Availability and utilization of pigments from microalgae
Microalgae are the major photosynthesizers on earth and produce important pigments that include chlorophyll a, b and c, β-carotene, astaxanthin, xanthophylls, and phycobiliproteins. Presently, synthetic colorants are used in food, cosmetic, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical industries. However, due...
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| author | Begum, Hasina Md. Yusoff, Fatimah Banerjee, Sanjoy Khatoon, Helena Mohamed Din, Mohamed Shariff |
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| description | Microalgae are the major photosynthesizers on earth and produce important pigments that include chlorophyll a, b and c, β-carotene, astaxanthin, xanthophylls, and phycobiliproteins. Presently, synthetic colorants are used in food, cosmetic, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical industries. However, due to problems associated with the harmful effects of synthetic colorants, exploitation of microalgal pigments as a source of natural colors becomes an attractive option. There are various factors such as nutrient availability, salinity, pH, temperature, light wavelength, and light intensity that affect pigment production in microalgae. This paper reviews the availability and characteristics of microalgal pigments, factors affecting pigment production, and the application of pigments produced from microalgae. The potential of microalgal pigments as a source of natural colors is enormous as an alternative to synthetic coloring agents, which has limited applications due to regulatory practice for health reasons. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-439032016-10-27T09:15:45Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43903/ Availability and utilization of pigments from microalgae Begum, Hasina Md. Yusoff, Fatimah Banerjee, Sanjoy Khatoon, Helena Mohamed Din, Mohamed Shariff Microalgae are the major photosynthesizers on earth and produce important pigments that include chlorophyll a, b and c, β-carotene, astaxanthin, xanthophylls, and phycobiliproteins. Presently, synthetic colorants are used in food, cosmetic, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical industries. However, due to problems associated with the harmful effects of synthetic colorants, exploitation of microalgal pigments as a source of natural colors becomes an attractive option. There are various factors such as nutrient availability, salinity, pH, temperature, light wavelength, and light intensity that affect pigment production in microalgae. This paper reviews the availability and characteristics of microalgal pigments, factors affecting pigment production, and the application of pigments produced from microalgae. The potential of microalgal pigments as a source of natural colors is enormous as an alternative to synthetic coloring agents, which has limited applications due to regulatory practice for health reasons. Taylor & Francis 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43903/1/Availability%20and%20utilization%20of%20pigments%20from%20microalgae.pdf Begum, Hasina and Md. Yusoff, Fatimah and Banerjee, Sanjoy and Khatoon, Helena and Mohamed Din, Mohamed Shariff (2016) Availability and utilization of pigments from microalgae. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 56. pp. 2209-2222. ISSN 1040-8398 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10408398.2013.764841?journalCode=bfsn20 10.1080/10408398.2013.764841 |
| spellingShingle | Begum, Hasina Md. Yusoff, Fatimah Banerjee, Sanjoy Khatoon, Helena Mohamed Din, Mohamed Shariff Availability and utilization of pigments from microalgae |
| title | Availability and utilization of pigments from microalgae |
| title_full | Availability and utilization of pigments from microalgae |
| title_fullStr | Availability and utilization of pigments from microalgae |
| title_full_unstemmed | Availability and utilization of pigments from microalgae |
| title_short | Availability and utilization of pigments from microalgae |
| title_sort | availability and utilization of pigments from microalgae |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43903/1/Availability%20and%20utilization%20of%20pigments%20from%20microalgae.pdf |
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