Uncovering potential applications of cyanobacteria and algal metabolites in biology, agriculture and medicine: current status and future prospects

R Singh, P Parihar, M Singh, A Bajguz… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Cyanobacteria and algae having complex photosynthetic systems can channelize absorbed
solar energy into other forms of energy for production of food and metabolites. In addition …

Microalgal lipids biochemistry and biotechnological perspectives

S Bellou, MN Baeshen, AM Elazzazy, D Aggeli… - Biotechnology …, 2014 - Elsevier
In the last few years, there has been an intense interest in using microalgal lipids in food,
chemical and pharmaceutical industries and cosmetology, while a noteworthy research has …

Cyanobacteria and eukaryotic microalgae as emerging sources of antibacterial peptides

V Rojas, L Rivas, C Cárdenas, F Guzmán - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cyanobacteria and microalgae are oxygen-producing photosynthetic unicellular organisms
encompassing a great diversity of species, which are able to grow under all types of extreme …

Antibacterial and antifungal activities of selected microalgae and cyanobacteria

HM Najdenski, LG Gigova, II Iliev… - … journal of food …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In vitro activity of nine cyanobacterial and ten microalgal newly isolated or culture collection
strains against eight significant food‐borne pathogens has been evaluated and compared …

Bioprospecting for bioactive compounds in microalgae: Antimicrobial compounds

WA Stirk, J van Staden - Biotechnology advances, 2022 - Elsevier
While there are many opportunities to use microalgae as antimicrobial agents, little has
been done to develop them beyond the characterization phase to the biotechnology phase …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial and antiviral metabolites from cyanobacteria: their application and their impact on human health

R Carpine, S Sieber - Current Research in Biotechnology, 2021 - Elsevier
Bacterial and viral infections pose a direct threat to human health due to the increase of drug-
resistant and novel pathogenic strains. Natural products represent a prolific source of …

[PDF][PDF] Antimicrobial activities of microalgae: an invited review

HM Amaro, AC Guedes, FX Malcata - Science against microbial …, 2011 - academia.edu
Microalgae exhibit a huge genetic diversity; they may indeed appear as individual cells,
colonies or extended filaments. Ubiquitously distributed throughout the biosphere, they can …

In vitro antibacterial activity of laboratory grown culture of Spirulina platensis

P Kaushik, A Chauhan - Indian Journal of Microbiology, 2008 - Springer
The hexane, ethyl acetate, dichloromethane, methanol extracts and spent media
(extracellular substances) were tested in vitro for their antibacterial activity for which one …

Toxic compounds produced by cyanobacteria belonging to several species of the order Nostocales: A review

B Nowruzi, SJ Porzani - Journal of Applied Toxicology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cyanobacteria are well recognised as producers of a wide range of natural compounds that
are in turn recognised as toxins that have potential and useful applications in the future as …

Microalgal biotechnology: prospects and applications

SSM Mostafa - Plant science, 2012 - books.google.com
There is a current worldwide interest in finding new and safe antioxidants from natural
sources such as plant material to prevent oxidative deterioration of food and to minimize …