Extraction of β-Carotene from Locally Dunaliella salina Using Bacterial Lipase Enzyme

Abstract

The unicellular alga Dunaliella salina prosper in high salt concentration environments. It can accumulate significant amounts of commercially important chemicals such as, lipids, glycerol and carotenoids. β-carotene is the most important carotenoids they produce, it reaches up to 14% of dry wight. Additionally, can use in different applications in cosmetics, nutrition and pharmaceutical. There are a lot of studies on the development of β-carotene extraction methods to produce high purity product with minimum cost and time. The aim of the article is β-carotene extraction using bacterial lipase enzyme.