MARIGOLD RESEARCH
August 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLRESEARCHERS at the Institute of Vegetal Biology and Photosynthesis of the Spanish National Research Council, in Seville, have developed a system producing large amounts of lutein, an antioxidant fighting degenerative diseases such as arteriosclerosis or cataracts. They have created a cell culture production system using the green alga Muriellopsis, which they claim guarantees more abundant and sustained production than from marigold plant petals. Team director Miguel García Guerrero stressed that the recently patented system "ensured year-round ...
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