Hibberdia magna (Chrysophyceae): a promising freshwater fucoxanthin and polyunsaturated fatty acid producer

0572446 - MBÚ 2024 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Střížek, Antonín - Přibyl, P. - Lukeš, Martin - Grivalský, Tomáš - Kopecký, Jiří - Galica, Tomáš - Hrouzek, Pavel
Hibberdia magna (Chrysophyceae): a promising freshwater fucoxanthin and polyunsaturated fatty acid producer.
Microbial Cell Factories. Roč. 22, č. 1 (2023), č. článku 73. E-ISSN 1475-2859
R&D Projects: GA TA ČR(CZ) TN01000048
Institutional support: RVO:61388971
Keywords : Microalgae * Fucoxanthin * Chrysophyceae * Hibberdia magna * Polyunsaturated fatty acids * Volumetric productivity * Light and temperature effect
OECD category: Microbiology
Impact factor: 6.4, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
https://microbialcellfactories.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12934-023-02061-x

Background Algae are prominent producers of carotenoids and polyunsaturated fatty acids which are greatly prized in the food and pharmaceutic industry. Fucoxanthin represents a notable high-value carotenoid produced exclusively by algae. Its benefits range far beyond just antioxidant activity and include cancer prevention, anti-diabetes, anti-obesity, and many other positive effects. Accordingly, large-scale microalgae cultivation to produce fucoxanthin and polyunsaturated fatty acids is still under intensive development in the commercial and academic sectors. Industrially exploitable strains are predominantly derived from marine species while comparable freshwater fucoxanthin producers have yet to be explored.
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