摘要
虾青素是一种氧化胡萝卜素,作为着色剂在水产养殖和家禽养殖行业已经得到广泛的应用。同时由于虾青素超强的抗氧化作用,作为医药保健品也具有巨大的市场潜力。目前市场上的虾青素主要是人工合成的产品,利用微藻生产虾青素还存在一些技术上的问题。但是随着人们对天然产品的逐步认可和微藻生物技术的不断进步,大规模培养红球藻商业化生产天然虾青素是一种很有开发前景的产业。
Astaxanthin,a kind of oxygenated carotene,is widely employed in aquaculture and poultry raising as pigmentation source.In addition,due to its strong antioxidative activity,astaxanthin also has promising potential in neutraceutical and healthy food market.The major market of astaxanthin is as a pigment in aquaculture and poultry feed,which is derived from synthetic source.Although the production of astaxanthin with microalgae Haematococcus is challenged by some technological problems,with the demand of natural products and the development in microalgal biotechnology,commercial production of astaxanthin from massive cultivation of microalgae now became a reality and will became a promising industry.
出处
《海湖盐与化工》
2004年第6期33-37,共5页
Sea-Lake Salt and Chemical Industry
