Process for isolating a natural red pigment from a species of microalgae, Tetraselmis sp. MACC/P66

摘要

A species of marine microalgae (Tetraselmis sp. MACC/P66) was found to secrete an unknown red pigment to the culture medium when itself was still keeping healthy.;The unknown red pigment was collected and purified from the culture medium by column chromatography using cation-exchange resins. A process for concentrating and isolating the red water soluble pigment from the culture medium of Tetraselmis sp. MACC/P66 was described in the present invention.