142, 587S591S. 343, 1018. doi: 10.1186/s12934-017-0631-y, Fritsche, S., Wang, X., and Jung, C. (2017). Biological, and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori . Soc. 100, 261268. Eye Res. Found worldwide, Euglena live in fresh and brackish water rich in organic matter and can also be found in moist soils. Food Sci. However, paramylon granules have been shown to be recalcitrant to enzymatic degradation and it is very likely that a consortium of different enzymes is required for the efficient degradation of this polysaccharide (Sutivisedsak et al., 2013). 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. Adv. Fish Shellfish Immunol. Buetow, D.E. 37, 3846. Accordingly, the cells synthesise FAs, fatty alcohols (FAlcs) and ultimately WEs in larger quantities from paramylon under oxygen-limiting conditions (Inui et al., 1984; Tucci et al., 2010; Furuhashi et al., 2015; Yoshida et al., 2016). 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. 22, 327333. Euglena in time: evolution, control of central metabolic processes and multi-domain proteins in carbohydrate and natural product biochemistry. Identification of Euglena gracilis -1,3-glucan phosphorylase and establishment of a new glycoside hydrolase (GH) family GH149. 7, 139147. 31, 107115. PLoS ONE 13, 117. FEBS Lett. Biotechnol. Purification and properties of the -1,3-glucan exo-hydrolase. Univ. (1995). Algal Res. Phycol. In Vivo 32, 799805. E. gracilis accumulates paramylon during PT, MT, and HT growth (Grimm et al., 2015). 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. Res. 39, 4960. 35, 5558. Lett. (2012). Commercially relevant bioproducts and options for large-scale cultivation are listed. Prod. Science 291, 15231527. Shown are ellipses and rods without biomembrane (Bumer et al., 2001; Monfils et al., 2011). Br. 93, 5571. Microbiol. The proposed activity of 17-desaturase and C20/22 elongase (see Figure 2D) has been verified in E. gracilis cell extract only, whereas genes encoding the other enzymes (see Figure 2D) have been expressed heterologously (Wallis and Browse, 1999; Meyer et al., 2003; Qi et al., 2004; Damude et al., 2010; Pollak et al., 2012; Zhu et al., 2014). Production of paramylon, a -1,3-glucan, by heterotrophic cultivation of Euglena gracilis on potato liquor. The study showed that Agrobacterium-mediated transformation was superior to electroporation and biolistic bombardment, resulting in stable E. gracilis transformants. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2005.02.037, Chen, C.-Y., Zhao, X.-Q., Yen, H.-W., Ho, S.-H., Cheng, C.-L., Lee, D.-J., et al. 9, 368373. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195329, Watanabe, T., Shimada, R., Matsuyama, A., Yuasa, M., Sawamura, H., Yoshida, E., et al. 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). Microwave pretreatment of paramylon enhances the enzymatic production of soluble -1,3-glucans with immunostimulatory activity. J. Pharmacol. From these, paramylon is already marketed as an immunostimulatory agent in nutraceuticals. PT cultivation of E. gracilis is currently favoured, probably due to lower cost and relative ease of set-up, but HT cultivation for higher yields of cell mass and paramylon could soon become reality. Am. This physical endurance and metabolic adaptability may be harnessed for bioremediation of polluted water containing elevated levels of nitrogen, phosphates, organic carbon, Cd2+, Cr3+, Hg2+ Cr6+, Pb2+, uranium, and/or Zn2+ (Mahapatra et al., 2013; Garca-Garca et al., 2014). Other current cytometry-based techniques are capable of identifying phenotypes of single cells associated with a high lipid content directly. The enzymatic conversion of major algal and cyanobacterial carbohydrates to bioethanol. 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). J. J. Phycol. This biomass yield would be comparable to or higher than those obtained with some microalgae grown under HT conditions (Table 1) (Bumbak et al., 2011). Subcellular distribution of cobalamin-dependent methionine synthase in Euglena gracilis Z. Phytochemistry 35, 5961. (2018b). In the third step, WE synthesis from paramylon is induced by changing to anaerobic cultivation. 109, 21602172. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. Rep. 7, 113. BMC Plant Biol. Int. Biotechnol. Biochim. Synthesis of vitamin B1. Shigeoka, S., Nakano, Y., and Kitaoka, S. (1980). Euglena gracilis biosynthesis pathways of -carotene (A), ascorbate (B), -tocopherol (C), and polyunsaturated fatty acids (D) (Shigeoka et al., 1992; Kim et al., 2004; Ishikawa et al., 2006; Ishikawa and Shigeoka, 2008; Lohr et al., 2012; Pollak et al., 2012; O'Neill et al., 2015b; Kato et al., 2016; Hasan et al., 2017). Metabolomics 11, 175183. (2015). Thermal, crystalline, and pressure-sensitive adhesive properties of paramylon monoesters derived from an euglenoid polysaccharide. BioSyst. (1969). 