Recently, studying essential oils and secondary metabolites of plants and microalgae have received much attention. The biosynthesis of the secondary metabolites is strongly influenced by different environmental factors. Monoterpenes as a main fraction of essential oils of fruits and vegetables have many clinical applications. They could inhibit the carcinogenesis processes and therefore might be effective in treatment of cancers. Dunaliella salina, a photosynthetic green microalga is known as a rich source for β-carotene production. In this study, the effects of some monoterpenes including menthone and piperitone was investigated on yield of production of β-carotene were studied. Menthone and piperitone as parameters of stress can make tensions to the medium of D. salina increasing its β-carotene and chlorophyll a content in every single cell but on the other hand these two monoterpenes cause a decrease in the concentration of β-carotene and chlorophyll a.
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Zarei, M., Mobasher, M. A., Morowvat, M. H., Mousavi, P., Montazeri-Najafabady, N., Hajighahramani, N., & Ghasemi, Y. (2016). Effects of menthone and piperitone on growth, chlorophyll a and β-carotene production in Dunaliella salina. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, 6(9), 215–219. https://doi.org/10.7324/JAPS.2016.60932
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