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From genetic improvement to commercial-scale mass culture of a Chilean strain of the green microalga Haematococcus pluvialis with enhanced productivity of the red ketocarotenoid astaxanthin

Astaxanthin is a red ketocarotenoid, widely used as a natural red colourant in marine fish aquaculture and poultry and, recently, as an antioxidant supplement for humans and animals. The green microalga Haematococcus pluvialis is one of the richest natural sources of this pigment. However, its slow...

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Autores principales: Gómez, Patricia I., Inostroza, Ingrid, Pizarro, Mario, Pérez, Jorge
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3687207/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23789055
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plt026