In situ Raman imaging of astaxanthin in a single microalgal cell.
Raman imaging is shown to be a highly selective and sensitive method of studying in situ and in vivo astaxanthin distribution, concentration and molecular structure in the cyst form of the unicellular microalgae Haematococcus pluvialis.
Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Ingardena 3, 30-060 Krakow, Poland. kaczor@chemia.uj.edu.pl
Agnieszka
A
Kaczor
Katarzyna
K
Turnau
Malgorzata
M
Baranska
D058086:Microalgae / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000379:methods*; D024341:Xanthophylls / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
D024341:Xanthophylls; C005948:astaxanthine