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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). Biochem. 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? 28, 15871592. For example, transformation of E. gracilis chloroplasts with the gene coding for a cyanobacterial fructose-1,6-/sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase has been achieved by biolistic bombardment (Doetsch et al., 2001; Ogawa et al., 2015). Biochim. doi: 10.1023/a:1008011201437, O'Neill, E.C., Trick, M., Henrissat, B., and Field, R.A. (2015a). Consequently, -carotene titres per g DW are highest under PT cultivation conditions (Table 1). Nutr. Functional characterization of D-galacturonic acid reductase, a key enzyme of the ascorbate biosynthesis pathway, from Euglena gracilis. The central enzymatic steps of the pathway for WE formation in E. gracilis are catalysed by fatty acyl-CoA reductase (EgFAR) and wax synthase (EgWS). J. Biochem. doi: 10.1111/jpy.12758, Sutivisedsak, N., Leathers, T.D., Bischoff, K.M., Nunnally, M.S., and Peterson, S.W. Foods 46, 538545. doi: 10.1080/17597269.2016.1192444, Khan, M.I., Shin, J.H., and Kim, J.D. Ultrastructural changes during carbon starvation in Euglena gracilis. doi: 10.3382/ps/pey227. 1, 15. Adaptive laboratory evolution - harnessing the power of biology for metabolic engineering. 365, 307316. Buetow, D.E. Activation of macrophages by linear (1 3)--D-glucans. Influence of fatty acid composition of raw materials on biodiesel properties. doi: 10.1126/science.1057324, Pollak, D.W., Bostick, M.W., Yoon, H., Wang, J., Hollerbach, D.H., He, H., et al. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2006.tb09818.x, Ogawa, T., Tamoi, M., Kimura, A., Mine, A., Sakuyama, H., Yoshida, E., et al. (2007). reported a nuclear transformation platform facilitating further molecular genetic studies and the metabolic modification of E. gracilis (Khatiwada et al., 2019). Effects of vitamin C on health: a review of evidence. A major limitation facing the industrial-scale production of E. gracilis biomass is vitamin auxotrophy. 27, 140151. Currently, the health-enhancing properties of paramylon are exploited in this way by several new or already established companies in Japan and the United States, which are selling paramylon-rich E. gracilis whole cell meal or extracted paramylon (Barsanti and Gualtieri, 2018). World Intellectual Property Organization. Lohr, M., Schwender, J., and Polle, J.E.W. -tocopherol, the major form of vitamin E in the US diet, deserves more attention. doi: 10.1007/s12010-016-2320-4, Muoz, H.E., Li, M., Riche, C.T., Nitta, N., Diebold, E., Lin, J., et al. (2010). (2011). Eng. Thermal, crystalline, and pressure-sensitive adhesive properties of paramylon monoesters derived from an euglenoid polysaccharide. Am. 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. (1969). Euglena gracilis has considerable biotechnological potential and great adaptability, but exploitation remains hampered by the absence of a comprehensive gene catalogue. Plant Physiol. Also, it has been suggested to use paramylon myristate as an all-natural pressure-sensitive adhesive (Shibakami and Sohma, 2018). 94, 13331350. Agricult. Evaluation of the effects of feeding dried algae containing beta-1,3-glucan on broilers challenged with Eimeria. Although these enzymes reportedly play a key role in E. gracilis ascorbate synthesis, a comparison between radiotracer studies indicated that the pathway flux is controlled by the epimerisation reaction catalysed by the uridine diphosphate D-glucuronate 4-epimerase (Shigeoka et al., 1979; Ishikawa et al., 2006; Ishikawa and Shigeoka, 2008). Figure 3. This study aimed to determine the effect of E . The overall titre can be increased to 86.5 mg/L culture by the fed-batch two-step (MT to PT) cultivation method discussed above (Takeyama et al., 1997). doi: 10.2216/09-112.1, Mller, C., Ortmann, T., Abi, A., Hartig, D., Scholl, S., and Jrdening, H.-J. J. Anti-fibrotic effect of paramylon nanofibers from the WZSL mutant of Euglena gracilis on liver damage induced by CCl4 in mice. Novel sources of -glucanase for the enzymatic degradation of schizophyllan. 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). A key enzyme in its -tocopherol synthesis pathway (Figure 2C) is -tocopherol methyltransferase (Shigeoka et al., 1986, 1992). 