The synthesis of astaxanthin esters, independent of the formation of cysts, highly correlates with the synthesis of fatty acids in Haematococcus pluvialis
[Miao FengPing] Chinese Acad Sci, Yantai Inst Costal Zone Res Sustainable Dev, Lab Coastal Zone Bioresources, Yantai 264003, Peoples R China; [Miao FengPing; Lu DaYan; Geng YaHong; Hu HongJun; Li YeGuang] Chinese Acad Sci, Plant Biotechnol Lab, Wuhan 430074, Peoples R China; [Zhang ChengWu] Jinan Univ, Inst Hydrobiol, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong, Peoples R China; [Zuo JinCheng] Ludong Univ, Coll Life Sci, Yantai 246025, Peoples R China
The compositions and contents of astaxanthin esters and fatty acids in four types of Haematococcus pluvialis cells were studied by HPLC and GC-MS. Results showed that the synthesis and accumulation of astaxanthin was independent of the formation of cysts, but was highly correlated with the synthesis and accumulation of fatty acids, though it is an well known phenomenon that the accumulation of astaxanthin is usually accompanied by the formation of cyst. The red cysts contain more than 30% of fatty acids, with 81% of the unsaturated fatty acids. Taken together, besides a resource of astaxanthin, H. pluvialis would be a good resource of valuable fatty acids.
The synthesis of astaxanthin esters, independent of the formation of cysts, highly correlates with the synthesis of fatty acids in Haematococcus pluvialis.pdf（695KB）
Miao FengPing; Lu DaYan; Zhang ChengWu; Zuo JinCheng; Geng YaHong; Hu HongJun; Li YeGuang.The synthesis of astaxanthin esters, independent of the formation of cysts, highly correlates with the synthesis of fatty acids in Haematococcus pluvialis,SCIENCE IN CHINA SERIES C-LIFE SCIENCES,2008,51(12):1094-1100
The synthesis of astaxanthin esters, independent of the formation of cysts, highly correlates with the synthesis of fatty acids in Haematococcus pluvialis.pdf
