Dunaliella salina, lycopene and vitamin A Carotenoids especially betacarotene, vitamin A and lycopene have been shown to boost sperm parameters [2-5] Dunaliella salina is a microalgae which is a naturally rich source of mixed carotenoids including lycopene [6] Betacarotene, lycopene and vitamin A can reduce sperm DNA fragmentation and lipid peroxidation [1, 2] Vitamin A is an essential nutrient...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the antiproliferative and apoptotic effects of hot water extracts of Chlorella vulgaris on hepatoma cell line HepG2. INTRODUCTION The search for food and spices that can induce apoptosis in cancer cells has been a major study interest in the last decade. Chlorella vulgaris, a unicellular green algae, has been reported to have antioxidant and a...

15.2 Nomenclature Comments .......................................... 403 15.2.1 Aphanothece halophytica ............................................. 403 15.2.2 Dactylococcopsis salina ............................................... 403 15.2.3 Halospirulina tapeticola .............................................. 403 15.2.4 Microcoleus chthonoplastes ......................................... ...

BCF1 (bioconcentration factor after the one day of exposition) value of BaP [benzo(a)pyrene] in strain A-8, Chlorella vulgaris Beijerinck 1890 (Chlorella BB) was studied. The algae were cultured in a modified Kiihl-Lorentzen liquid medium at room temperature, under continuous illumination and stirring for 24

The aim of this study was to investigate if dietary Chlorella vulgaris (chlorella) intake would be effective on cadmium (Cd) detoxification in rats fed dietary Cd. Fourteen-week old male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats weighing 415.0 +/- 1.6 g were randomly divided into two groups and fed slightly modified American Institute of Nutrition-93 Growing (AIN-93G) diet without (n=10) or with (n=40) dietary ...

Since the discovery of the Hill reaction (9, 10, 11, 12), there has accumulated considerable evidence (5, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20) indicating that it is indeed a partial reaction of photosynthesis. And in particular there is evidence that the normally limiting dark reactions of photosynthesis and the Hill reaction are identical (5, 7). Numerous substances inhibitory to photosynthesis and the ...

The genus Chlorella was the first microalga to be massively cultured as food, feed and as a source of nutraceuticals. More recently, some species have been suggested as candidates for biodiesel production. One of the most difficult tasks in studying the systematics of green coccoids is the identification of species assigned to the genus Chlorella. In the context of several projects carried out ...

Symbiosis of green algae with protozoa and invertebrates has been studied for more than 100 years. Endosymbiotic green algae are widely distributed in ciliates (e.g. Paramecium, Stentor, Climacostomum, Coleps, Euplotes), heliozoa (e.g. Acanthocystis) and invertebrates (e.g. Hydra, Spongilla), and have traditionally been identified as named or unnamed species of Chlorella Beij. or Zoochlorella K...

The traditional green algal genus Chlorella, which comprised coccoid algae surrounded by a smooth cell wall and reproducing solely by autosporulation, has proved to be polyphyletic and extremely diverse in phylogenetic terms. We studied a new subaerial Chlorella-like strain CAUP H7901 and morphological, ultrastructural, and molecular phylogenetic investigations indicated that it represents a ne...