainen et al., 2018). Microalgal biomass is considered a third-generation biofuel feedstock, not only because of its potentially high lipid content, but also because of the high amounts of complex carbohydrates (e.g., cellulose) that can be produced by many algal species (Lee and Lavoie, 2013). These factors need to be taken into account when determining the most favourable time of harvest. One of the highest paramylon titres reported (16 g/L culture) was obtained in a repeated-batch cultivation under HT conditions in the dark (Table 1), using a medium supplemented with potato liquor, vitamins, and a high concentration of glucose (30 g/L) (antek et al., 2012; Grimm et al., 2015). Buetow, D.E. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-14077-6, Torihara, K., and Kishimoto, N. (2015). Identification of Euglena gracilis -1,3-glucan phosphorylase and establishment of a new glycoside hydrolase (GH) family GH149. Lohr, M., Schwender, J., and Polle, J.E.W. doi: 10.1021/bi00905a042, Russo, R., Barsanti, L., Evangelista, V., Frassanito, A.M., Longo, V., Pucci, L., et al. 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? doi: 10.1104/pp.84.3.609, Isegawa, Y., Watanabe, F., Kitaoka, S., and Nakano, Y. 2016, Gissibl et al. The -carotene content of E. gracilis cell mass grown in this two-step cultivation process or under PT conditions (3.4 or 3.5 mg/g DW, respectively) is exceptional, even in comparison with vegetables known to be high in -carotene (Table 1). doi: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2010.07.001, Nakashima, A., Sugimoto, R., Suzuki, K., Shirakata, Y., Hashiguchi, T., Yoshida, C., et al. (2015). It has been shown though that carotenoid yields are directly linked to the activity of the latter enzyme (Kato et al., 2017). Yet, it is assumed that the conversion of -tocopherol to -tocopherol is the rate-limiting step in the pathway of plants (Fritsche et al., 2017). Biochem. J. Nutr. Foods 46, 538545. doi: 10.1271/bbb.60327, Ishikawa, T., and Shigeoka, S. (2008). 68, 11441148. Sci. Biotechnol. Levine, R.B., LeBrun, J.R., and Horst, G.P. 17, 110. doi: 10.1271/bbb.80062, Ishikawa, T., Tajima, N., Nishikawa, H., Gao, Y., Rapolu, M., Shibata, H., et al. Eng. (2013). have proposed a multi-stage process where smaller bioreactors generate the inocula for the bigger stages (up to 1,000,000 L) with the aim to increase biomass titres to 120 g/L culture or higher (Levine et al., 2013). The two novel studies proposed Euglena gracilis as a working model of gravitaxis [4], and the applied molecular toolkits and methods can be used to bioengineer E . doi: 10.1002/1873-3468.12659, Tandon, P., Jin, Q., and Huang, L. (2017). Opin. (2018a). Impact of -1,3-glucan isolated from Euglena gracilis on corneal epithelial cell migration and on wound healing in a rat alkali burn model. Biol. Am. The alga Euglena gracilis (E. gracilis) has recently gained attention as a health food, but its effects on human gut microbiota remain unknown. 8, 118. doi: 10.1159/000343106, Ntefidou, M., Iseki, M., Watanabe, M., Lebert, M., and Hder, D.-P. (2003). Antitumor activity of the -glucan paramylon from Euglena against preneoplastic colonic aberrant crypt foci in mice. 74, 714722. Plant Physiol. There is a growing global demand for dietary protein with a high nutritional value due to the increasing human population in concurrence with socio-economic changes (Henchion et al., 2017). Antioxidants 6, 118. 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: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a077454, Sun, A., Hasan, M.T., Hobba, G., Nevalainen, H., and Te'o, J. Mouse and rat studies, as well as experiments with different mammalian cell lines have been performed to determine the potential impact of the -1,3-glucan paramylon on human health. 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). (1967). Anti-fibrotic activity of Euglena gracilis and paramylon in a mouse model of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.05.038, Grimm, P., Risse, J.M., Cholewa, D., Mller, J.M., Beshay, U., Friehs, K., et al. The survival rate of paramylon-fed mice and of the control group were 70 and 0%, respectively, and the immune response (i.e., antibody titres, IL-2 production, natural killer cell cytotoxicity, and phagocytosis activity) was significantly increased in the group fed with paramylon. Rep. 6, 18. At this time, microalgae-derived biofuels are not economically feasible because they are not competitive with fossil fuels due to their higher production costs. It is a rich source of dietary protein, lipids -1,3-glucan, and -carotene. 