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). A maximum E. gracilis biomass titre of ~48 g DW/L culture was achieved in a fed-batch HT cultivation strictly in the dark, using a jar fermenter (2 L working volume) with glucose concentrations kept constantly above 1 g/L (Ogbonna et al., 1998). (Table 1) (de Oliveira et al., 1999; Tokuoglu and nal, 2003; Ramazanov and Ramazanov, 2006;Rodrguez-Zavala et al., 2010). 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. Adaptive laboratory evolution - principles and applications for biotechnology. 12, 8994. 25, 299307. Euglena gracilis has considerable biotechnological potential and great adaptability, but exploitation remains hampered by the absence of a comprehensive gene catalogue. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.08.005, Shibakami, M., Tsubouchi, G., and Hayashi, M. (2014). These yields were up to 10-fold higher than those obtained from microalgae such as Chaetomorpha litorea, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Durvillaea antarctica, Macrocystis pyrifera, and Scenedesmus obliquus (Table 1) (Behera et al., 2014). doi: 10.1186/s13068-015-0264-5, Ogawa, Y., Noda, K., Kimura, S., Kitaoka, M., and Wada, M. (2014). Arch. And it contains 59 essential nutrients needed by our body for optimal health. (2015). Curr. They also act as a dietary fibre and have been shown to lower blood cholesterol levels (Nakashima et al., 2018b). Advertisement randellpierre23 Answer: Euglena gracilis Z and its carbohydrate storage substance relieve arthritis symptoms by modulating Th17 immunity. A promising approach to enhance microalgae productivity by exogenous supply of vitamins. doi: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1984.tb08258.x, Isegawa, Y., Nakano, Y., and Kitaoka, S. (1987). Production of -(1, 3)-glucanases by Trichoderma harzianum Rifai: optimization and application to produce gluco-oligosaccharides from paramylon and pustulan. The flagellum they use for locomotion, which is slightly shorter than its body, beats by spinning at 40 Hz in close proximity to the cell body ().As for most flagellates, the swimming motion of E. gracilis is rototraslatory and inherently 3D. de Oliveira, M.A.C.L., Monteiro, M.P.C., Robbs, P.G., and Leite, S. (1999). Phycol. Biotechnol. Figure 2. A number of E. gracilis genes have been expressed heterologously in other organisms such as Arabidopsis thaliana, Escherichia coli, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and in insect cells for the purpose of their molecular characterisation, or the modification of biosynthetic pathways for the production of compounds of interest (Meyer et al., 2003; Qi et al., 2004; Ntefidou et al., 2006; Takeda et al., 2015). (2018). Degradation of paramylon by Euglena gracilis. Paramylon molecules are arranged as an intermolecular triple helix forming microfibrils, which in turn make up fibres. (2018). Euglena gracilis, a species of single-celled photosynthetic eukaryotic algae from the genus Euglena, are found in freshwater environments such as eutrophic ponds (Farmer 1980). Only central enzymes/substrates/intermediates/products are shown. Biomass production in mixotrophic culture of Euglena gracilis under acidic condition and its growth energetics. Biomol. (1967). (2009). Vet. Both species were acid tolerant, growing optimally at pH 2.5-7. (2001). Trichoderma reesei, a superior cellulase source for industrial applications. 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). (1989). Ultrastructural changes during carbon starvation in Euglena gracilis. However, the actual yields observed outdoors were much lower and the factors that were responsible for the discrepancy have not been reported (Suzuki, 2017). Biol. doi: 10.1002/elsc.200900077, antek, B., Friehs, K., Lotz, M., and Flaschel, E. (2012). (2010). J. Protozool. Cancer Lett. (2005). Facile preparation of highly crystalline lamellae of (1 3)--D-glucan using an extract of Euglena gracilis. 30, 367373. Front. 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). A history of vitamin E. Ann. The transcriptome of Euglena gracilis reveals unexpected metabolic capabilities for carbohydrate and natural product biochemistry. (2012). 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). Osaka Prefecture Ser. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04848.x, Rosenberg, A. A more desirable balanced polyunsaturated fatty acid composition achieved by heterologous expression of 15/4 desaturases in mammalian cells. J. Appl. Med. Levine, R.B., LeBrun, J.R., and Horst, G.P. It was also shown that topical treatment of paramylon conjugated with hyaluronic acid at a concentration of 200 mg/mL can promote wound healing in rats to a higher degree than native paramylon. Best practices in heterotrophic high-cell-density microalgal processes: achievements, potential and possible limitations. To maximise the bioactive potential of paramylon, the granules could be hydrolysed to soluble shorter-chain -1,3-glucans, which may lead to an increased blood plasma availability and a stronger or different immune response compared to an insoluble preparation (Rice et al., 2005). 22, 739745. AG was supported by an international Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship. The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. doi: 10.1007/s10811-013-9979-5, Malkoff, D.B., and Buetow, D.E. Recent advances in our understanding of tocopherol biosynthesis in plants: an overview of key genes, functions, and breeding of vitamin E improved crops. Euglena are also able to move by means of changing its . doi: 10.1186/s12870-015-0698-8, Keshavarz, B., and Khalesi, M. (2016). Implications for the recognition of fungi by innate immunity. In addition to biofuel production, there is high industrial demand for WEs as lubricants or as raw material for candles and cosmetics (Papadaki et al., 2017). A major limitation facing the industrial-scale production of E. gracilis biomass is vitamin auxotrophy. Cultivation under strict HT conditions leads to increased paramylon levels during the exponential growth phase, while light has been shown to be detrimental to the accumulation and conservation of paramylon under MT growth, probably because the metabolic switch to paramylon degradation is under the influence of a photoreceptor (Kiss et al., 1986; Barsanti et al., 2001). J. Nutr. Biomed. It has been shown though that carotenoid yields are directly linked to the activity of the latter enzyme (Kato et al., 2017). Phytochemistry 7, 21572171. Crit. 28, 817830. Paramylon, which is exclusively found in euglenoids is already present in the market as a potent immunostimulatory agent. Euglena gracilis, a microalgal species . doi: 10.1292/jvms.09-0526, Sugiyama, A., Suzuki, K., Mitra, S., Arashida, R., Yoshida, E., Nakano, R., et al. Bioprocess Biosyst. 20, 229236. Creation of straight-chain cationic polysaccharide-based bile salt sequestrants made from euglenoid -1,3-glucan as potential antidiabetic agents. 91, 3146. Furthermore, there is a preference for the use of short- or medium-chain esters over long-chain esters in the industrial production of diesel and kerosene because shorter esters provide better cold flow properties and oxidative stability (Maurice et al., 2001). J. Nat. Chem. 70, 27202726. Oral delivery and gastrointestinal absorption of soluble glucans stimulate increased resistance to infectious challenge. J. Phycol. Chem. doi: 10.1007/s002940000174, Dragosits, M., and Mattanovich, D. (2013). Alternatively, conventional mutagenesis could be used to generate 'natural' mutant strains with desired traits, a process which is generally not considered GM. From first- to third-generation biofuels: challenges of producing a commodity from a biomass of increasing complexity. Plant Physiol. Biochim. doi: 10.1002/1873-3468.12659, Tandon, P., Jin, Q., and Huang, L. (2017). Reports on industrial-scale HT cultivation of E. gracilis in controlled bioreactors have been only conceptual so far. Biophys. 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). A solution to this problem could be the genetic modification (GM) of E. gracilis to improve biomass and/or bioproduct yields. However, more research is needed to determine if these enzymes could be a feasible target for strain improvement to increase -carotene yields. doi: 10.1007/s00253-001-0901-8, Ogbonna, J.C., Tomiyamal, S., and Tanaka, H. (1998). Therefore, paramylon may be a suppressant of the T helper cells (Th) type 1 and type 2 responses and could be used as a potential therapy for AD (Sugiyama et al., 2010). Nutr. The two predominant options for the mass cultivation of microalgae are: (i) closed (photo)bioreactors; and (ii) open systems exposed to the environment. Front. 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). Suzuki, K., Nakashima, A., Igarashi, M., Saito, K., Konno, M., Yamazaki, N., et al. Wax ester and lipophilic compound profiling of Euglena gracilis by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry: toward understanding of wax ester fermentation under hypoxia. doi: 10.1104/pp.84.3.609, Isegawa, Y., Watanabe, F., Kitaoka, S., and Nakano, Y. In an alternative approach, genes encoding single enzymes of the E. gracilis PUFA synthesis pathway have been incorporated into PUFA pathways of other organisms to improve the quality of their FA profiles. doi: 10.1038/srep26327, Yamamoto, F.Y., Sutili, F.J., Hume, M., and Gatlin, D.M. doi: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.1986.tb00031.x, Kitaoka, M., Sasaki, T., and Taniguchi, H. (1993). This approach led to the isolation of a new strain capable of accumulating lipids to up to 0.2 g/g DW under hypoxic cultivation conditions, which represents a 40% (w/w) increase in lipid content compared to the original strain (Yamada et al., 2016). doi: 10.1074/jbc.M206756200, Kato, S., Soshino, M., Takaichi, S., Ishikawa, T., Nagata, N., Asahina, M., et al. Future protein supply and demand: strategies and factors influencing a sustainable equilibrium. doi: 10.1159/000343106, Ntefidou, M., Iseki, M., Watanabe, M., Lebert, M., and Hder, D.-P. (2003). (2018). 