{"id":1316,"date":"2016-11-22T09:56:05","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T06:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=1316"},"modified":"2026-02-06T10:11:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T08:11:19","slug":"experimental-algology-scientific-publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=1316","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;EXPERIMENTAL ALGOLOGY&#8221; &#8211; Scientific Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Selected publications<\/h4>\n<h3>2026<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alexandrov S, Ivanova J, Dankov K, 2026.. Current opinions and trends in the search for extrasolar photosynthesis. New Astronomy Reviews, 101736. in press<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vasileva I, Gigova L, Iliev I, Alexandrov S, Ivanova J, 2026. Sustainable Algae Cultivation \u2013 Maximizing Biomass Yield, Minimizing Environmental Footprint. Acta Microbiologica Bulgarica. 42(1). in press<\/p>\n<h3>2025<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vasileva I, Kiryakova B, Iliev I, Kv\u00edderov\u00e1 J, Prochazkova L, Lukavsky J. Ecophysiology of <em>Deuterostichococcus epilithicus<\/em> (Chlorophyta, Trebouxiophyceae), isolated from surface snow at Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria. European Journal of Phycology<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vasileva I, Toshkova-Yotova T, Georgieva A, Toshkova R, Ivanova J, 2025. A Newly Isolated Strain of <em>Chroococcus<\/em> sp.: Biotechnological Potential and Antitumor Properties. Acta Microbiologica Bulgarica 41, 1, 13-18<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alexandrov S, 2025. Applications of Aquatic Plants in Space Exploration and Astrobiology. Journal of Aquatic Plants, 100003.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u0410\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0440\u043e\u0432 \u0421, 2025. \u041e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u0438\u043b \u043b\u0438 \u0435 \u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043f\u044a\u0442 \u0414\u0436\u0435\u0439\u043c\u0441 \u0423\u0435\u0431 \u0434\u043e\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430 \u0437\u0430 \u0441\u044a\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0435\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0430 \u0444\u0438\u0442\u043e\u043f\u043b\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0442\u043e\u043d \u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0437\u0432\u044a\u043d\u0441\u043b\u044a\u043d\u0447\u0435\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0435\u0442\u0430 K2-18b? \u041f\u0440\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430, \u0418\u0437\u0434\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0411\u0410\u041d, 2, 35-39.<\/p>\n<h3>2024<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ivanova J G, Toshkova-Yotova T S, Toshkova R A, Deleva V R, Georgieva, A K, &amp; Gigova L G, 2024. Antioxidant and Anticancer Potential of Extracellular Polysaccharide from Porphyridium aerugineum (Rhodophyta). Fermentation, 10, 5, 259.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ivanova J, Gigova L, Alexandrov S, 2024. Successful practices for valorization of microalgal biomass for inclusion in circular economy. South African Journal of Botany, 175, 408-425<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Georgieva Z, Karcheva Z, Toshkova-Yotova T, Georgieva A, Toshkova R, Petrova D, Zhiponova M, Chaneva G. Blue light enhances the antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antitumor potential of the green microalgae Coelastrella sp. BGV. Plants, 2024, 13, 23, MDPI, 3295.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u0410\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0440\u043e\u0432 \u0421, 2024. \u0410\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435 &#8211; \u043a\u043b\u044e\u0447 \u043a\u044a\u043c \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0435\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0434\u043a\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u0437\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0436\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0442\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0417\u0435\u043c\u044f\u0442\u0430. \u041f\u0440\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430, \u0418\u0437\u0434\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0411\u0410\u041d, 3-4, 30-35.<\/p>\n<h3>2023<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ivanova J, Kabaivanova L, Toshkova-Yotova T, Ivanova A, Alexandrov S, 2023. Biochemical composition of <em>Porphyridium cruentum<\/em> cultivated in waste digestates. Oxidation Communications, 46(1).