61, 207212. The 8-desaturase of Euglena gracilis: an alternate pathway for synthesis of 20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids. 1128, 220226. doi: 10.1111/jfd.12871, Yamamoto, F.Y., Yin, F., Rossi Jr, W., Hume, M., and Gatlin Iii, D.M. 28, 15871592. doi: 10.1007/s00253-011-3311-6, Chae, S.R., Hwang, E.J., and Shin, H.S. Nutraceuticals: opening the debate for a regulatory framework. doi: 10.1016/0005-2744(67)90227-6, Matos, .P. nitrogen, and phosphorus) under the oxygen-free environment led to a favorable condition for lipid accumulation. Technol. Euglena gracilis is a freshwater species of single-celled alga in the genus Euglena. (2009). Isoprenoid biosynthesis in eukaryotic phototrophs: a spotlight on algae. Agricult. Eng. Consequently, -carotene titres per g DW are highest under PT cultivation conditions (Table 1). Microbial production of vitamin B12: a review and future perspectives. Deficiencies of this micronutrient can have severe health effects such as blindness in infants or an increased mortality rate during infections (Weber and Grune, 2012; Wiseman et al., 2017). Wax ester and lipophilic compound profiling of Euglena gracilis by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry: toward understanding of wax ester fermentation under hypoxia. In a heterogeneous environment, the cells move into the red circle. doi: 10.1023/a:1008022305865, Kusmic, C., Barsanti, L., Di Lascio, N., Faita, F., Evangelista, V., and Gualtieri, P. (2018). Figure 1. Cell Factories 12, 117. Only central enzymes/substrates/intermediates/products are shown. Many of the last enzymatic steps between the central intermediate isopentenyl pyrophosphate and the end product remain to be elucidated, as only the enzymes geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase and phytoene synthase (see Figure 2A) have been verified by complementing the partially deleted carotenoid biosynthetic pathway of Pantoea ananatis expressed in E. coli with E. gracilis enzymes (Kato et al., 2016). Rep. 28, 457466. Euglena gracilis as source of the antioxidant vitamin E. Effects of culture conditions in the wild strain and in the natural mutant WZSL. E. gracilis is of considerable environmental importance and biotechnological value: it can survive a variety of carbon resources, toxic chemicals, and adverse environmental conditions such as. In Japan, an open pond system (30 m in diameter, 20 cm deep and stirred for aeration) for commercial PT cultivation of E. gracilis has been shown to be economically feasible and it can be expected that outdoor systems would be easily implemented in other countries such as Australia, Brazil, Malaysia, Thailand, the USA and Vietnam (Suzuki, 2017). 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). doi: 10.1111/and.13088, Al Abdallah, Q., Nixon, B.T., and Fortwendel, J.R. (2016). PT cultivation induces the synthesis of ascorbate in E. gracilis as a mechanism to cope with reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced during photosynthesis (ROS scavenging). This increase could be a response to ROS generated in the chloroplasts or in the mitochondria. Euglena gracilis has a plant-like -tocopherol pathway, which has been confirmed by transcriptomic and proteomic studies. (2012). Sci. 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). As some microalgal species, including Chlorella sp. doi: 10.1007/s11745-015-4010-3, Nandy, S.K., and Srivastava, R.K. (2018). (2018). Nutr. Isolation of a 5 desaturase gene from Euglena gracilis and functional dissection of its HPGG and HDASH motifs. Eur. doi: 10.3390/foods6070053, Hosotani, K., and Kitaoka, S. (1977). Table 1. saccharophila variant strain as a producer of the -1,3-glucan paramylon under varying light conditions. Whereas 3D tracking of swimming microorganisms is a long-standing . Degradation of paramylon by Euglena gracilis. 29, 113. 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). Creation of straight-chain cationic polysaccharide-based bile salt sequestrants made from euglenoid -1,3-glucan as potential antidiabetic agents. 90, 1128011289. Nickel accumulation by the green algae-like Euglena gracilis. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.08.004, Plante, O.J., Palmacci, E.R., and Seeberger, P.H. doi: 10.1016/j.micres.2017.11.013, Niki, E., and Traber, M.G. doi: 10.1038/nbt972, Ramazanov, A., and Ramazanov, Z. doi: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1984.tb08258.x, Isegawa, Y., Nakano, Y., and Kitaoka, S. (1987). 23, 12231228. The contents and subcellular distribution of tocopherols in Euglena gracilis. 