21, 926936. Biotechnol. doi: 10.1016/0005-2744(67)90227-6, Matos, .P. Perspect. Kuhaudomlarp, S., Patron, N.J., Henrissat, B., Rejzek, M., Saalbach, G., and Field, R.A. (2018). Algal Res. (2004). Some species can form green or red "blooms" in ponds or lakes. Nat. 22, 590594. Eng. Other current cytometry-based techniques are capable of identifying phenotypes of single cells associated with a high lipid content directly. Heterologous expression of photoactivated adenylyl cyclase (PAC) genes from the flagellate Euglena gracilis in insect cells. 18, 10171029. There is a growing interest in the commercial exploitation of E. gracilis based on the organism's versatility, resilience and capability to synthesise a broad and unique range of bioproducts (Suzuki, 2017). Mol. Various industrial applications have been proposed for paramylon, including its use as a substrate for thermoplasticisation. BMC Plant Biol. (2015). For example, knock-down of the starch degradation kinases 1 and 2 using RNAi was shown to lead to a 1.2 and 1.4-fold increase in WE accumulation, respectively, under anaerobic growth conditions (Kimura and Ishikawa, 2018). The deduced amino acid sequence of the cDNA shows 79%, 79%, 79% and 80% similarity to human, mouse, Danio rerio MMAAs and M. extorquens MeaB, respectively. Vitamin C (ascorbate) is critical for human health as it acts as an antioxidant and co-factor for several enzymes involved in essential biosynthesis pathways (Grosso et al., 2013; Aghajanian et al., 2015). 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Identification and enzymatic characterization of an endo-1,3--glucanase from Euglena gracilis. Euglena gracilis as source of the antioxidant vitamin E. Effects of culture conditions in the wild strain and in the natural mutant WZSL. The direct contribution to prey capture represents a novel function . The mode of cultivation has a major impact on the total protein content of E. gracilis (Table 1), especially when comparing photoautotrophic (PT), heterotrophic (HT), and mixotrophic (MT) growth conditions. 58, 532538. Biosci. (2017). Express 7, 27032708. doi: 10.1186/s12870-015-0698-8, Keshavarz, B., and Khalesi, M. (2016). (2006). Vogel, K., and Barber, A.A. (1968). Bioresource Technol. Aghajanian, P., Hall, S., Wongworawat, M.D., and Mohan, S. (2015). The effect of -1,3-glucan derived from Euglena gracilis (Algamune) on the innate immunological responses of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.). Suzuki, K. (2017). Production of paramylon, a -1,3-glucan, by heterotrophic cultivation of Euglena gracilis on potato liquor. Accordingly, the supplementation of both vitamins, produced either by chemical synthesis (thiamine) or extracted from bacterial sources (cobalamin), would be a factor in a scaled-up E. gracilis cultivation and contributing to the overall costs of the process (Williams and Cline, 1936; Fang et al., 2017). They respond to light with photophobic responses, photokinesis and phototaxis, all of which can result in accumulations of the organisms in suitable habitats. In recent years, the versatile phototrophic protist Euglena gracilis has emerged as an interesting candidate for application-driven research and commercialisation, as it is an excellent source of dietary protein, pro(vitamins), lipids, and the -1,3-glucan paramylon only found in euglenoids. (2004). Another indicator that paramylon has regulatory effects on the cells was a study on a collagen-induced arthritis mouse model (for rheumatoid arthritis), where 2% (w/w) paramylon in the diet relieved arthritis symptoms and decreased cytokine (IFN-, IL-6, and IL-17) levels, so the authors concluded a possible involvement of Th type 17 cells (Suzuki et al., 2018). 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. doi: 10.1186/1475-2859-12-64, Ebenezer, T.E., Zoltner, M., Burrel, A., Nenarokova, A., Anna, Vanclov, M.G.N., et al. 3, 611. They possess two flagellae, one long, one short, which can allow the organisms to move. (2013). Anti-HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) activity of sulfated paramylon. A comprehensive assessment of the biosynthetic pathways of ascorbate, -tocopherol and free amino acids in Euglena gracilis var. From first- to third-generation biofuels: challenges of producing a commodity from a biomass of increasing complexity. doi: 10.1104/pp.84.3.609, Isegawa, Y., Watanabe, F., Kitaoka, S., and Nakano, Y. 