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ivanova J, Toshkova-Yotova T, Toshkova R, Deleva V, Georgieva A, Gigova L. Antioxidant and anticancer potential of extracellular polysaccharide from Porphyridium aerugineum (Rhodophyta). Fermentation, 2024, 10, 5, 259.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Georgieva Z, Karcheva Z, Toshkova-Yotova T, Georgieva A, Toshkova R, Petrova D, Zhiponova M, Chaneva G. Blue light enhances the antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antitumor potential of the green microalgae Coelastrella sp. BGV. Plants, 2024, 13, 23, MDPI, 3295.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justifyght;\">Toshkova-Yotova T, Sulikovska I, Djeliova V, Petrova Z, Ognyanov M, Denev P, Toshkova R, Georgieva A. Exopolysaccharides from the green microalga strain Coelastrella sp. BGV &#8211; isolation, characterization, and assessment of anticancer potential. Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2024, 46, 9, 10312-10334.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">2022<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Toshkova-Yotova T, Georgieva A, Iliev I, Alexandrov S, Ivanova A, Pilarski P, Toshkova R. 2022. Antitumor and antimicrobial activity of fatty acids from green microalga <em>Coelastrella<\/em> sp. BGV. South African Journal of Botany 151.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ivanova J, Konstantinidou A, Kabaivanova L. 2022. Examination of Exopolysaccharides from <em>Porphyridium cruentum<\/em> for Estimation of Their Potential Antitumour Activity in Vitro. Comptes rendus de l&#8217;Acade\u0301mie bulgare des sciences: scienc es mathe\u0301matiques et naturelles 75, 8.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ivanova J, Hubenov V, Nacheva L, Kabaivanova L. 2022. Cost effective production of green microagae for valuable compouns production. The Stephan Angelov Institute of Microbiology, Publishing House Farrago, 93-101.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kabaivanova L, Ivanova J, Churukova E, Hubenov V. 2022. Algal Biomass Accumulation in Waste Digestate after Anaerobic Digestion of Wheat Straw. Fermentation 8, 715.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">2021<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Toshkova-Yotova T, Georgieva A, Todorova K, Pilarski P, Toshkova R. 2021. Antitumor properties of vegetable oil extract from green microalga <em>Coelastrella<\/em> sp.. Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences 11(2).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ivanova J, Kabaivanova L, Vasileva I. 2021. Assessment of the production potential of valuable compounds with antioxidant properties of different green microalgae. Oxidation Communications 44, 1, 27-33.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vasileva I, Alexandrov S, Peeva V, Ivanova A, Ivanova J. Optimizing the production of value-added substances derived from <em>Chroococcus<\/em> sp. R-10 (Cyanoprokaryota). Comptes rendus de l\u2019Acade\u0301mie bulgare des Sciences 74, 11, 2021.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Toshkova-Yotova T, Georgieva A, Pilarski P, Toshkova R. 2021. Aqueous extracts of green microalga <em>Coelastrella<\/em> sp. BGV display antiproliferative and proapoptotic activity in vitro against HeLa tumor cells. Comptes Rendus de L&#8217;Academie Bulgare des Sciences 74, 5.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">2020<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vasileva I, Ivanova J, Gigova L. 2020. Selection of nitrogen source affects the growth and metabolic enzyme activities of <em>Chlorella vulgaris<\/em> (Beijerinck) strain R-06\/2 (Chlorophyta). Archives of Biological Sciences 72(2), 291-300.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Toshkova-Yotova T, Alexandrov S, Pilarski P, Yocheva L, Petrova D, Chaneva G. 2020. Screening of antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of green microalga <em>Coelastrella<\/em> sp. BGV. Oxidation Communications 43, 2, 265-279.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ivanova J, Vasileva I, Kabaivanova L. 2020. Enhancement of Algal Biomass Accumulation Using Undiluted Anaerobic Digestate. International Journal of Pharma Medicine and Biological Sciences 9, 3.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Petrova D, Yocheva L, Petrova M, Karcheva Z, Petkova Zh, Toshkova-Yotova T, Pilarski P, Chaneva G. 2020. Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of microalgal extracts. Oxidation Communications 43, 1.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: lleft;\">2019<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vasileva I, Marinova G, Gigova L. 2019. Growth and antioxidant enzymes responses of <em>Scenedesmus<\/em> sp. BGP (Chlorophyceae) to cultivation temperature and irradiance. Oxidation communications 42, 1, 39-48.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Doneva D, Ivanova J, Kabaivanova L. 2019. Physiological responses to oxidative stress of different <em>Chlorella vulgaris<\/em> isolates. International Journal Bioautomation 23, 4, 447-460.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nikolova B, Semkova S, Tsoneva I, Antov G, Ivanova J, Vasileva I, Kardaleva P, Stoineva I, Christova N, Nacheva L, Kabaivanova L. 2019. Characterization and potential antitumor effect of a heteropolysaccharide produced by the red alga <em>Porphyridium sordidum<\/em>. Engineering in Life Sciences.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vasileva I, Alexandrov S, Ivanova J. 2019. Biotechnological perspectives of the red microalga <em>Porphyridium cruentum<\/em>. Studia Universitatis\u201c Vasile Goldis\u201c Arad. Seria Stiintele Vietii (Life Sciences Series) 28(4), 167-173.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">2018<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Marinova G, Ivanova J, Pilarski P, Chernev G, Chaneva G. 2018. Effect of heavy metals on the green alga <em>Scenedesmus incrassatulus<\/em>. Oxidation Communications 41, 2, 318-328.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hristozkova M, Gigova L. Stancheva I, Velikova V, Marinova G, Geneva M. 2018. Influence of mycorrhizal fungi and microalgae dual inoculation on basil plants performance. Gesunde Pflanzen 70, 2, 99-107.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vasileva I, Gigova L. 2018. Effect of different nitrogen sources on the pattern and activity of certain metabolic enzymes of <em>Scenedesmus<\/em> sp. BGP (Chlorophyceae). Genetics and Plant Physiology 8 (3-4), 105-120.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Toshkova-Yotova T, Georgieva A, Pilarski P, Toshkova R. 2018. Antiproliferative and proapoptotic activity of water extracts obtained from green microalga <em>Coelastrella<\/em> sp. BGV against HeLa tumor cells. Proceedings of the XIIIth Workshop on biological activity of metlas, synthetic compounds and natural products with international participation, Institute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Anthropology with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">2017<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hristozkova M, Gigova L, Geneva M, Stancheva I, Vasileva I, Sichanova M, Mincheva J. 2017. Mycorrhizal fungi and microalgae modulate antioxidant capacity of basil plants. Journal of Plant Protection Research 57, 4, 417-426.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dimitrova P, Marinova G, Alexandrov S, Iliev I, Pilarski P. 2017. Biochemical characteristics of a newly isolated strain <em>Coelastrella<\/em> sp. BGV cultivated at different temperatures and light intensities. Annuaire de l\u2019Universite\u0301 de Sofia \u201cSt. Klimen t Ohridski\u201d Faculte de Biologie 102, 4.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Doneva D, Ivanova J, Kabaivanova L. 2017. Physiological and biochemical changes in algal cultures of <em>Chlorella vulgaris<\/em> and <em>Synechocystis salina<\/em> (mesophilic and antarctic isolates) occurring after treatment with UV-B radiation. Ecological Engineering and Environment Protection, VIII.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Doneva D, Ivanova J, Kabaivanova L. 2017. Physiological and biochemical changes in antarctic and mesophilic isolates <em>Chlorella vulgaris<\/em> under the effect of Sanosil. Genetics and Plant Physiology 7, 3-4.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">2016<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kabaivanova L, Ivanova J, Pechlivanova V, Nikolova B. 2016. Specific antitumor effect of the combined action of algal heteropolysaccharide and electroporation. International Journal Bioautomation 20, 3, 407-416.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alexandrov S. 2016. Algal research in space: history, current status and future prospects. Innovare Journal of Life Science 4(4), 1-4.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vasileva I, Ivanova J. 2016. Microalgal cultivation under lowered CO<sub>2<\/sub> conditions in order to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere. International Scientific Publications &#8211; Ecology and Safety 10.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vasileva I, Ivanova J, Angelova L. 2016. Urea from waste waters \u2013 perspective nitrogen and carbon source for green algae Scenedesmus sp. cultivation. International Scientific Publications &#8211; Ecology and Safety 10, 311-319.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">2015<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gigova L, Ivanova N. 2015. Microalgae respond differently to nitrogen availability during culturing. Journal of Biosciences 40, 2, 365-374.