78, 110. Microalgae can accumulate large quantities of proteins intracellularly and therefore represent an attractive alternative to more traditional sources of dietary protein like meat and fish (Henchion et al., 2017; Ritala et al., 2017). 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). Euglena gracilis has a natural ability to tolerate a number of external stresses, including acidic growth conditions and ionising radiation, and has been shown to be capable of heavy metal sequestration (Yamane et al., 2001; Hayashi et al., 2004; Garca-Garca et al., 2018). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191462, Takeda, T., Nakano, Y., Takahashi, M., Konno, N., Sakamoto, Y., Arashida, R., et al. 11, 28082820. For example, expression of the Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 fructose-1,6-/sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase gene in E. gracilis chloroplasts was shown to significantly enhance its photosynthetic activity, as well as the paramylon yield (by almost 2-fold), the WE yield under anaerobic conditions (~100-fold) and the biomass yield (~2-fold) (Ogawa et al., 2015). Figure 2. A major limitation facing the industrial-scale production of E. gracilis biomass is vitamin auxotrophy. Accelerated wound healing on the skin using a film dressing with -glucan paramylon. Furthermore, it was shown in vitro and in a mouse model that straight-chain cationic 2-hydroxy-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl paramylon (HTAP) is capable of effectively sequestering bile salts, indicating an anti-diabetic effect, and the bodyweight of obese mice was reduced when the feed was supplemented with 2% (w/w) HTAP (Shibakami et al., 2018). 293, 28652876. 71, 885890. In vivo 3, 243247. doi: 10.1021/np049892x, Kimura, M., and Ishikawa, T. (2018). (2016). Euglena gracilis shows an absolute requirement for vitamins B1 (thiamine) and B12 (cobalamin), so complex E. gracilis media usually contain at least 50 ng/L and 10 ng/L, respectively, of these compounds (Isegawa et al., 1987; Shigeoka et al., 1987; Croft et al., 2005; Hasan et al., 2017). 91, 3146. (2016). (2010). Studies undertaken with porcine leucocytes, chickens (broilers) and fishes (e.g., rainbow trout, Nile tilapia, and red drum) have shown that supplementation of the medium with paramylon or inclusion of paramylon in a diet resulted in immunostimulatory and/or -regulatory activity on the cells or animals, with positive effects such as host protection against parasites (Sonck et al., 2010; Skov et al., 2012; Levine et al., 2018; Yamamoto et al., 2018a,b). Euglena sp. J. Neurol. Cell Factories 16, 113. doi: 10.1016/0005-2744(69)90253-8, Barsanti, L., Bastianini, A., Passarelli, V., Tredici, M.R., and Gualtieri, P. (2000). J. Phycol. (2006). Asia-Pacific J. Chem. Determination of the nutritive value of Euglena gracilis protein by in vitro digestion experiments and rat feeding tests. Furthermore, there are effects attributed to paramylon beyond the immune response to pathogens. 72, 11431154. It has already been used on a commercial scale for ingredients in foods and cosmetics and has undergone research in other fields too. Euglena gracilis in particular has noted metabolic flexibility, reflected by an ability to thrive in a range of harsh environments. 7, 261275. Biochim. Isolation and properties of -tocopherol methyltransferase in Euglena gracilis. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M206756200, Kato, S., Soshino, M., Takaichi, S., Ishikawa, T., Nagata, N., Asahina, M., et al. A typical specimen of Euglena gracilis (Fig. Variability of wax ester fermentation in natural and bleached Euglena gracilis strains in response to oxygen and the elongase inhibitor flufenacet. Biotechnol. doi: 10.2965/jwet.2015.195, Tossavainen, M., Katyal Chopra, N., Kostia, S., Valkonen, K., Sharma, A.K., Sharma, S., et al. 21, 114. Osaka Prefecture Ser. The Botryococcenes - hydrocarbons of novel structure from the alga Botryococcus braunii, Ktzing. Also, it has been suggested to use paramylon myristate as an all-natural pressure-sensitive adhesive (Shibakami and Sohma, 2018). Unfortunately, the product yield of this reaction has not been reported (Bumer et al., 2001). 33, 111120. (1969). doi: 10.1007/s11095-018-2553-8, Shibakami, M., and Sohma, M. (2018). Carbohydrate Polymers 93, 499505. Biochem. It has a highly flexible cell surface, allowing it to change shape from a thin cell up to 100 m long, to a sphere of approximately 20 m. Biotechnol. doi: 10.1186/s12870-015-0698-8, Keshavarz, B., and Khalesi, M. (2016). 