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). Anal. Biophys. Sci. This work was supported by the Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Training Centre funding scheme (Project Number: IC130100009). Eng. Nutr. Hepatogastroenterology 56, 547550. 8, 118. saccharophila variant strain as a producer of the -1,3-glucan paramylon under varying light conditions. 53, 185190. Biol. J. Clin. Phycol. Technological trends, global market, and challenges of bio-ethanol production. doi: 10.1007/s12257-010-0145-5, Zhu, G., Ou, Q., Zhang, T., Jiang, X., Sun, G., Zhang, N., et al. In the first step of this process, E. gracilis is cultivated under inexpensive PT conditions (Arashida and Mitra, 2015). Scope of algae as third generation biofuels. These low titres could represent a good target for improvement by genetic engineering or non-recombinant metabolic engineering techniques based on the selection of improved phenotypes after the application of a selective pressure such as adaptive laboratory evolution (Portnoy et al., 2011; Dragosits and Mattanovich, 2013; Khatiwada et al., 2019). Prod. De novo assembly and comparative transcriptome analysis of Euglena gracilis in response to anaerobic conditions. Delta-9 Elongases and Their Use in Making Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids. These eukaryotic algae undergo cell division asexually in the dark . So far, the highest reported total -tocopherol titres of 44.2 mg/L culture or 1.1 mg/g DW were achieved with E. gracilis in HT fed-batch cultivation after 455 h in a medium containing ethanol as a carbon source (Ogbonna et al., 1998). 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). Rectangular and wedge-shaped segments consisting of these fibres are arranged to form granules, which can be synthesised by E. gracilis in different shapes like ellipses or rods (Figure 3B). Open ponds are low-tech solutions and potentially cheaper when compared to technically more demanding open systems like raceway tanks, which in turn promise higher yields (Apel and Weuster-Botz, 2015). J. Biotechnol. (2018). Relative metal toxicities were evaluated based on the Effective Exposure causing 50% growth reduction (= EE50). a platform for investigating the contributions of E. gracilis and its relatives to the biosphere. Biological, and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori . (a) Culturing Euglena gracilis Klebs as batch cultures under 210 mol m-2 s-1; (b) Euglena gracilis Klebs growing under 210 mol m-2 s-1 at the exponential phase (Images by C.K. J. Euglena gracilis in particular has noted metabolic flexibility, reflected by an ability to thrive in a range of harsh environments. doi: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2010.07.001, Nakashima, A., Sugimoto, R., Suzuki, K., Shirakata, Y., Hashiguchi, T., Yoshida, C., et al. 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). 293, 28652876. As a result, corneal epithelial cell migration was increased and the acute inflammatory reaction caused by corneal alkali burns in vivo was supressed (Choi et al., 2013). Characterization of -tocopherol methyltransferases from Capsicum annuum L and Arabidopsis thaliana. Cell Factories 17, 121. Biomass nutrient profiles of three microalgae: Spirulina platensis, Chlorella vulgaris, and Isochrisis galbana. Res. 70, 27202726. 7:108. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00108. Antioxidants 6, 118. 5, 503514. Recent advances in ascorbate biosynthesis and the physiological significance of ascorbate peroxidase in photosynthesizing organisms. Energy Res. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.09.008, Giese, E., Dekker, R., Barbosa, A., da Silva, M., and da Silva, R. (2011). Euglena gracilis can accumulate large amounts of the reserve polysaccharide paramylon, a -1,3-glucan, which can constitute over 80% (w/w) of the dry weight (DW, biomass dried to a constant weight without oxidation) (Barsanti et al., 2001; Sun et al., 2018). Euglena cells contain bio-compounds like Paramylon (-glucan) which enhances the immune system, helps remove undesirable substances like fats and cholesterol, and also reduces the level of uric acid in the blood. Aims. Chem. Catalytic cracking of wax esters extracted from Euglena gracilis for hydrocarbon fuel production. For example, the antimicrobial activity of paramylon was enhanced chemically