High silicate concentration facilitates fucoxanthin and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) production under heterotrophic condition in the marine diatom Nitzschia laevis
Xuemei Mao, Stephenie Hiu Yuet Chen, Xue Lu, Jianfeng Yu, Bin Liu
Topics & Concepts
FucoxanthinDiatomEicosapentaenoic acidHeterotrophFood scienceSilicateNitzschiaChemistryFermentationBiomass (ecology)BotanyBiochemistryBiologyFatty acidNutrientPhytoplanktonPolyunsaturated fatty acidCarotenoidBacteriaEcologyOrganic chemistryGeneticsAlgal biology and biofuel productionMarine and coastal ecosystemsMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology