Se evaluó la producción de lípidos totales en cinco especies de microalgas inducidas por la ausen... more Se evaluó la producción de lípidos totales en cinco especies de microalgas inducidas por la ausencia de nitrógeno. Las microalgas empleadas fueron Ankistrodesmus sp., Ankistrodesmus nannoselene, Chlorella sp., Scenedesmus sp. y Scenedesmus quadricauda. Estas especies fueron cultivadas en medio CHU10 con y sin nitrógeno. El tiempo de evaluación fue de seis días, determinándose diariamente la densidad microalgal mediante recuento en cámara de Neubahuer. Se determinó la tasa de crecimiento, la biomasa microalgal y el porcentaje de lípidos totales. Los lípidos totales fueron extraídos con solución Cloroformo:metanol (2:1). Los resultados indicaron que las especies con mayor producción de lípidos totales fueron Ankistrodesmus sp. (263,6 mg/g biomasa seca), A. nannoselene (316 mg/g biomasa seca) y Scenedesmus sp. (243,3 mg/g biomasa seca) al ser cultivadas en medios sin nitrógeno. Scenedesmus quadricauda y Chlorella sp., fueron las especies que mostraron mayor producción de biomasa seca (159,1 mg/g biomasa seca y 221,1 mg/g biomasa seca respectivamente) en medios con nitrógeno. La tasa de crecimiento fue variable entre las especies cultivadas en ambas condiciones. En conclusión, Ankistrodesmus sp., mostró la mayor tasa de crecimiento (0,77 dia-1) en medio sin nitrógeno. Bajo las mismas condiciones de cultivo, Scenedesmus sp. obtuvo la mayor producción de biomasa en peso seco (174,7 mg/l) y Ankistrodesmus nannoselene acumuló el mayor porcentaje de lípidos totales.
Myrciaria dubia is a main source of vitamin C for people in the Amazon region. Molecular studies ... more Myrciaria dubia is a main source of vitamin C for people in the Amazon region. Molecular studies of M. dubia require high-quality total RNA from different tissues. So far, no protocols have been reported for total RNA isolation from leaves of this species. The objective of this research was to develop protocols for extracting high-quality total RNA from leaves of M. dubia. Total RNA was purified following two modified protocols developed for leaves of other species (by Zeng and Yang, and by Reid et al.) and one modified protocol developed for fruits of the studied species (by Silva). Quantity and quality of purified total RNA were assessed by spectrophotometric and electrophoretic analysis. Additionally, quality of total RNA was evaluated with reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). With these three modified protocols we were able to isolate high-quality RNA (A260nm/A280nm >1.9 and A260nm/A230nm >2.0). Highest yield was produced with the Zeng and Yang modified protocol (384±46µg ARN/g fresh weight). Furthermore, electrophoretic analysis showed the integrity of isolated RNA and the absence of DNA. Another proof of the high quality of our purified RNA was the successful cDNA synthesis and amplification of a segment of the M.…
Se evaluó la producción de lípidos totales en cinco especies de microalgas inducidas por la ausen... more Se evaluó la producción de lípidos totales en cinco especies de microalgas inducidas por la ausencia de nitrógeno. Las microalgas empleadas fueron Ankistrodesmus sp., Ankistrodesmus nannoselene, Chlorella sp., Scenedesmus sp. y Scenedesmus quadricauda. Estas especies fueron cultivadas en medio CHU10 con y sin nitrógeno. El tiempo de evaluación fue de seis días, determinándose diariamente la densidad microalgal mediante recuento en cámara de Neubahuer. Se determinó la tasa de crecimiento, la biomasa microalgal y el porcentaje de lípidos totales. Los lípidos totales fueron extraídos con solución Cloroformo:metanol (2:1). Los resultados indicaron que las especies con mayor producción de lípidos totales fueron Ankistrodesmus sp. (263,6 mg/g biomasa seca), A. nannoselene (316 mg/g biomasa seca) y Scenedesmus sp. (243,3 mg/g biomasa seca) al ser cultivadas en medios sin nitrógeno. Scenedesmus quadricauda y Chlorella sp., fueron las especies que mostraron mayor producción de biomasa seca (159,1 mg/g biomasa seca y 221,1 mg/g biomasa seca respectivamente) en medios con nitrógeno. La tasa de crecimiento fue variable entre las especies cultivadas en ambas condiciones. En conclusión, Ankistrodesmus sp., mostró la mayor tasa de crecimiento (0,77 dia-1) en medio sin nitrógeno. Bajo las mismas condiciones de cultivo, Scenedesmus sp. obtuvo la mayor producción de biomasa en peso seco (174,7 mg/l) y Ankistrodesmus nannoselene acumuló el mayor porcentaje de lípidos totales.