1128, 220226. doi: 10.1007/s11745-010-3395-2, Tokuoglu, ., and nal, M.K. Biomass Bioenergy 112, 138143. 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. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191462, Takeda, T., Nakano, Y., Takahashi, M., Konno, N., Sakamoto, Y., Arashida, R., et al. Biochem. PLoS ONE 13, 114. Bull. Quantitative study on lipid productivity of Euglena gracilis and its biodiesel production according to the cultivation conditions . 72, 755763. It is related to plants, animals and fungi - all known as eukaryotes - but is a separate . doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.09.008, Giese, E., Dekker, R., Barbosa, A., da Silva, M., and da Silva, R. (2011). Effect of mixed organic substrate on -tocopherol production by Euglena gracilis in photoheterotrophic culture. Biochem. Plate 1. The omega-3 Fatty acid nutritional landscape: health benefits and sources. Phycologia 50, 156169. Plant Sci. saccharophila. Chemical derivatives of paramylon (activated paramylon) have been shown to exhibit augmented or novel bioactivities. 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). Paramylon also can act as a potent antioxidant protecting mice from acute hepatic injury induced by CCl4 treatment and was shown to alleviate non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in mice caused by a combination of streptozocin injection and high fat diet when orally administered at a dosage of 1 or 3 g/kg bodyweight (BW) per day, respectively (Sugiyama et al., 2009; Nakashima et al., 2018a). J. Biol. 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. doi: 10.1023/a:1008022305865, Kusmic, C., Barsanti, L., Di Lascio, N., Faita, F., Evangelista, V., and Gualtieri, P. (2018). Euglena gracilis cell mass has been shown to be a suitable source for the production of biogas by anaerobic digestion, producing around 650 or 800 mL biogas/g DW under PT or HT cultivation conditions, respectively (Grimm et al., 2015). Prod. 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. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.201100230, Williams, R.R., and Cline, J.K. (1936). Putative enzymatic mechanism for synergistic paramylon degradation in Euglena gracilis (C). Vogel, K., and Barber, A.A. (1968). Food Sci. 74, 714722. -1,3-oligoglucan:orthophosphate glucosyltransferases from Euglena gracilis: II. (2018). Relative metal toxicities were evaluated based on the Effective Exposure causing 50% growth reduction (= EE50). 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. Vitamin-dependence is common amongst microalgae, but rarely discussed in the context of the scale-up of E. gracilis cultivation (Croft et al., 2006). Thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency and associated brain damage is still common throughout the world and prevention is simple and safe! Unfortunately, the product yield of this reaction has not been reported (Bumer et al., 2001). Euglena, especially Euglena gracilis, is the most studied member of the Euglenaceae. Commun. The alga Euglena gracilis (E. gracilis) has recently gained attention as a health food, but its effects on human gut microbiota remain unknown. (2018). Carbohydrate Polymers 200, 239247. 97, 34943500. doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2010.07.008, Jiang, Q., Christen, S., Shigenaga, M.K., and Ames, B.N. Here we present an overview of valuable bioproducts (e.g., dietary protein, provitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, lipids, and paramylon) and their cultivation condition-dependent synthesis in E. gracilis with special consideration to their industrial relevance and future development (Figure 1). Paramylon is uniquely produced by euglenoids, deposited as granules in the cytosol, and readily degraded and utilised as a carbon source under carbon starvation (Malkoff and Buetow, 1964; Kiss et al., 1986; Barsanti et al., 2001; Monfils et al., 2011). 2, 113. Mol. (2017). (1963). 25, 90100. doi: 10.1007/s11306-014-0687-1, Garca-Garca, J.D., Girard, L., Hernndez, G., Saavedra, E., Pardo, J.P., Rodrguez-Zavala, J.S., et al. 64, 817. 4, 115. Conversion of biowaste leachate to valuable biomass and lipids in mixed cultures of Euglena gracilis and chlorophytes. (2001). Biofuels 7, 713721. Structure. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02009, Rodrguez-Zavala, J.S., Ortiz-Cruz, M.A., Mendoza-Hernndez, G., and Moreno-Snchez, R. (2010). Monfils, A.K., Triemer, R.E., and Bellairs, E.F. (2011). Biofuels 8, 8091. Carbohydrate Polymers 105, 9096. doi: 10.1016/j.algal.2017.04.028, Behera, S., Singh, R., Arora, R., Sharma, N.K., Shukla, M., and Kumar, S. (2014). Reported EPA and DHA titres in E. gracilis are negligible (Table 1) and apparently independent of cultivation conditions (light/dark cultivation) (Korn, 1964; Barsanti et al., 2000). D. ( 2013 ) accumulates paramylon during PT, MT, and,. To improve biomass and/or bioproduct yields X., and Khalesi, M. 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