Euglena: Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology

Part I. Biochemistry and Physiology

1. Evolutionary Origin of Euglena

Bożena Zakryś, Rafał Milanowski, Anna Karnkowska

2. The Mitochondrion of Euglena gracilis

Verena Zimorski, Cessa Rauch, Jaap J. Hellemond, Aloysius G. M. Tielens, William F. Martin

3. C2 metabolism in Euglena

Masami Nakazawa

4. Biochemistry and Physiology of Reactive Oxygen Species in Euglena

Takahiro Ishikawa, Shun Tamaki, Takanori Maruta, Shigeru Shigeoka

5. Biochemistry and Physiology of Vitamins in Euglena

Fumio Watanabe, Kazuya Yoshimura, Shigeru Shigeoka

6. Biochemistry and Physiology of Heavy Metal Resistance and Accumulation in Euglena

Rafael Moreno-Sánchez, Sara Rodríguez-Enríquez, Ricardo Jasso-Chávez, Emma Saavedra, Jorge D. García-García

Part II. Cell and Molecular Biology

7.
Euglena gracilis Genome and Transcriptome: Organelles, Nuclear Genome Assembly Strategies and Initial Features
ThankGod Echezona Ebenezer, Mark Carrington, Michael Lebert, Steven Kelly, Mark C. Field

8.
Euglena Transcript Processing
David C. McWatters, Anthony G. Russell

9. Photo and Nutritional Regulation of Euglena Organelle Development
Steven D. Schwartzbach

10. Protein Targeting to the Plastid of Euglena

Dion G. Durnford, Steven D. Schwartzbach

11. Photomovement in Euglena

Donat-P. Häder, Mineo Iseki

12. Gravitaxis in Euglena

Donat-P. Häder, Ruth Hemmersbach

Part III. Biotechnology

13. Wax Ester Fermentation and Its Application for Biofuel Production
Hiroshi Inui, Takahiro Ishikawa, Masahiro Tamoi

14. Large-Scale Cultivation of Euglena

Kengo Suzuki

Avainsanat: Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Biochemical Engineering, Molecular Ecology, Animal Biochemistry, Plant Biochemistry