Commercial potential for Haematococcus microalgae as a natural source of astaxanthin.

By R. Lorenz, G. R. Cysewski. Trends in Biotechnology, 2000

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Subfields: Aquatic Science, Biochemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Citations in the corpus

• Sugar-based growth, astaxanthin accumulation and carotenogenic transcription of heterotrophic Chlorella zofingiensis (Chlorophyta) (2008, background): “The ketocarotenoid astaxanthin has attracted much attention due to its strong quenching ability of singlet oxygen, involvement in cancer prevention, and enhancement of immune response [3,4].”
• Xanthophylls in Microalgae: From Biosynthesis to Biotechnological Mass Production and Application (2003, methodology): “There is growing commercia interest in the biotechnological production of astaxanthin, due to its antioxidative properties and the increasing amounts needed as a supplement in the aquacultur of salmonoids and other seafood [57].”
• Pigmenting efficacy of astaxanthin fed to rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss: Effect of dietary astaxanthin and lipid sources (2006, background): “subjected to stress full culture conditions, produces astaxanthin as primary carotenoid up to 1–3% of dry weight (Lorenz and Cysewski, 2000).”
• Microalgal industry in China: challenges and prospects (2016, neutral): “Haematococcus was commercialized for astaxanthin in Israel and USA (Boussiba 2000; Lorenz and Cysewski 2000) and is now also ongoing in China (http://www.”
• Astaxanthin production by Haematococcus pluvialis under illumination with LEDs (2004, background): “The photosynthetic microalga Haematococcus pluvialis is a potential source of astaxanthin, which is used as a feed additive for the pigmentation of cultured salmon and egg yolk and also as an antioxidative drug [1].”
• Outdoor cultivation of microalgae for carotenoid production: current state and perspectives (2007, background): “The pigmentation properties of carotenoids have granted to some of them extensive application in the food and feed industry (Borowitzka and Borowitzka 1988; Todd Lorenz and Cysewski 2000).”
• Astaxanthin: A Review of its Chemistry and Applications (2006, methodology): “5 to 3% on a dry weight basis (Lorenz and Cysewsky, 2000).”
• Microalgae: a sustainable feed source for aquaculture (2011, background): “Microalgal pigments transferred to zooplankton may contribute to nutritional value (Lorenz and Cysewski 2000; Gagneux-Moreaux et al. 2007; Raja et al. 2008) and it has been found that dominant pigments in the copepod Temora sp.”