Myrciaria dubia is a main source of vitamin C for people in the Amazon region. Molecular studies ... more Myrciaria dubia is a main source of vitamin C for people in the Amazon region. Molecular studies of M. dubia require high-quality total RNA from different tissues. So far, no protocols have been reported for total RNA isolation from leaves of this species. The objective of this research was to develop protocols for extracting high-quality total RNA from leaves of M. dubia. Total RNA was purified following two modified protocols developed for leaves of other species (by Zeng and Yang, and by Reid et al.) and one modified protocol developed for fruits of the studied species (by Silva). Quantity and quality of purified total RNA were assessed by spectrophotometric and electrophoretic analysis. Additionally, quality of total RNA was evaluated with reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). With these three modified protocols we were able to isolate high-quality RNA (A 260nm =A 280nm > 1.9 and A 260nm =A 230nm > 2.0). Highest yield was produced with the Zeng and Yang modified protocol (384 AE 46 lg ARN=g fresh weight). Furthermore, electrophoretic analysis showed the integrity of isolated RNA and the absence of DNA. Another proof of the high quality of our purified RNA was the successful cDNA synthesis and amplification of a segment of the M. dubia actin 1 gene. We report three modified protocols for isolation total RNA from leaves of M. dubia. The modified protocols are easy, rapid, low in cost, and effective for high-quality and quantity total RNA isolation suitable for cDNA synthesis and polymerase chain reaction.
Myrciaria dubia is an Amazonian fruit shrub that produces numerous bioactive phytochemicals, but ... more Myrciaria dubia is an Amazonian fruit shrub that produces numerous bioactive phytochemicals, but is best known by its high L-ascorbic acid (AsA) content in fruits. Pronounced variation in AsA content has been observed both within and among individuals, but the genetic factors responsible for this variation are largely unknown. The goals of this research, therefore, were to assemble, characterize, and annotate the fruit transcriptome of M. dubia in order to reconstruct metabolic pathways and determine if multiple pathways contribute to AsA biosynthesis. In total 24,551,882 high-quality sequence reads were de novo assembled into 70,048 unigenes (mean length = 1150 bp, N50 = 1775 bp). Assembled sequences were annotated using BLASTX against public databases such as TAIR, GR-protein, FB, MGI, RGD, ZFIN, SGN, WB, TIGR_CMR, and JCVI-CMR with 75.2 % of unigenes having annotations. Of the three core GO annotation categories, biological processes comprised 53.6 % of the total assigned annotat...
Se evaluó la producción de lípidos totales en cinco especies de microalgas inducidas por la ausen... more Se evaluó la producción de lípidos totales en cinco especies de microalgas inducidas por la ausencia de nitrógeno. Las microalgas empleadas fueron Ankistrodesmus sp., Ankistrodesmus nannoselene, Chlorella sp., Scenedesmus sp. y Scenedesmus quadricauda. Estas especies fueron cultivadas en medio CHU10 con y sin nitrógeno. El tiempo de evaluación fue de seis días, determinándose diariamente la densidad microalgal mediante recuento en cámara de Neubahuer. Se determinó la tasa de crecimiento, la biomasa microalgal y el porcentaje de lípidos totales. Los lípidos totales fueron extraídos con solución Cloroformo:metanol (2:1). Los resultados indicaron que las especies con mayor producción de lípidos totales fueron Ankistrodesmus sp. (263,6 mg/g biomasa seca), A. nannoselene (316 mg/g biomasa seca) y Scenedesmus sp. (243,3 mg/g biomasa seca) al ser cultivadas en medios sin nitrógeno. Scenedesmus quadricauda y Chlorella sp., fueron las especies que mostraron mayor producción de biomasa seca (159,1 mg/g biomasa seca y 221,1 mg/g biomasa seca respectivamente) en medios con nitrógeno. La tasa de crecimiento fue variable entre las especies cultivadas en ambas condiciones. En conclusión, Ankistrodesmus sp., mostró la mayor tasa de crecimiento (0,77 dia-1) en medio sin nitrógeno. Bajo las mismas condiciones de cultivo, Scenedesmus sp. obtuvo la mayor producción de biomasa en peso seco (174,7 mg/l) y Ankistrodesmus nannoselene acumuló el mayor porcentaje de lípidos totales.
