Dunaliella salina is a unicellular green microalga that is considered as one of the best commercial sources of carotenoids. Growth and pigment production of D. salina (isolated from Sambhar Salt Lake, Rajasthan) was studied by using various inorganic media differing in chemical compositions viz. Artificial Sea Water media, De Walne’s media, Johnson’s media, AS-100 and Modified Bold’s Basal medi...

Data in this article illustrate representative fucoxanthin chromatograms of a microalga, Chaetoceros calcitrans; a macroalga, Saccharina japonica and; a pure fucoxanthin standard. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) eluted fucoxanthin at the 7.008±0.024th min. This data article refers to the research article ''Antioxidant capacities of fucoxanthin-producing algae as influenced by thei...

Obesity is a major risk factor for several diseases, including metabolic syndrome (MetS), non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). The use of natural products, such as astaxanthin (ASX), potent antioxidant compound produced by the freshwater green microalga Haematococcus pluvialis, has gained particular interest to reduce oxidative stress inflammation, improve redox ...

Fishmeal from small marine pelagic fishes reduces their availability for wildlife forage and artisanal fishing catches that support food security in lower income coastal nations. is primarily used feeds aquaculture, the world’s fastest-growing sector. Replacing fishmeal aquafeeds with more environmentally responsible alternative ingredients can help feed aquaculture transition to sustainable pr...

Currently, microalgae have become a marvelous and resource-friendly alternative source of advantageous bioproducts, such as lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, or other bioactive compounds. Because the richness in these high-value-added metabolites, still, it is an underdeveloped sustainable energy food. There are some hurdles to profitable production, culture contamination costly harvesting techn...

The January 2011 Special Issue is the first major compilation of studies on systematic conservation planning in fresh waters (Turak & Linke, 2011). The papers in this Special Issue consolidate freshwater conservation planning as a field within both conservation science and freshwater ecology. This progress is largely a result of key advances in both disciplines (Linke, Turak & Nel, 2011). Many ...

Spirulina maxima, which is used as a food additive, is a microalga rich in protein and other essential nutrients. Spirulina contains phenolic acids, tocopherols and beta-carotene which are known to exhibit antioxidant properties. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antioxidant capacity of a Spirulina extract. The antioxidant activity of a methanolic extract of Spirulina was determi...

With the high demand for freshwater and its vital role in sustaining multiple ecosystem services, it is important to quantify and evaluate freshwater provisioning for various services (e.g., drinking, fisheries, recreation). Research on ecosystem services has increased recently, though relatively fewer studies apply a data driven approach to quantify freshwater provisioning for different ecosys...