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ivanova J, Kabaivanova L, Petkov G. 2015. Temperature and irradiance effects on <em>Rhodella reticulata<\/em> growth and biochemical characteristics. Russian Journal of Plant Physiology 62, 5, 647-652.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iliev I, Petkov G, Lukavsky J. 2015. An approach for bioremediation of mineral oil polluted soil. Genetics and Plant Physiology 5(2), 162-169.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kv\u00edderov\u00e1 J, Elster J, Iliev I. 2015. Application of databases in polar research \u2013 Data evaluation and outputs. Czech Polar Reports 5, 2, 143-159.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">2014<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alexandrov S, Iliev I, Petkov G. 2014. Establishment of growth conditions for cultivation of the microalga <em>Trachydiscus minutus<\/em> at laboratory scale. Pure and Applied Biology 3, 01-09.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gardeva E, Toshkova R, Yossifova L, Minkova K, Ivanova N, Gigova L. 2014. Antitumor activity of C-Phycocyanin from <em>Arthronema africanum<\/em> (Cyanophyceae). Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology 57, 5, 675-684.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gigova L., N. Ivanova. 2014. Responses of <em>Symploca<\/em> sp. (Cyanobacteria) to nitrogen depletion during culturing. Compt. Rend. Acad. Bulg. Sci. 67(1): 43-48.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chernev G, Todorova E, Djambazov S, Salvado M, Ivanova J. 2014. Synthesis and structure of sol-gel silica-polysacharide hybrids. Journal of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy 49, 2.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">2013<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gacheva G, Gigova L, Ivanova N, Iliev I, Toshkova R, Gardeva E, Kussovski V, Najdenski H. 2013. Suboptimal growth temperature enhance the biological activity of cultured cyanobacterium <em>Gloeocapsa<\/em> sp. Journal of Applied Phycology 25, 1, 183-194.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gacheva G, Gigova L, Ivanova N, Pilarski P, Lukavsk\u00fd J. 2013. Growth, biochemical and enzymatic responses of thermal cyanobacterium <em>Gloeocapsa<\/em> sp. (Cyanophyta) to temperature and irradiance. Phycological Research 61, 217-227.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Najdenski HM, Gigova LG, Iliev I, Pilarski PS, Lukavsky J, Tsvetkova IV, Ninova MS, Kussovski V. 2013. Antibacterial and antifungal activities of selected microalgae and cyanobacteria. International Journal of Food Science and Technology 48, 7, 1533-1540.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alexandrov S, Iliev I, Petkov G. 2013. The alga <em>Trachydiscus minutus<\/em> aids purification of biogas to methane. Genetics and Plant Physiology 3, 3-4.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dimova H, Chernev G, Salvado M, Kabaivanova L, Ivanova J. 2013. Hybrid nanocomposite materials used for immobilization and long term sorage of red microalgae. Nanoscience and nanotechnology 12.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">2012<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Petkov G, Ivanova A, Iliev I, Vaseva, I. 2012. A critical look at the micro algae biodiesel. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology 114, 103-111.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gigova L, Ivanova N, Gacheva G, Andreeva R, Furnadzhieva S. 2012. Response of <em>Trachydiscus minutus<\/em> (Xanthophyceae) to temperature and light. Journal of Phycology 48, 1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gigova L, Gacheva G, Toshkova R, Yossifova L, Gardeva E, Ivanova N, Iliev I, Kusssovski V, Najdenski H. 2012. Effects of temperature on <em>Synechocystis<\/em> sp. R10 (Cyanoprocaryota) at two irradiance levels. II Effect on antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic activities. Genetics and Plant Physiology 2, (1\u20132).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gardeva \u0415, Toshkova R, Yossifova L, Minkova K, Gigova L. 2012. Cytotoxic and apoptogenic potential of red microalgal polysaccharides. Biotechnology &amp; Biotechnological Equipment 26, 4, 3167-3172.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\"><a class=\"_ps2id\" href=\"#top\" data-ps2id-offset=\"300\">[ Top ]<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selected publications 2026 Alexandrov S, Ivanova J, Dankov K, 2026.. Current opinions and trends in the search for extrasolar photosynthesis. New Astronomy Reviews, 101736. in press Vasileva I, Gigova L, Iliev I, Alexandrov S, Ivanova J, 2026. Sustainable Algae Cultivation \u2013 Maximizing Biomass Yield, Minimizing Environmental Footprint. 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