Isochrysis galbana

Isochrysis galbana is a species of Haptophyta. It is the type species of the genus Isochrysis. It is an outstanding food for various bivalve larvae and is now widely cultured for use in the bivalve aquaculture industry.[1] This unicellular is investigated for its high amount of Fucoxanthin (18.23 mg/g dried sample).[2] The Isochrysis galbana extract is said to have certain cosmetic and hair-growth properties when using hexane, ethyl acetate, ethanol, water, methanol, or isopropanol as extractants.[3] I. galbana has a chloroplast, whose genome sequence has been published in 2020.[4]

Isochrysis galbana
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I. galbana
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Isochrysis galbana

References

  1. The hatchery culture of bivalves: a practical manual. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department. 2004. p. 201. ISBN 9251052247.
  2. Kim, Sang Min; Pan, Cheol-Ho (2012). "Fucoxanthin as a major carotenoid in Isochrysis aff. galbana: Characterization of extraction for commercial application". Journal of the Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry via Research gate.
  3. Herrmann, Martina; Joppe, Holger; Pertile, Paolo, eds. (Mar 31, 2010), Extracts of isochrysis sp, retrieved 2017-04-17
  4. Fang, Jingping; et al. (2020-09-01). "The complete chloroplast genome of Isochrysis galbana and comparison with related haptophyte species". Algal Research. 50: 101989. doi:10.1016/j.algal.2020.101989. S2CID 225214960.


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