Myrciaria dubia is a main source of vitamin C for people in the Amazon region. Molecular studies ... more Myrciaria dubia is a main source of vitamin C for people in the Amazon region. Molecular studies of M. dubia require high-quality total RNA from different tissues. So far, no protocols have been reported for total RNA isolation from leaves of this species. The objective of this research was to develop protocols for extracting high-quality total RNA from leaves of M. dubia. Total RNA was purified following two modified protocols developed for leaves of other species (by Zeng and Yang, and by Reid et al.) and one modified protocol developed for fruits of the studied species (by Silva). Quantity and quality of purified total RNA were assessed by spectrophotometric and electrophoretic analysis. Additionally, quality of total RNA was evaluated with reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). With these three modified protocols we were able to isolate high-quality RNA (A260nm/A280nm >1.9 and A260nm/A230nm >2.0). Highest yield was produced with the Zeng and Yang modified protocol (384±46µg ARN/g fresh weight). Furthermore, electrophoretic analysis showed the integrity of isolated RNA and the absence of DNA. Another proof of the high quality of our purified RNA was the successful cDNA synthesis and amplification of a segment of the M.…
Se evaluó la producción de lípidos totales en cinco especies de microalgas inducidas por la ausen... more Se evaluó la producción de lípidos totales en cinco especies de microalgas inducidas por la ausencia de nitrógeno. Las microalgas empleadas fueron Ankistrodesmus sp., Ankistrodesmus nannoselene, Chlorella sp., Scenedesmus sp. y Scenedesmus quadricauda. Estas especies fueron cultivadas en medio CHU10 con y sin nitrógeno. El tiempo de evaluación fue de seis días, determinándose diariamente la densidad microalgal mediante recuento en cámara de Neubahuer. Se determinó la tasa de crecimiento, la biomasa microalgal y el porcentaje de lípidos totales. Los lípidos totales fueron extraídos con solución Cloroformo:metanol (2:1). Los resultados indicaron que las especies con mayor producción de lípidos totales fueron Ankistrodesmus sp. (263,6 mg/g biomasa seca), A. nannoselene (316 mg/g biomasa seca) y Scenedesmus sp. (243,3 mg/g biomasa seca) al ser cultivadas en medios sin nitrógeno. Scenedesmus quadricauda y Chlorella sp., fueron las especies que mostraron mayor producción de biomasa seca (159,1 mg/g biomasa seca y 221,1 mg/g biomasa seca respectivamente) en medios con nitrógeno. La tasa de crecimiento fue variable entre las especies cultivadas en ambas condiciones. En conclusión, Ankistrodesmus sp., mostró la mayor tasa de crecimiento (0,77 dia-1) en medio sin nitrógeno. Bajo las mismas condiciones de cultivo, Scenedesmus sp. obtuvo la mayor producción de biomasa en peso seco (174,7 mg/l) y Ankistrodesmus nannoselene acumuló el mayor porcentaje de lípidos totales.
Myrciaria dubia is a main source of vitamin C for people in the Amazon region. Molecular studies ... more Myrciaria dubia is a main source of vitamin C for people in the Amazon region. Molecular studies of M. dubia require high-quality total RNA from different tissues. So far, no protocols have been reported for total RNA isolation from leaves of this species. The objective of this research was to develop protocols for extracting high-quality total RNA from leaves of M. dubia. Total RNA was purified following two modified protocols developed for leaves of other species (by Zeng and Yang, and by Reid et al.) and one modified protocol developed for fruits of the studied species (by Silva). Quantity and quality of purified total RNA were assessed by spectrophotometric and electrophoretic analysis. Additionally, quality of total RNA was evaluated with reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). With these three modified protocols we were able to isolate high-quality RNA (A 260nm =A 280nm > 1.9 and A 260nm =A 230nm > 2.0). Highest yield was produced with the Zeng and Yang modified protocol (384 AE 46 lg ARN=g fresh weight). Furthermore, electrophoretic analysis showed the integrity of isolated RNA and the absence of DNA. Another proof of the high quality of our purified RNA was the successful cDNA synthesis and amplification of a segment of the M. dubia actin 1 gene. We report three modified protocols for isolation total RNA from leaves of M. dubia. The modified protocols are easy, rapid, low in cost, and effective for high-quality and quantity total RNA isolation suitable for cDNA synthesis and polymerase chain reaction.
Myrciaria dubia is an Amazonian fruit shrub that produces numerous bioactive phytochemicals, but ... more Myrciaria dubia is an Amazonian fruit shrub that produces numerous bioactive phytochemicals, but is best known by its high L-ascorbic acid (AsA) content in fruits. Pronounced variation in AsA content has been observed both within and among individuals, but the genetic factors responsible for this variation are largely unknown. The goals of this research, therefore, were to assemble, characterize, and annotate the fruit transcriptome of M. dubia in order to reconstruct metabolic pathways and determine if multiple pathways contribute to AsA biosynthesis. In total 24,551,882 high-quality sequence reads were de novo assembled into 70,048 unigenes (mean length = 1150 bp, N50 = 1775 bp). Assembled sequences were annotated using BLASTX against public databases such as TAIR, GR-protein, FB, MGI, RGD, ZFIN, SGN, WB, TIGR_CMR, and JCVI-CMR with 75.2 % of unigenes having annotations. Of the three core GO annotation categories, biological processes comprised 53.6 % of the total assigned annotat...
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