The invention relates to a new method for avoiding microalgae
photoinhibition and improving
astaxanthin yield in the culture process of microalgae. In general, a two-stage method is adopted to cultivate the microalgae to produce
astaxanthin, wherein on the first stage, massive
reproduction of cells and accumulation of
biomass are achieved in a heterotrophic, autotrophic or mixotrophic culture mode, and on the second stage, accumulation of the
astaxanthin in the cells are achieved in methods, such as
light stress assisted with
nutrition stress. However, when the microalgae is transformed from the firsts stage to the second stage, phenomenons, such as
light stress usually occur, and accordingly the astaxanthin yield is seriously influenced. Therefore,
multiple methods are adopted to control culture conditions in a transformation process, such as medium components controlling, sunshading, weak light transition, initial inoculated density improving, gradual
dilution and outdoor inoculated time adjusting so that
cell conditions can be adjusted and the cells can improve the ability to
resist a strong light; therefore, thelight
stress problem of the microalgae under the strong light is solved completely, the efficiency of the microalgae for producing the astaxanthin is improved greatly, and low cost, high efficiency and large-scale cultivation of the microalgae for producing the astaxanthin are achieved.