by introducing positively charged groups (e.g., 2-hydroxy-3-trimethylammoniopropyl, N,N-diethylaminoethyl, and N,N-dimethylaminoethyl groups) and sulphated paramylon was shown to exhibit anti-HIV activity (Sakagami et al., 1989; Koizumi et al., 1993). Bioeng. Other organisms, mostly belonging to the fungal genera Trichoderma and Aspergillus, have been explored as alternative sources for paramylon-degrading enzymes. Original data collection and draft preparation by AG. Monfils, A.K., Triemer, R.E., and Bellairs, E.F. (2011). doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a077454, Sun, A., Hasan, M.T., Hobba, G., Nevalainen, H., and Te'o, J. Commun. However, DW titres of E. gracilis under PT conditions are significantly lower than those obtained with MT/HT growth (Table 1) (Takeyama et al., 1997; Hasan et al., 2017). Arashida, R., and Mitra, S. (2015). Adv. Glucan synthase-like 2 is indispensable for paramylon synthesis in Euglena gracilis. Phytochemistry 7, 21572171. J. Future protein supply and demand: strategies and factors influencing a sustainable equilibrium. J. 13, 5965. However, at present, most studies only extract the paramylon of E. gracilis, which is a waste of resources.In this study, a method of sequential extraction of lipid and paramylon from E. gracilis was studied, and the extraction conditions were optimized. Inui, H., Ishikawa, T., and Tamoi, M. (2017). (2001). 35, 7684. Single-cell analysis of morphological and metabolic heterogeneity in Euglena gracilis by fluorescence-imaging flow cytometry. Res. Initial transcriptomic studies indicated that amino acid synthesis pathways in E. gracilis were similar to those used by plants and bacteria (O'Neill et al., 2015b). Received: 28 December 2018; Accepted: 29 April 2019; Published: 15 May 2019. Department of Separation Science, LUT School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Finland, National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico. Microbiol. doi: 10.1038/srep26327, Yamamoto, F.Y., Sutili, F.J., Hume, M., and Gatlin, D.M. (2017). Immunomodulatory effects of dietary -1,3-glucan from Euglena gracilis in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) immersion vaccinated against Yersinia ruckeri. WEs can be used directly as biodiesel, whereas FAs must be processed first by esterification with an alcohol to yield WEs. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2003.tb09615.x, Tomiyama, T., Kurihara, K., Ogawa, T., Maruta, T., Ogawa, T., Ohta, D., et al. Engineering solutions for open microalgae mass cultivation and realistic indoor simulation of outdoor environments. In the Western world, major health conditions like cardiovascular and neurological diseases have been linked directly to a lack of long-chain -3 PUFAs, especially eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), in the dietary intake (Deckelbaum and Torrejon, 2012; Innis, 2014). Photosynthetic forms contain a chloroplast. doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2016.00036, Andreani, L., and Rocha, J.D. 35, 5868. 13, 10781082. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.05.038, Grimm, P., Risse, J.M., Cholewa, D., Mller, J.M., Beshay, U., Friehs, K., et al. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.383. (2018). 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). Isoprenoid biosynthesis in eukaryotic phototrophs: a spotlight on algae. 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). For example, when preneoplastic aberrant crypt foci (marker for colon cancer risk) were induced in the colon of mice by 1,2-dimethylhydrazine treatment, the subsequent inclusion of 2% (w/w) paramylon into their diet reduced the development of colon cancer by 50% (Bird, 1995; Watanabe et al., 2013). -glucan in foods and its physiological functions. nitrogen, and phosphorus) under the oxygen-free environment led to a favorable condition for lipid accumulation. 30, 19451955. Oral delivery and gastrointestinal absorption of soluble glucans stimulate increased resistance to infectious challenge. Sci. Osaka Prefecture Ser. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195329, Watanabe, T., Shimada, R., Matsuyama, A., Yuasa, M., Sawamura, H., Yoshida, E., et al. As another target for a metabolic engineering approach, trans-2-enoyl-CoA reductase has been identified as a potentially rate-limiting enzyme in the FA synthesis pathway of E. gracilis (Inui et al., 2017). doi: 10.1016/0166-3542(93)90063-O. doi: 10.3945/an.114.006254, Tucci, S., Vacula, R., Krajcovic, J., Proksch, P., and Martin, W. (2010). Suzuki, K., Nakashima, A., Igarashi, M., Saito, K., Konno, M., Yamazaki, N., et al. J. Lipid Res. Figure 2. Until now, the research on the health benefits of paramylon has focussed mainly on applications to treat human conditions, but it has been suggested that it also could be beneficial to livestock and fish health. 28, 423436. Euglena is an unusual organism that can both make its own food and eat what it finds in the water. (2017). doi: 10.1093/ajcn/74.6.714, Johansen, K.S. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.04.003, Yamane, Y.-,I., Utsunomiya, T., Watanabe, M., and Sasaki, K. (2001). 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Two alternative metabolic routes to -carotene have been identified biochemically or via transcriptomics in E. gracilis: the methylerythritol phosphate and the mevalonate pathway (Disch et al., 1998; Kim et al., 2004; O'Neill et al., 2015b). Microbiol. 17, 110. ATCC 31749 by addition of low-polyphosphates. The biosynthetic pathway of L-ascorbic acid in Euglena gracilis Z. J. Nutr. (1964). In a laboratory set-up mimicking local environmental conditions, experiments with a raceway for the PT cultivation of E. gracilis resulted in biomass yields close to calculated theoretical values. By definition, paramylon and its related compounds can only be considered 'nutraceuticals' and not 'pharmaceuticals', which has restricted them to be used only as food supplements (Santini et al., 2018). *Correspondence: Anwar Sunna, anwar.sunna@mq.edu.au, Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). Biotechnol. DW titres per L of MT cultures have been shown to fall short of HT cultures in comparative experiments by around 30% (w/w), although it has been suggested that the PT and HT metabolisms could complement each other under MT conditions (Ogbonna et al., 2002; Hasan et al., 2017). Despite substantial evidence for the health-enhancing bioactivities of paramylon and paramylon-derived compounds as outlined above, we are not aware of any clinical studies confirming these claims. Outdoor PT cultivation is considered the most economical option for the bulk production of microalgal biomass (Apel and Weuster-Botz, 2015). doi: 10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00147. However, carbohydrate and lipid yields in E. gracilis can be improved by new cultivation technologies and metabolic engineering approaches, possibly providing an affordable alternative to fossil fuels in the near future. 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 ). Nevertheless, this study offered that lipid . The contribution of -carotene to vitamin A supply of humans. Phycol. (2017). Biogas and bio-oil can also be produced from microalgal carbohydrates via thermochemical conversion processes like gasification at high temperatures or pyrolysis in the absence of oxygen, respectively (Behera et al., 2014). Immobilization and characterization of E. gracilis extract with enriched laminaribiose phosphorylase activity for bienzymatic production of laminaribiose. Microbiol. Best practices in heterotrophic high-cell-density microalgal processes: achievements, potential and possible limitations. For example, HT growth in a medium supplemented with external nitrogen (ammonium) has resulted in the production of cell mass with a protein content of close to 0.7 g/g DW, whereas PT cultivation maximally yields 0.5 g/g DW (Chae et al., 2006; Rodrguez-Zavala et al., 2010). doi: 10.1042/bj3330381, Doetsch, N.A., Favreau, M.R., Kuscuoglu, N., Thompson, M.D., and Hallick, R.B. In the present study, we isolated the cDNA encoding MMAA from Euglena gracilis Z, a photosynthetic flagellate. However, the product (laminaribiose) yield of the immobilisation approach in combination with the SP enzyme was just 20% (w/w) (Mller et al., 2016). However, further studies are needed to confirm this proposed regulatory role. Biotechnol. And the metabolic modification of E. gracilis is rich in nutrients and high-value metabolites to third-generation biofuels: challenges producing. Engineering solutions for open microalgae mass cultivation and realistic indoor simulation of outdoor.! 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