Nostoc

Nostoc

Nostoc is a genus of cyanobacteria found in a variety of
environmental niches that forms colonies composed of filaments of moniliform cells in a gelatinous sheath.
The name Nostoc was coined by Paracelsus.
Nostoc can be found in soil, on moist rocks, at the bottom of lakes and springs (both fresh- and saltwater), and rarely in marine habitats. It may also grow symbiotically within the tissues of plants, such as the evolutionarily ancient angiosperm Gunnera and the hornworts (a group of bryophytes), providing nitrogen to its host through the action of terminally differentiated cells known as heterocysts. These bacteria contain photosynthetic pigments in their cytoplasm to perform photosynthesis.

Non-scientific nomenclature

When it is on the ground, a nostoc colony is ordinarily not seen; but after a rain it swells up into a conspicuous jellylike mass, which was once thought to have fallen from the sky; hence the popular names, star jelly, troll’s butter, witch's butter (not to be confused with the fungus Tremella mesenterica), and witch’s jelly.
Michael Quinion of the "World Wide Words" newsletter says that it is known in Welsh as pwdre sêr (rot of the stars).[3] It is also known as pydredd sêr (star-slime

Culinary use

Containing protein and vitamin C,[5] Nostoc species are cultivated and consumed as a foodstuff, primarily in Asia. The species N. flagelliforme and N. commune are consumed in China, Japan and Java, N. commune is also consumed in the Andes. The preferred variety in Central Asia is N. ellipsosporum.
A research team from the biochemistry department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong said that international research has shown that fat choy (Nostoc flagelliforme), besides having no nutritional value, has also been found to contain Beta-methylamino L-alanine (BMAA), a toxic amino acid that could affect the normal functions of nerve cells. Professor Chan King-ming of the team told the media that eating fat choy could lead to degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and dementia.[6][citation needed] While all cyanobacteria produce BMAA, the beneficial compounds may override any toxic effects
  1. ^ Potts, M. (1997). "Etymology of the Genus Name Nostoc (Cyanobacteria)" (pdf). International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 47 (2): 584. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-584. 
  5. Jump up ^ Abbott, I. A. (1989). "Food and food products from seaweeds". In Lembi, C. A.; Waaland, J. R. Algae and human affairs. Cambridge University Press, Phycological Society of America. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-521-32115-0. 

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  9. Jump up ^ Weird Words: Nostoc on World Wide Words
  10. Jump up ^ Thomas, R. J.; Bevan, G. A.; Donovan, P. J. (2003). Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru. Caerdydd (Cardiff): Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru. ISBN 978-0-7083-1806-5. 
  11. Jump up ^ Nostoc Num Nums [1] Accessed 2016-02-17
  12. Jump up ^ The standard.com.hk Archived November 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  13. Jump up ^ Ku, Lee (2013). "Edible blue-green algae reduce the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines by inhibiting NF-κB pathway in macrophages and splenocytes". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects 1830 (4): 2981–2988. doi:10.1016/j.bbagen.2013.01.018. PMID 23357040. 
  14. http://www.microscopyu.com/galleries/confocal/nostoc.html
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