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Table 5.2
(continued)
Carotenoids
Traditional sources
Microalgal alternative source
Cellular concentration
Violaxanthin
Chlorella ellipsodea
(Sathasivam and Ki
2018)
Zeaxanthin
Chemistry, Flavobacterium
sp. (Sajilata
et al. 2008)
Arthrospira
sp., Botryococcus braunii,
Chlamydomonas acidophila, Dunaliella
salina, Microcystis aeruginosa,
Neospongiococcum excentricum,
Porphyridium cruentum
(Christaki et al.
2013; Ranga Rao et al. 2010; Sajilata et al.
2008; Cuaresma et al. 2011; Sathasivam and
Ki 2018; Schubert et al. 2006)
Porphiridium cruentum:
94.5% TC
(Schubert et al. 2006)