Includes abstract. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 140-161). / The overall objective of this study was to characterise, functionally, Dunaliella species naturally inhabiting Sua Pan solar saltworks evaporation ponds in Botswana and to evaluate the species for potential application in commercial production of ß-carotene. The main goal was to establish if the species are of commercial value with regard to massive accumulation of carotenoids, specifically ß-carotene. The study assessed the productivity of the environmental isolates by means of growth and carotenoid biosynthesis properties at indoor laboratory scale...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/12243 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Creators | Ralefala, Malebogo Pinkie |
| Contributors | Harrison, STL |
| Publisher | University of Cape Town, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Master Thesis, Masters, MSc |
| Format | application/pdf |
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