Study on Newly Isolated <i>Dysmorphococcus</i> Strains from Reunion Island as Potential Sources of High-Value Carotenoids.

ABSTRACT: Certain secondary carotenoids, such as astaxanthin and canthaxanthin, are of growing economic interest in the fields of human nutrition, food, health and cosmetics, as well as feed and aquaculture, particularly due to their numerous biological activities, such as their remarkable antioxidant properties. The present study was devoted to assessing, in a photobioreactor, the feasibility of cultivating newly isolated Dysmorphococcus strains from the biodiversity of Reunion Island for the production of these valuable xanthophylls. The results showed that all these strains were capable of producing and accumulating canthaxanthin and astaxanthin in response to environmental stresses. Among them, a strain which presented interesting morphological, genetic and biochemical properties as compa

SUBMITTER: Jannel S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11641088 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature