Fucoxanthin is a new dietary ingredient applied in healthy foods with specific benefits of body weight loss and liver fat reduction. The marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum is a highly suitable species for fucoxanthin production. In the present study, aiming to promote fucoxanthin biosynthesis in mixotrophic P. tricornutum , NaNO 3 , tryptone, and urea were evaluated as nitrogen sources with 0.10 mol L −1 of glycerol as th...