Many species of microalgae have been used as source of nutrient rich food, feed, and health
promoting compounds. Among the commercially important microalgae, Haematococcus …

Astaxanthin shows many biological activities. It has acquired a high economic potential and
its current market is dominated by its synthetic form. However, due to the increase of the …

Astaxanthin is a ketocarotenoid, super antioxidant molecule. It has higher antioxidant activity
than a range of carotenoids, thus has applications in cosmetics, aquaculture, nutraceuticals …

Major progress has been made in the past decade towards understanding of the
biosynthesis of red carotenoid astaxanthin and its roles in stress response while exploiting …

Astaxanthin is one of the secondary carotenoids involved in mediating abiotic stress of
microalgae. As an important antioxidant and nutraceutical compound, astaxanthin is widely …

Bioactive compounds of natural origin are gaining increasing popularity. High biological
activity and bioavailability, beneficial effects on health and safety of use are some of their …

The unicellular green alga Haematococcus pluvialis has been exploited as a cell factory to
produce the high‐value antioxidant astaxanthin for over two decades, due to its superior …

Astaxanthin extracted from green algae is desirable in the food and pharmaceutical
industries due to its antioxidant properties. The green unicellular clear water microalga …

Although biotechnologies for astaxanthin production from Haematococcus pluvialis have
been developed for decades and many production facilities have been established …

The two-stage cultivation system is widely employed for natural astaxanthin production
using Haematococcus pluvialis, but the high biomass concentration of green vegetative cells …