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Sunni Chen¹, Honglin Zhu¹, Emily Radican¹

¹Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA.

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Microalgae offer a sustainable protein source to meet growing global demand. Optimizing cultivation, genetic modification, and processing enhances microalgal protein production for food and feed applications.

Keywords:

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Area of Science:

Biotechnology
Sustainable Agriculture
Food Science

Background:

Growing global protein demand necessitates alternatives to animal-based sources.
Microalgae are efficient biofactories with high photosynthetic capacity and minimal resource needs.
Mixotrophic cultivation enhances microalgal biomass and protein yield.

Purpose of the Study:

To review strategies for enhancing microalgal protein production.
To explore cultivation, genetic, and downstream processing techniques.
To discuss biorefinery approaches for economic viability.

Main Methods:

Review of cultivation parameters (light, carbon, nitrogen).
Analysis of genetic engineering (CRISPR/Cas9) and random mutagenesis.
Examination of downstream processing (drying, extrusion, extraction, hydrolysis).

Main Results:

Mixotrophic cultivation significantly boosts biomass yield.
Random mutagenesis is effective for increasing protein accumulation.
Downstream processing methods impact protein quality and applications.

Conclusions:

Integrating cultivation, strain modification, and processing is key for sustainable microalgal protein production.
Biorefinery strategies enhance economic feasibility.
Supportive policy frameworks are crucial for developing microalgal protein platforms.