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Chlorella Nana
''Chlorella'' is a genus of about thirteen species of single-celled green algae belonging to the division Chlorophyta. The cells are spherical in shape, about 2 to 10 μm in diameter, and are without flagella. Their chloroplasts contain the green photosynthetic pigments chlorophyll-a and -b. In ideal conditions cells of ''Chlorella'' multiply rapidly, requiring only carbon dioxide, water, sunlight, and a small amount of mineral In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid chemical compound with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.John P. Rafferty, ed. (2 ...s to reproduce. The name ''Chlorella'' is taken from the Greek language, Greek χλώρος, ''chlōros/ khlōros'', meaning green, and the Latin diminutive suffix ''ella'', meaning small. German biochemist and cell physiologist Otto Heinrich Warburg, awarded with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlorella Vulgaris
''Chlorella vulgaris'' is a species of green microalga in the division Chlorophyta. It is mainly used as a dietary supplement or protein-rich food additive in Japan. Description ''C. vulgaris'' is a green eukaryotic microalga in the genus ''Chlorella'', which has been present on earth since the Precambrian period. This unicellular alga was discovered in 1890 by Martinus Willem Beijerinck as the first microalga with a well-defined nucleus. At the beginning of the 1990s, German scientists noticed the high protein content of ''C. vulgaris'' and began to consider it as a new food source. Japan is currently the largest consumer of Chlorella, both for nutritional and therapeutic purposes. Symbiosis ''Chlorella vulgaris'' occurs as a symbiont in tissues of the freshwater flatworms '' Dalyellia viridis and Typhloplana viridata''. Production The world annual production of the various species of ''Chlorella'' was 2000 tonnes (dry weight) in 2009, with the main producers being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
