Algae are considered pigment-producing organisms. The function of these compounds in
algae is to carry out photosynthesis. They have a great variety of pigments, which can be …

Natural carotenoids are secondary metabolites that exhibit antioxidant, anti-inflammatory,
and anti-cancer properties. These types of compounds are highly demanded by …

Carotenoids are isoprenoid lipids found across the tree of life with important implications in
oxidative stress adaptations, photosynthetic metabolisms, as well as in membrane …

The phylum Planctomycetes comprises bacteria with uncommon features among
prokaryotes, such as cell division by budding, absence of the bacterial tubulin-homolog cell …

Extensive knowledge and methodological expertise on the bacterial cell biology have been
accumulated over the last decades and bacterial cells have now become an integral part of …

Polycyclic triterpenes are members of the terpene family produced by the cyclization of
squalene. The most representative polycyclic triterpenes are hopanoids and sterols, the …

Rhamnolipids have been extensively studied for the remediation of soils contaminated with
petroleum hydrocarbons. However, the literature on the effects of rhamnolipids on the soil …

In the present study, we characterise a strain isolated from the wastewater aeration lagoon
of a sugar processing plant in Schleswig (Northern Germany) by Heinz Schlesner. As a …

Members of the bacterial phylum Planctomycetota have recently emerged as promising and
for the most part untapped sources of novel bioactive compounds. The characterization of …

Background Despite the advancements in cancer research, cancer's molecular mechanism
and therapeutic response frequently remain a mystery. Previous reports mainly focused on …