Isochrysis galbana is a species of Haptophyta. It is the type species of the genusIsochrysis.[1] It is an outstanding food for various bivalve larvae and is now widely cultured for use in the bivalve aquaculture industry.[2] This unicellular is investigated for its high amount of fucoxanthin (18.23 mg/g dried sample).[3] The Isochrysis galbana extract is said to have certain cosmetic and hair-growth properties when using hexane, ethyl acetate, ethanol, water, methanol, or isopropanol as extractants.[4]I. galbana has a chloroplast, whose genome sequence has been published in 2020.[5]
^Kim, Sang Min; Kang, Suk-Woo; Kwon, O-Nam; Chung, Donghwa; Pan, Cheol-Ho (2012). "Fucoxanthin as a major carotenoid in Isochrysis aff. galbana: Characterization of extraction for commercial application". Journal of the Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry. 55 (4): 477–483. doi:10.1007/s13765-012-2108-3.
^EP 2168570A2, Herrmann, Martina; Joppe, Holger & Pertile, Paolo et al., "Extracts of isochrysis sp", published Mar 31, 2010, issued Dec 25, 2013
^Fang, Jingping; et al. (2020-09-01). "The complete chloroplast genome of Isochrysis galbana and comparison with related haptophyte species". Algal Research. 50: 101989. doi:10.1016/j.algal.2020.101989. S2CID225214960.
