UPLC-UV-MSE analysis for the characterization of carotenoids and chlorophylls in Scenedesmus obliquus microalgae

ALONSO SALCES, ROSA MARIA; ABAD-GARCÍA, B.; DO NASCIMENTO, M.; CURATTI, L.; FUSELLI, S. R.; BERRUETA, L. A.; GALLO, B.

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Conferencia; IMSC 2014 20th International Mass Spectrometry Conference; 2014

Swiss Group for Mass Spectrometry (SGMS), the French Mass Spectrometry Society (SFSM) and the Division of Mass Spectrometry of the Italian Chemical Society (DSM)

Carotenoids and chlorophylls are valuable bioactive compounds that can be extracted from microalgal biomass. They are used not only as a natural food colouring agent but also as additive in pharmaceutical and cosmetic products, and have antioxidant as well as antimutagenic properties. Scenedesmus obliquus is a freshwater microalga that can grow in industrial wastewaters of different origins showing good adaptation ability, being a very versatile microalga as raw material for biofuels production and as a source of natural bioactive compounds, such as carotenoids and chlorophylls.