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JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 107, Issue 1, Pages 14-35Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04153.x
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carotenoids; Dunaliella; microalgal biotechnology
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The microalga Dunaliella salina is the best commercial source of natural beta-carotene. Additionally, different species of Dunaliella can accumulate significant amounts of valuable fine chemicals such as carotenoids, glycerol, lipids, vitamins, minerals and proteins. They also have a large potential for biotechnological processes such as expressing of foreign proteins and treatment of wastewater. In this review, we discussed several biotechnological aspects of the mass cultivation of D. salina like strain selection, carotenoid induction, culture conditions, culture systems and downstream processes. We also discuss several traditional and new applications of the genus.
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