title: Commercial potential for Haematococcus microalgae as a natural source of astaxanthin.
abstract: As a result of high production costs, commercial products from microalgae must command high prices. Astaxanthin produced by Haematococcus is a product that has become a commercial reality through novel and advanced technology. Cultivation methods have been developed to produce Haematococcus containing 1.5-3.0% astaxanthin by dry weight, with potential applications as a pigment source in aquaculture, poultry feeds and in the worldwide nutraceutical market.
authors.affiliation: Cyanotech Corporation, 73-4460 Queen Kaahumanu Highway, Suite 102, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA. tlorenz@kona.net
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Lorenz
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Cysewski
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D017756:Aquaculture / Q000379:methods; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D000460:Chlorophyta / Q000378:metabolism*; D033364:Decapoda; D005399:Fishes; D005505:Food Coloring Agents; D011200:Poultry; D024341:Xanthophylls; D019207:beta Carotene / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D005505:Food Coloring Agents; D024341:Xanthophylls; D019207:beta Carotene; C005948:astaxanthine