Tetraselmis chui explained

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.

T. chui was first described in 1959 by Robert William Butcher.[1] The specific epithet is named for S. P. Chu.

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.[2] It is also approved by both the United States Food and Drug Administration and the European Food Safety Authority as a novel food[3] and the dried biomass is sold under the name TetraSOD.[4]

References

  1. Book: Butcher, Roger William . An Introductory Account of the Smaller Algae of British Coastal Waters: Part I: Introduction and Chlorophyceae . 1959 . H.M. Stationery Office . en.
  2. 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 . en . 34 . 2 . 821–835 . 10.1007/s10811-021-02675-x . 1573-5176.
  3. 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 . en . 25 . 7 . 3897 . 10.3390/ijms25073897 . 1422-0067 . 11011474 . 38612712 . free.
  4. 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 . 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5966 . 7448045 . 32874212.

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