Single-cell Raman micro-spectroscopy for tracking of carotenoids in cyanobacteria exposed to Mn and Zn doped ferrite nanoparticles

F Nekvapil, A Bunge, LB Tudoran… - Spectrochimica Acta Part A …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ferrite nanoparticles are increasingly produced and exploited as adsorbents for
environmental pollutants. However, their impact on the aquatic microbiota such as …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of inorganic mercury on carotenoids in freshwater algae: Insights from single-cell resonance Raman spectroscopy

I Nesterovschi, K Maškarić, IC Poplăcean, JP Santos… - Aquatic Toxicology, 2024 - Elsevier
The influence of inorganic mercury (Hg (II)) exposure on photosynthetic microorganisms and
their pigments remains understudied. Here, we employed resonance Raman (RR) …

Dietary effects on the reproductive performance of the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla l: Implications for broodstock conditioning

M Brink-Hull, MD Cyrus, BM Macey, C Rhode, KL Hull… - Aquaculture, 2022 - Elsevier
Broadcast spawning animals often display differential parental contributions within
aquaculture environments, which can influence offspring performance through a loss of …

Resonance Raman and SERRS of fucoxanthin: Prospects for carotenoid quantification in live diatom cells

F Nekvapil, I Brezestean, G Lazar, C Firta… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fucoxanthin, one of the most abundant carotenoids in brown algae or in unicellular diatoms,
plays a crucial role in photosynthetic processes and has a significant contribution to the …

Application of Raman spectroscopy to the evaluation of F-actin changes in sea urchin eggs at fertilization

M Mangini, N Limatola, MA Ferrara, G Coppola… - Zygote, 2024 - cambridge.org
The actin filaments on the surface of echinoderm oocytes and eggs readily undergo massive
reorganization during meiotic maturation and fertilization. In sea urchin eggs, the actin …

Exploring the biological protective role of carotenoids by Raman spectroscopy: mechanical stress of cells

F Nekvapil, CSM MOLNÁR, S Tomšić… - … Babeș-Bolyai Physica, 2019 - 193.231.18.162
Carotenoids present a group of tetraterpenoid biomolecules which are well known for their
physiological benefits through their remarkable radical scavenging activity and reactive …

Genetic studies for sustainable aquaculture of the sea urchin, Tripneustes gratilla

M Brink - 2020 - scholar.sun.ac.za
The sea urchin, Tripneustes gratilla, has been identified as a species with potential for
aquaculture production in South Africa, as these animals are distributed along the eastern …