Media Screening for Obtaining Haematococcus pluvialis Red Motile Macrozooids Rich in Astaxanthin and Fatty Acids

Astaxanthin from Haematococcus pluvialis is commercially produced in a two-stage process, involving green vegetative (macrozooid) and red aplanospore stages. This approach has been scaled up to an industrial process but constraints limit its commercial success and profitability, including: contamina...

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Published in:Biology
Main Authors: Thomas O. Butler, Gordon J. McDougall, Raymond Campbell, Michele S. Stanley, John G. Day
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
Subjects:
algal biotechnology
astaxanthin
carotenoids
fatty acids
Haematococcus
red motile macrozooids
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/7/1/2

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