• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.135-140
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• 1979

The marine benthic algae of Gojeong-Ri was investigated in a floristic aspect. As a result, 34 species, 7 blue-green, 14 red, 6 brown and 7 green algae were identified as a summer flora from the area. Among them, Sirocoleum kurzii (blue-green alga), Ralfsia clavata (brown alga), Pseudulvella consociata and Cladophora speciosa (green algae) were known as new records to Korea.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.341-343
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• 2004

A monoacyldigalactosyl glycerol was isolated from the $CH_2Cl_2$ soluble fraction of the MeOH extract from the green alga Enteromorpha prolifera. The structure was established as $1-O-palmitoyl-3-O-[{\alpha}-D-galactopyranosyl(1{\rightarrow}6)-{\beta}-D-galactopyranosyl]-sn-glycerol$ (1) by chemical and spectroscopic methods.

• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.51-60
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• 2022

A green alga specimen was collected from the eastern coast of Korea. This species shared the typical features of genus Ulva and was characterized by irregularly shaped thalli, relatively small and thick thallus, entire undulate margins without serrations, and one or two pyrenoids per cell. In a phylogenetic tree, based on sequences of the nuclear-encoded internal transcribed spacer region, it nests as a sister clade to a few species including Ulva ohnoi, which has a relatively large thallus. This Korean algal specimen differs from the species forming the same subclades, including U. ohnoi, Ulva fasciata, Ulva reticulata, and Ulva gigantean, and has a relatively small (3-8 cm) and thick (60-100 ㎛) thallus. Of these species, U. ohnoi, originally described from Japan, is similar to the Korean alga as it had a thick thallus of 30-90 ㎛, but it has microscopic serrations on the thallus margin, unlike the Korean alga. The genetic distance between the Korean alga species and the aforementioned species was determined to be 1.8%-4.8%, indicating an inter-specific divergence level at the genus Ulva. Herein, Ulva grossa sp. nov. (Ulvales, Chlorophyta) from Korea is described based on the morphological and molecular analyses.

• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 1993

논에 발생(發生)하는 주요(主要) 조류(藻類)의 번식(繁殖)에 미치는 시비(施肥) 및 염분농도(鹽分濃度)의 영향(影響)과 약제방제법(藥劑防除法)을 구명(究明)하기 위한 시험(試驗)을 1991년 수행하여 다음과 같은 결과(結果)를 얻었다. 1. 남조류(籃藻類)인 흔들말(Oscillatoria)의 발생량(發生量)은 질소비료(窒素肥料)의 증시(增施)에 따라 증가(增加)하였고 녹조류(綠藻類)인 그물말(Hydrodictyon)의 발생량(發生量)은 인산비료(燐酸肥料)의 증시(增施)에 따라 증가(增加)하였다. 2. 그물말은 질소비료(窒素肥料)에 극(極)히 민감(敏感)하여 질소비료(窒素肥料)의 증시(增施)에 따라 민감장해(敏感障害)를 일으켰다. 3. 유그레나도 다량(多量)의 질소비료(窒素肥料) 시용(施用)으로 번식장해(繁殖障害)를 보였으나 그물말에 비(比)하여 민감(敏感)하지는 않았다. 4. 흔들말, 클라도포라 및 깃돌말(Navicula)은 내염성(耐鹽性)을 보였다. 5. Piperophos/dirnethametryn은 정체성(靜滯性) 녹조류(綠藻類)인 그물말과 부유성(浮遊性) 단세포(單細胞) 녹조류(綠藻類) 및 유그레나의 방제(防除)에 효과(效果)가 높았고 propineb와 류산동(硫酸銅)도 그물말에 대(對)하여 높은 방제효과(防除效果)가 인정(認定)되었다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.647-654
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• 2015

A prostrate species of Codium (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) was collected from Daejin on the eastern coast of Korea. This alga is morphologically characterized by a prostrate, adherent or pulvinate, dark green thallus that is tightly attached to substratum. The utricles are strongly grouped and cylindrical to slightly clavate. Their apex is rounded to capitated, and it frequently has an alveolate ornament. Hair scars are found in the upper portion of the utricle. The gametangia grow on a short pedicel in the upper part of the utricle. In the phylogenetic tree based on molecular data, this alga is placed in the same clade as C. mozambiquense in UPGMA analysis, and nests in a sister clade of C. lucasii subsp. capense and C. mozambiquense in ML and NJ analyses. However, the genetic distance between the sequences of the Korean alga and the two species is 1.3-1.9%, while that between the Korean alga and C. lucasii from Japan is 1.1% within intraspecific range. The divergence value between the Korean alga and C. lucasii from the type locality (Australia) is 2.7% considered to be interspecific range. As based on this genetic divergence value, the Korean alga together with Japanese C. lucasii can be separated from genuine C. lucasii from the type locality. However, the Korean alga is identified as C. lucasii until those entities are morphologically characterized in species level. This is the first record of C. lucasii in Korea

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.331-337
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• 2003

