Autochton blue-green alga (Oscillatoria sp.) with high protein content and self-aggregation properties

Phosphorus-limited growth of a green alga and a blue-green alga.

The phosphorus-limited growth kinetics of the chlorophyte Scenedesmus quadricauda and the cyanophyte Synechococcus Nägeli were studied by using batch and continuous culturing techniques. The steady-state phosphate transport capability and the phosphorus storage capacity is higher in S. Nägeli than in S. quadricauda. Synechococcus Nägeli can also deplete phosphate to much lower levels than can S...

Bioaccumulation of Cr ( III ) ions by Blue Green - alga Spirulina sp . Part II

In the present paper bioaccumulation of Cr(III) ions by blue-green algae Spirulina sp. is discussed. We found that the process consisted of two stages: passive in which Cr(III) ions are bound to the surface of cells, identical with biosorption and active, metabolism-dependent, in which Cr(III) ions are transported into the cellular interior. The passive stage occurs in both living and non-livin...

Relations between Pigment Content and Photosynthetic Characteristics in a Blue-green Alga

1. The blue-green alga Anacystis nidulans was cultured under steady state conditions at 25 and 39 degrees C. and under several different light intensities to give five different types of cells. 2. Cells were submitted to pigment analysis based upon acetone extracts and aqueous extracts obtained by sonic disintegration. The different cell types show a threefold range of chlorophyll content and a...

Isolation and properties of alpha granules and ribosomes from a blue-green alga, Nostoc muscorum

Isolation and structure elucidation of a new alkaloid from the Indonesian Blue-Green Alga Arthrospira platensis

A new alkaloid (1) and two known compounds (2 and 3) were isolated from the blue-greenalga Arthrospira platensis. Their structures were determined on the basis of spectroscopic data.According to the obtained data and values in the literature, the compounds were concluded to beeckol.