Engineering astaxanthin accumulation reduces photoinhibition and increases biomass productivity under high light in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Abstract Background Astaxanthin is a highly valuable ketocarotenoid with strong antioxidative activity and is natively accumulated upon environmental stress exposure in selected microorganisms. Green microalgae are photosynthetic, unicellular organisms cultivated in artificial systems to produce bio...

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Main Authors: Stefano Cazzaniga, Federico Perozeni, Thomas Baier, Matteo Ballottari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-022-02173-3