Species of alga
Tetraselmis chui is a unicellular green alga in the family Chlorodendraceae. It is found in marine environments and has been reported on the coasts of Great Britain and the Pacific Northwest.[1]
T. chui was first described in 1959 by Robert William Butcher.[2] The specific epithet is named for S. P. Chu.[1]
Like other members of Tetraselmis, T. chui is known for its high fatty acid content, particularly polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). T. chui strain CCAP 8/6 is used in aquaculture industry.[3] It is also approved by both the United States Food and Drug Administration and the European Food Safety Authority as a novel food[4] and the dried biomass is sold under the name TetraSOD.[5]
References
- ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Tetraselmis chui". AlgaeBase. University of Galway.
- ^ Butcher, Roger William (1959). An Introductory Account of the Smaller Algae of British Coastal Waters: Part I: Introduction and Chlorophyceae. H.M. Stationery Office.
- ^ Moser, Gleyci A. Oliveira; Barrera-Alba, José Juan; Ortega, María J.; Alves-de-Souza, Catharina; Bartual, Ana (2022-04-01). "Comparative characterization of three Tetraselmis chui (Chlorophyta) strains as sources of nutraceuticals". Journal of Applied Phycology. 34 (2): 821–835. doi:10.1007/s10811-021-02675-x. ISSN 1573-5176.
- ^ Cokdinleyen, Melis; Alvarez-Rivera, Gerardo; Tejera, Jose Luis González; Mendiola, José A.; Valdés, Alberto; Kara, Huseyin; Ibáñez, Elena; Cifuentes, Alejandro (2024-03-31). "Tetraselmis chuii Edible Microalga as a New Source of Neuroprotective Compounds Obtained Using Fast Biosolvent Extraction". International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25 (7): 3897. doi:10.3390/ijms25073897. ISSN 1422-0067. PMC 11011474. PMID 38612712.
- ^ EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards; Koutsoumanis, Kostas; Allende, Ana; Alvarez-Ordóñez, Avelino; Bolton, Declan; Bover-Cid, Sara; Chemaly, Marianne; Davies, Robert; De Cesare, Alessandra; Hilbert, Friederike; Lindqvist, Roland; Nauta, Maarten; Peixe, Luisa; Ru, Giuseppe; Simmons, Marion (2020-02-03). "Scientific Opinion on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA (2017–2019)". EFSA Journal. 18 (2): e05966. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5966. PMC 7448045. PMID 32874212.
