The potential and challenge of microalgae as promising future food sources

C Chen, T Tang, Q Shi, Z Zhou, J Fan - Trends in Food Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background With the increase of the global population, food production cannot keep pace
with the strong growth of demand, and the food crisis is not impossible. At the same time …

Bioproducts from microalgae biomass: Technology, sustainability, challenges and opportunities

ML Calijuri, TA Silva, IB Magalhães… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae are a potential feedstock for several bioproducts, mainly from its primary and
secondary metabolites. Lipids can be converted in high-value polyunsaturated fatty acids …

A review on optimistic biorefinery products: Biofuel and bioproducts from algae biomass

X Wang, Y Zhang, C Xia, A Alqahtani, A Sharma… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The algae biorefinery ideas have getting lot of attention recently. The newly emerging algae
mediated bioeconomy takes precedence to characterizing and tackling significant …

Biological active metabolites from microalgae for healthcare and pharmaceutical industries: a comprehensive review

TNBT Ibrahim, NAS Feisal, NH Kamaludin… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgae are photoautotrophic microorganisms which comprise of species from several
phyla. Microalgae are promising in producing a varieties of products, including food, feed …

Bioactive compounds in microalgae and their potential health benefits

L Zhou, K Li, X Duan, D Hill, C Barrow, F Dunshea… - Food Bioscience, 2022 - Elsevier
Driven by increasing food security concerns, microalgae have drawn attention due to their
resource-efficient production and high nutritional value. Microalgae are highly diverse and …

Mixotrophic cultivation of microalgae: an alternative to produce high-value metabolites

T Castillo, D Ramos, T García-Beltrán… - Biochemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae are important sources of biotechnological products, including pigments, lipids,
polyunsaturated fatty acids, polysaccharides, vitamins, and other bioactive compounds …

Insights into phenolic compounds from microalgae: Structural variety and complex beneficial activities from health to nutraceutics

A Del Mondo, A Smerilli, L Ambrosino… - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Phenolic compounds (PCs) are a family of secondary metabolites with recognized biological
activities making them attractive for the biomedical “red” biotechnology. The development of …

Applying seaweed compounds in cosmetics, cosmeceuticals and nutricosmetics

L López-Hortas, N Flórez-Fernández, MD Torres… - Marine drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
The interest in seaweeds for cosmetic, cosmeceutics, and nutricosmetics is increasing
based on the demand for natural ingredients. Seaweeds offer advantages in relation to their …

Algae: Study of edible and biologically active fractions, their properties and applications

O Babich, S Sukhikh, V Larina, O Kalashnikova… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The beneficial properties of algae make them perfect functional ingredients for food
products. Algae have a high energy value and are a source of biologically active …

The application of microalgae biomass and bio-products as aquafeed for aquaculture

F Chen, Y Leng, Q Lu, W Zhou - Algal Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of microalgae as aquafeed to replace fish meal for fish/shrimp culture is a very hot
topic in aquaculture industry. This work discusses the necessity and importance of use …