Unicellular green algae of the genus Dunaliella thrive in extreme environmental conditions such as high salinity, low pH, high irradiance and subzero temperatures. Species of Dunaliella are well known in the alga biotechnological industry and are employed widely for the production of valuable biochemicals, such as carotenoids. Some strains of Dunaliella are cultivated commercially in large outdoor ponds and are harvested to produce dry algal meals, such as polyunsaturated fatty acids and oils for the health food industry, and coloring agents for the food and cosmetic industries. During the past decade, the advances in molecular biology and biochemistry of microalgae, along with the advances in biotechnology of microalgal mass cultivation, enabled this microalga to become a staple of commercial exploitation. In particular, the advent of molecular biology and mutagenesis in Dunaliella has permitted enhancements in the carotenoids content of this green alga, making it more attractive for biotechnological applications. Accordingly, the present review summarizes the recent developments and advances in biotechnology of carotenoid production in Dunaliella.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.184-188
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• 2010

A cyanobacteria species, Anabaena sp. PCC 7120, was tested to assess its biotransformation ability on two widely used insecticides, aldrin and chlorpyrifos-methyl, in the culture medium. The blue-green alga metabolized aldrin mainly to dieldrin by an epoxidation reaction with the participation of cytochrome P450-dependent monooxygenase in the cyanobacteria. The blue-green alga also produced chlorpyrifosmethyl oxon as a primary metabolite from chlorpyrifos-methyl via a desulfuration reaction, presumably conducted by cytochrome P450-dependent monooxygenase. Therefore, two insecticides might be possibly dissipated by cytochrome P450-dependent monooxygenases in the blue-green algae in the contaminated environments.

• 생태와환경
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• 제34권2호통권94호
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• pp.90-97
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• 2001

국내에서 규모가 가장 큰 우포늪과 목포늪의 식물플랑크톤 군집의 특성을 파악하기 위해 1998년 1월부터 12월까지 식물플랑크톤의 종조성, 현존량, 우점종, 종 다양성 및 우점도 지수 등을 조사하였다. 우포늪의 식물플랑크톤 군집의 종조성은 녹조류와 규조류에 의해 우점되었으며, 현존량의 최고 밀도는 Oscillatoria sp.와 Micractinium psuillum이 bloom을 형성한 5월과 11월에 나타났다. 현존량의 강별 구성은 겨울을 제외한 전조사기간 동안 녹조류와 남조류가 우점하였고, 남조류는 4월부터 9월까지 그리고 11월에 높은 현존량을 나타내었으며 특히 5월과 7월에 매우 높은 우점도를 나타내었다. 규조류와 유글레나류는 1월과 2월에 현존량의 구성비가 높게 나타났으나 총 현존량이 적어 큰 의미는 없는 것으로 판단되었다. 우점종은 녹조류의 Micractinium pusillum은 가을과 겨울에 우점종으로 출현하였고, 남조류 Oscillatoria sp.가 두 정점에서 모두 4월부터 9월까지 그리고 11월에 우점종으로 출현하였으며, Actinastrum hantzschii var. fluviatile과 Monoraphidium contortum, 그리고 Cryptomonas sp. 등이 일시적인 우점종으로 출현하였으나 규조류는 우점종으로 출현하지 않았다. 종 다양성은 우점도 지수와 역의 상관도를 나타내었으며, 현존량이 최고치인 Micractinium pusillum과 Oscillatoria sp.가 bloom을 형성하여 절대적인 우점도를 나타낸 5, 6월 및 11월에 종 다양성은 가장 낮았다.

• ALGAE
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.3-20
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• 2011

The physiology of the unicellular green alga Dunaliella salina in response to abiotic stress has been studied for several decades. Early D. salina research focused on its remarkable salinity tolerance and ability, upon exposure to various abiotic stresses, to accumulate high concentrations of $\beta$-carotene and other carotenoid pigments valued highly as nutraceuticals. The simple life cycle and growth requirements of D. salina make this organism one of the large-scale commercially exploited microalgae for natural carotenoids. Recent advances in genomics and proteomics now allow investigation of abiotic stress responses at the molecular level. Detailed knowledge of isoprenoid biosynthesis mechanisms and the development of molecular tools and techniques for D. salina will allow the improvement of physiological characteristics of algal strains and the use of transgenic algae in bioreactors. Here we review D. salina isoprenoid and carotenoid biosynthesis regulation, and also the biotechnological and genetic transformation procedures developed for this alga that set the stage for its future use as a production system.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.201-207
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• 2000

The freshwater green alga Chlorococcum sp. grew on NH_4^{+},{\;}NO_3^{-}$, urea, yeast extract, and peptone as the nitrogen source showing similar pattens of growth and secondary carotenoid (SC) production. However, the most suitable nitrogen source for the induction fo SC was urea. The dffects of nutrient levels (urea, phosphate, sulfate, ferrous iron, and salt) on growth and SC production were stydied by varying the concentration of each nutrient in batch cultures. High biomass production was achieved in cultures containing 20-28 mM urea, 4.8-10 mM phosphate, 1.6 mM sulfate, 70 mM phosphate, 1.6 mM sulfate, 170 mM NACl, and $50{\;}\mu\textrm{M}$ iron. The optimum concentrations of nutrients for biomass and for the SC accumulation in biomass were evaluated and the two media for achieving high biomass production and SC production were thus developed. The extent to which each parameter to stimulate the formation of SC in the alga were varied and the potentially improned SC prodution by manipulating the nutrient levels in the modified media were descussed.