Marennine, Promising Blue Pigments from a Widespread Haslea Diatom Species Complex

Marennine, Promising Blue Pigments from a Widespread Haslea Diatom Species Complex

In diatoms, the main photosynthetic pigments are chlorophylls a and c, fucoxanthin, diadinoxanthin and diatoxanthin. The marine pennate diatom Haslea ostrearia has long been known for producing, in addition to these generic pigments, a water-soluble blue pigment, marennine. This pigment, responsible...

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Main Authors: Romain Gastineau, François Turcotte, Jean-Bernard Pouvreau, Michèle Morançais, Joël Fleurence, Eko Windarto, Fiddy Semba Prasetiya, Sulastri Arsad, Pascal Jaouen, Mathieu Babin, Laurence Coiffard, Céline Couteau, Jean-François Bardeau, Boris Jacquette, Vincent Leignel, Yann Hardivillier, Isabelle Marcotte, Nathalie Bourgougnon, Réjean Tremblay, Jean-Sébastien Deschênes, Hope Badawy, Pamela Pasetto, Nikolai Davidovich, Gert Hansen, Jens Dittmer, Jean-Luc Mouget
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-05-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
aquaculture
biological activities
cosmetics and food industry
Haslea ostrearia-like diatoms
marennine-like blue pigments
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/12/6/3161

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