Optimal nitrate supplementation in Phaeodactylum tricornutum culture medium increases biomass and fucoxanthin production

Phaeodactylum tricornutum is a model diatom with numerous potential applications in the industry, including the production of high-value carotenoid pigments such as fucoxanthin. This compound is a potent antioxidant currently extracted mainly from brown macroalgae. Fucoxanthin exhibits several biolo...

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Main Author: Afonso, Clélia (author)
Other Authors: Bragança, Ana Rita (author), Rebelo, Bárbara A. (author), Serra, Tânia S. (author), Abranches, Rita (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2022
Subjects:
Carotenoid
Fucoxanthin optimisation
Microalgae
Model diatom
Nitrate supplementation
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/7403
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:iconline.ipleiria.pt:10400.8/7403

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/7403

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