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China Biotechnology
China Biotechnology  2017, Vol. 37 Issue (7): 133-143    DOI: 10.13523/j.cb.20170720
    
Review and Evaluation of Microalgal Components Determination Methods
MENG Ying-ying1,2, YAO Chang-hong1, LIU Jiao1,3, SHEN Pei-li1,3, XUE Song1, YANG Qing2
1. Marine Bioengineering Group, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China;
2. School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China;
3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100084, China
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Abstract  Microalgae have been attracted as one of the potential sustainable bioresoucre due to their high photosynthetic efficiency, shorter growth cycle and enrichment of lipids, protein, carbohydrate, carotenoid and so on. Microalgae have high oil yield per unit area compared with other oilseed crops. In recent years, microalgae have been extensively investigated for biodiesel technology and CO2 emission reduction simultaneously. In addition, microalgae rich in a variety of high-value bioactive substances and have been widely applied in food, medicine and feed fields. The microalgal industry and corresponding research call the standard methods to evaluate the cultivated biomass from aspects. It have been reviewed that the methods to examine the most interested components in quantification and quality prevail in order to promote the standardization for analysis of microalgal components in microalgal field.

Key wordsCarbohydrates      Protein      Pigments      Measurement methodology      Lipids     
Received: 29 January 2017      Published: 25 July 2017
ZTFLH:  Q815  
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MENG Ying-ying, YAO Chang-hong, LIU Jiao, SHEN Pei-li, XUE Song, YANG Qing. Review and Evaluation of Microalgal Components Determination Methods. China Biotechnology, 2017, 37(7): 133-143.

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