Nitrogen Storage Through Crystals

We contributed to the discovery that guanine crystals serve as dynamic nitrogen reserves in microalgae.

This work revealed an entirely new link between crystallization and nutrient metabolism.

Mojzeš et al. (2020). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Mojzeš, P., Gao, L., Ismagulova, T., Pilátová, J., Moudříková, Š., Gorelova, O., Solovchenko, S., Nedbal, L. & Salih, A. (2020). Guanine, a high-capacity and rapid-turnover nitrogen reserve in microalgal cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(51): 32722–32730. 10.1073/pnas.2005460117

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Mikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i
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