100, 261268. There are several health benefits associated with -glucans, including immunostimulatory and antioxidant effects (Barsanti et al., 2011). 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). Eng. 53, 185190. (Table 1) (de Oliveira et al., 1999; Tokuoglu and nal, 2003; Ramazanov and Ramazanov, 2006;Rodrguez-Zavala et al., 2010). Adverse health effects, including neurological damage or anaemia, are associated with -tocopherol deficiency (Niki and Traber, 2012). doi: 10.1016/0166-3542(93)90063-O. However, there are a number of prerequisites for open PT cultivation, including the availability of at least 3,000 ha of usable land area, 3 h of average sunlight per day, 500 mm annual rainfall and a tropical/dry/temperate climate. Comparison of the production titres of various bioproducts between Euglena gracilis and other source organisms or respective concentrations in alternative products. doi: 10.1126/science.1057324, Pollak, D.W., Bostick, M.W., Yoon, H., Wang, J., Hollerbach, D.H., He, H., et al. 142, 121126. Requirement for vitamin B1 for growth of Euglena gracilis. 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). 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). (2006). They possess two flagellae, one long, one short, which can allow the organisms to move. PT cultivation produces ~20-fold less biomass (between 2 and 3 g DW/L culture) compared to HT and MT cultivation (Table 1) (Grimm et al., 2015; Hasan et al., 2017). doi: 10.3177/jnsv.25.299. Abstract Motile microorganisms such as the green Euglena gracilis use a number of external stimuli to orient in their environment. Suppression of the phytoene synthase gene (EgcrtB) alters carotenoid content and intracellular structure of Euglena gracilis. In the present study, we isolated the cDNA encoding MMAA from Euglena gracilis Z, a photosynthetic flagellate. doi: 10.1039/C3FO60256G, Weber, D., and Grune, T. (2012). 28, 423436. Suzuki, K. (2017). There is an emerging market for E. gracilis-derived products, which is reflected in the recent founding of new companies specialised in the cultivation and commercialisation of E. gracilis. 70, 27202726. For example, intracellular lipids of a mutant strain generated by Fe-ion irradiation of the WT parental strain were stained with a boron-dipyrromethene dye (BODIPY505/515) to isolate high-producers using fluorescence-activated cell sorting. (2013). Thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency and associated brain damage is still common throughout the world and prevention is simple and safe! (2017). Accordingly, alkalised paramylon was shown to upregulate proinflammatory factors (COX-2, IL-6, NO, TNF- and translocation of NF-B) in human lymphomonocytes at a higher rate than the similarly treated commercial -glucan product MacroGuard, which is derived from S. cerevisiae (Russo et al., 2017). Ultrastructural changes during carbon starvation in Euglena gracilis. 50, 10631065. J. 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Enhancement of photosynthetic capacity in Euglena gracilis by expression of cyanobacterial fructose-1,6-/sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase leads to increases in biomass and wax ester production. 84, 659672. Immunopathol. Department of Separation Science, LUT School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Finland, National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico. Adv. Biotechnol. Efficient selective breeding of live oil-rich Euglena gracilis with fluorescence-activated cell sorting. doi: 10.1124/jpet.105.085415, Richmond, A., Cheng-Wu, Z., and Zarmi, Y. Metabolomics 11, 175183. Curr. Large scale cultivation of genetically modified microalgae: a new era for environmental risk assessment. Another example is the production of self-assembling -1,3-glucan nanofibres derived from paramylon (Shibakami et al., 2013a). (2015). Role of aberrant crypt foci in understanding the pathogenesis of colon cancer. Alteration of wax ester content and composition in Euglena gracilis with gene silencing of 3-ketoacyl-coa thiolase isozymes. Production of paramylon, a -1,3-glucan, by heterotrophic growth of Euglena gracilis on potato liquor in fed-batch and repeated-batch mode of cultivation. Paramylon molecules are arranged as an intermolecular triple helix forming microfibrils, which in turn make up fibres. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.05.010, Takeyama, H., Kanamaru, A., Yoshino, Y., Kakuta, H., Kawamura, Y., and Matsunaga, T. (1997). Plant Physiol. 