Paramylon is a carbohydrate similar to starch. The chloroplasts found in Euglena contain chlorophyll which aids in the synthesis of carbohydrates to be...
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accepted. Euglena chloroplasts contain pyrenoids, used in the synthesis of paramylon, a form of starch energy storage enabling Euglena to survive periods of...
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through photosynthesis. This group is known to contain the carbohydrate paramylon. Euglenids split from other Euglenozoa more than a billion years ago....
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These changes include: increasing thickness of the cell, increase in paramylon bodies (both in size and number in Phacus curvicauda), and the overall...
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stacked in groups of three. Photosynthetic product is stored in the form of paramylon, which is contained in membrane-bound granules in the cytoplasm of the...
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green alga. They are distinguished from other algae by the presence of paramylon as a storage product and three membranes surrounding each chloroplast...
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Paramylon is a unique storage polysaccharide found in Euglena gracilis, serving as a reserve carbohydrate for energy storage. Structurally, paramylon...
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synthesized Propionic acid. He is also known for describing and naming Paramylon. Gottlieb was born in Brno as son to a pharmacist. He completed his Matura...
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synthase Identifiers EC no. 2.4.1.34 CAS no. 9037-30-3 Alt. names GS-II , paramylon synthetase , callose synthase Databases IntEnz IntEnz view BRENDA BRENDA...
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tapers to a "snout-like" extension. The cell is filled with very small paramylon grains. One specimen was described as containing phagocytosed algae. H...
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length and width measurements of the cells and flagella, the presence of paramylon grains in the cytoplasm, 16 pellicle strips, four rows of microtubules...
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from other Euglena species by its one axial, stellate chloroplast with a paramylon center in it. But there are still five species sharing these morphological...
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(8 May 2017). "Ultrastructural and immunocytochemical investigation of paramylon combined with new 18S rDNA-based secondary structure analysis clarifies...
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His doctoral work focused on biosynthesis of the storage carbohydrate paramylon in the alga Euglena. From 1987 to 1990 Kiss conducted post-doctoral work...
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they are colourless. Similar to other euglenoids, the cell has many paramylon bodies that are used for the storage of starch; these can be a distinguishing...
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cell membrane. The chloroplast lacks a pyrenoid, but cells still produce paramylon grains; two of them are present between the cell’s pellicle and the chloroplast...
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ventrally on the body of the cell. The cells also have an abundance of paramylon bodies, typically used for the storage of starch, that are observed in...
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