FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (1): 268-273.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201001062

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Research Progress of Lutein Biosynthesis by Microalga

WU Zheng-yun1,SHI Xian-ming2,*,ZENG Juan1   

  1. 1. Department of Food Engineering, College of Light Industry, Textile and Food Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065,
    China;2. Bor Luh Food Safety Center, Department of Food Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology,
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • Received:2009-02-27 Online:2010-01-01 Published:2014-05-19
  • Contact: SHI Xian-ming2,*, E-mail:xmshi@sjtu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Lutein is a natural pigment with multiple physiological functions for health protection. Nowadays, commercially available lutein products are mostly extracted from marigold, which suffers from some problems such as limited material resource and low productivity. Due to its promising, lutein biosynthesis by microalga has been attracted increasingly extensive attentions in recent years. Here, research progress of lutein biosynthesis by microalga including strain selection, biosynthetic pathway elucidation, culture parameter optimization, kinetic model establishment and extraction technique development are reviewed.

Key words: microalga, lutein, biosynthesis

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