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Provedor de dados: | Acta Botanica Brasilica
País: | Brazil
Título: | What we really know about the composition and function of microalgae cell coverings? - an overview
Autores: | Gonçalves,Cíntia de Almeida; Figueredo,Cleber Cunha.
Data: | 2020-12-01
Ano: | 2020
Palavras-chave: | Algal coverings variety; Biological interactions; Cell surface; Molecular structures; Taxonomical value.
Resumo: | ABSTRACT Cell coverings can be observed in all major groups of organisms, which include animals, plants, fungi, protists and prokaryotes. They play a key role in assuring cell survival or adaptation to certain environmental conditions. Since the term algae refers to a polyphyletic and very artificial group, the cell coverings of these organisms are very diverse in molecular composition and with different arrangements. Differences have taxonomic value since they allow microalgae phyla or even minor taxonomic groups, such as classes, orders or families, to be distinguished. Understanding the structure of cell coverings is also fundamental for the use of microalgae to obtain products of commercial value. Despite its importance, the composition and architecture of microalgae coverings is still poorly understood, especially considering the great diversity of organisms. Diatom frustules are the most studied coverings due their uses in areas of bio- and nanotechnology. There is a lack of information about the cell wall, lorica, periplast, amphiesma and scales. This study is a review with the aim of synthesizing literature information on microalgae cell coverings to describe their compositions, arrangements, functions and industrial uses.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062020000400599
Editor: | Sociedade Botânica do Brasil
Relação: | 10.1590/0102-33062020abb0309
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Acta Botanica Brasilica  v.34 n.4 2020
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess