Bioprospecting of tropical microalgae for high-value products: n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids

• Main Authors: Katayama, Tomoyo, Abdu Rahman, Norazira, Khatoon, Helena, Kasan, Nor Azman, Nagao, Norio, Yamada, Yuichiro, Takahashi, Kazutaka, Furuya, Ken, Abd Wahid, Mohd Effendy, Md. Yusoff, Fatimah, Jusoh, Malinna
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100549/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513422004021

Microalgae are an important renewable source of carotenoids and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), with strong antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and hepatoprotective properties. In this study, indigenous microalgal strains from fresh, brackish, and marine waters of Peninsular Malaysia were isolated,...