84, 609612. Biochim. Improvement of the performance of E. gracilis has mainly relied on developing cultivation conditions to favour the synthesis of the compound of interest, followed by scale-up of the cultivation volume, because of a general lack of genetic information on the metabolic pathways leading to the various bioproducts (O'Neill et al., 2015a; Wang et al., 2018). It has secondary chloroplasts, and is a mixotroph able to feed by photosynthesis or phagocytosis. 77, 273279. Commercially relevant bioproducts synthesised by E. gracilis feature protein containing essential amino acids, pro(vitamins), lipids, and the -1,3-glucan paramylon (Takeyama et al., 1997; Rodrguez-Zavala et al., 2010; Pollak et al., 2012). Catalytic cracking of wax esters extracted from Euglena gracilis for hydrocarbon fuel production. 37, 178185. bioRxiv 2017, 159. Biochemistry 2, 11481154. They also act as a dietary fibre and have been shown to lower blood cholesterol levels (Nakashima et al., 2018b). Eye Res. 22, 327333. Single-cell analysis of morphological and metabolic heterogeneity in Euglena gracilis by fluorescence-imaging flow cytometry. Front. Res. Eng. Fatty acid synthesis in mitochondria of Euglena gracilis. 57, 6369. doi: 10.1023/a:1008011201437, O'Neill, E.C., Trick, M., Henrissat, B., and Field, R.A. (2015a). AC is supported by a Cancer Institute New South Wales Early Career Fellowship (Project Number: ECF171114). The promising future of microalgae: current status, challenges, and optimization of a sustainable and renewable industry for biofuels, feed, and other products. Only recently, it has been shown that microwave pretreatment of the granules can be used to enhance the activity of paramylon-degrading enzymes, yielding soluble immunostimulating hydrolysis products (Gissibl et al., 2018). (2004). Biomed. 54, 529538. Nevertheless, ascorbate and other bioproducts like vitamin E remain an important component of commercially available food supplements based on E. gracilis cell mass (Barsanti and Gualtieri, 2018). doi: 10.1002/mnfr.201100230, Williams, R.R., and Cline, J.K. (1936). Military Med. Facile preparation of highly crystalline lamellae of (1 3)--D-glucan using an extract of Euglena gracilis. A comparison of lipid patterns in photosynthesizing and nonphotosynthesizing cells of Euglena gracilis. However, there is no further information on whether this proposed system was ever built and tested. Yet, the influence of light was shown to be independent of the presence of chlorophyll, suggesting that mitochondria may be primarily responsible for the regulation of -tocopherol synthesis (Kusmic et al., 1998; Ogbonna et al., 1998; Fujita et al., 2008; Hasan et al., 2017). J. Appl. Phycol. Int. Chem. Beneragama) of P. gracilis that may compromise the survival of this species but at higher concentrations than recorded in the environment, so P. gracilis can be considered tolerant to this herbicide at environmentally relevant concentrations. From the middle of the twentieth century, microalgae have been exploited as a candidate biomass source of food and other products. Relative metal toxicities were evaluated based on the Effective Exposure causing 50% growth reduction (= EE50). and their products currently on the market. Chemical modification potentiates paramylon induction of antimicrobial activity. 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). doi: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2001.037001038.x, Beacham, T.A., Sweet, J.B., and Allen, M.J. (2017). Cancer Lett. The omega-3 Fatty acid nutritional landscape: health benefits and sources. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.2006.00416.x, Ramos, M.J., Fernndez, C.M., Casas, A., Rodrguez, L., and Prez, . Immunol. However, the metabolic conversion efficiency of -carotene to vitamin A, generally considered to be 12:1, is dependent on several factors (e.g., bioavailability) and always needs to be taken into account in a dietary context (Weber and Grune, 2012). 146, 431442. Biosci. Automated solid-phase synthesis of oligosaccharides. 30, 367373. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02009, Rodrguez-Zavala, J.S., Ortiz-Cruz, M.A., Mendoza-Hernndez, G., and Moreno-Snchez, R. (2010). Effects of vitamin C on health: a review of evidence. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b01794, Mussatto, S.I., Dragone, G., Guimares, P.M.R., Silva, J.P.A., Carneiro, L.M., Roberto, I.C., et al. To circumvent this issue, a fed-batch two-step cultivation method with a transition from MT to PT growth conditions has been developed and shown to increase the -carotene titre per L culture more than 6-fold (Table 1) (Takeyama et al., 1997). Lipids 45, 263273. Biophys. 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