Microalgae, due to their complex metabolic capacity, are being continuously explored for
nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, and other industrially important bioactives. However …

Carotenoids have been receiving increasing attention due to their potential health benefits.
Microalgae are recognized as a natural source of carotenoids and other beneficial …

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

Green microalgae, and Chlorophyta in particular, are considered as a renewable source of
valuable chemicals for biofuel, nutraceutical or pharmaceutical industries, among others …

As photosynthetic organisms, microalgae can efficiently convert solar energy into biomass.
Microalgae are currently used as an important source of valuable natural biologically active …

Microalgae serve as a promising source for the production of biofuels and bio‐based
chemicals. They are superior to terrestrial plants as feedstock in many aspects and their …

Under stressful environments, many green algae such as Haematococcus pluvialis
accumulate secondary ketocarotenoids such as canthaxanthin and astaxanthin. The …

Carotenoids are a wide group of lipophylic isoprenoids synthesized by all photosynthetic
organisms and also by some non-photosynthetic bacteria and fungi. Animals, which cannot …

A complete set of genetic tools is still being developed for the micro-alga Chlamydomonas
reinhardtii. Yet even with this incomplete set, this photosynthetic single-celled plant has …

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 …