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This study reports further information on “mareninne,” awater-soluble blue-green pigment synthesized by the diatom Hasleaostrearia, which is essential to the greening of maturing oysters inFrench production areas. The extraction process is reported, as well aspreliminary characterization of a partially purified marennine extract,including quantitative spectrophotometric analysis of intracellular pigment. Amean specific extinction coefficient, E 1% 1cm = 17.2 at 669 nm, is proposed. Results forquantitative determination of marennine accumulated in cells during batchcultures are presented, and their importance for pigment production isconsidered in relation to potential industrial applications.
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Robert, JM., Morançais, M., Pradier, E. et al. Extraction and quantitative analysis of the blue-green pigment “marennine” synthesized by the diatom Haslea ostrearia . Journal of Applied Phycology 14, 299–305 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021184532581
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