Production and analysis of secondary carotenoids in green algae |
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Authors: | M. Orosa E. Torres P. Fidalgo J. Abalde |
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Affiliation: | (1) Laboratorio de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, 15071 A Coruña, Spain |
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Abstract: | The microalgae Neochloris wimmeri, Scenedesmus vacuolatus, Scotiellopsisoocystiformis, Chlorella zofingiensis and Protosiphon botryoides were grown under secondarycarotenoid inductive conditions. The results indicatethat nitrogen deficiency and high light intensity arepotential inducers of astaxanthin formation in thefive microalgae studied. All these microalgaeaccumulate significant quantities of secondarycarotenoids, mainly as astaxanthin esters andcanthaxanthin. They also showed high resistance toenvironmental conditions. All these qualities makethese microalgae good candidates for successfulculture in open ponds. |
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Keywords: | astaxanthin carotenoids green microalgae |
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