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Purification of lutein from the green microalgae Chlorella vulgaris by integrated use of a new extraction protocol and a multi-injection high performance counter-current chromatography (HPCCC)

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    SYSNO ASEP0507964
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitlePurification of lutein from the green microalgae Chlorella vulgaris by integrated use of a new extraction protocol and a multi-injection high performance counter-current chromatography (HPCCC)
    Author(s) Fábryová, Tereza (MBU-M) ORCID
    Cheel, José (MBU-M) RID, ORCID
    Kubáč, David (MBU-M) RID, ORCID
    Hrouzek, Pavel (MBU-M) ORCID
    Vu, Dai Long (MBU-M) ORCID
    Tůmová, Lenka (MBU-M)
    Article number101574
    Source TitleAlgal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts. - : Elsevier - ISSN 2211-9264
    Roč. 41, AUG 2019 (2019)
    Number of pages10 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryNL - Netherlands
    KeywordsLutein ; Microalgae ; Chlorella vulgaris
    Subject RIVEE - Microbiology, Virology
    OECD categoryMicrobiology
    R&D ProjectsLO1416 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    FV10155 GA MPO - Ministry of Industry and Trade (MPO)
    Method of publishingLimited access
    Institutional supportMBU-M - RVO:61388971
    UT WOS000472593800041
    EID SCOPUS85067057566
    DOI10.1016/j.algal.2019.101574
    AnnotationLutein is a natural carotenoid with health promoting properties whose commercial source is the yellow Marigold flower, but its production is limited by climate, planting area and high labor costs. The microalga Chlorella vulgaris is a promising lutein source however, no commercial lutein production uses microalgae. In the present study, the lower phase (LP4) of the biphasic solvent system composed of n-heptane-ethanol-water (5:4:1.5, v/v/v) was used both as a solvent for microalgae biomass extraction and as a mobile phase for lutein isolation using high performance counter-current chromatography (HPCCC). The ultrasound-assisted extraction of biomass with LP4 for 30 min led to an extract with a lutein content (3.20 mg/g dried biomass) that was higher than those obtained by the reference solvents tetrahydrofuran and dichloromethane. A multi-injection HPCCC method was developed for lutein isolation, where LP4 was pumped as the mobile phase at a flow rate of 8 mL/min, whereas its upper phase was the stationary phase. In total, 2 g of C. vulgaris extract were processed affording 60 mg of lutein (92% purity), which was further cleaned up by gel permeation chromatography yielding 50 mg of lutein (97% purity). The chemical identity of the purified compound was confirmed by mass spectrometry and absorption spectroscopy in comparison with an authentic standard. The developed HPCCC method may serve as a reference for promoting the development of a new production model of microalgae-based lutein.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Microbiology
    ContactEliška Spurná, eliska.spurna@biomed.cas.cz, Tel.: 241 062 231
    Year of Publishing2020
    Electronic addresshttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211926419303418?via%3Dihub
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