Algae as an emerging source of bioactive pigments

AK Patel, FPJB Albarico, PK Perumal, AP Vadrale… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Algae have been identified as natural producer of bioactive commercial pigments. To
perform photosynthesis, algae use pigments to harvest sunlight energy. The pigments found …

Microalgae-derived pigments for the food industry

H Sun, Y Wang, Y He, B Liu, H Mou, F Chen, S Yang - Marine drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the food industry, manufacturers and customers have paid more attention to natural
pigments instead of the synthetic counterparts for their excellent coloring ability and healthy …

Recent advances in biological pretreatment of microalgae and lignocellulosic biomass for biofuel production

HM Zabed, S Akter, J Yun, G Zhang, FN Awad… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biological pretreatment (BP) is a promising approach for treating microalgae and
lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) during biofuels production that uses mostly fungal and …

Biogas from microalgae: Technologies, challenges and opportunities

HM Zabed, S Akter, J Yun, G Zhang, Y Zhang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Production of biogas from microalgae has been receiving significant attention since 1950s,
as microalgae are capable of rapidly growing in the non-arable land area and accumulating …

Algal polysaccharides: current status and future prospects

AK Patel, AP Vadrale, RR Singhania, P Michaud… - Phytochemistry …, 2023 - Springer
Recent years, algal polysaccharides were mainly investigated for pharmaceutical,
nutraceuticals and biomedical applications due to their promising bioactive properties …

Algal carotenoids: chemistry, sources, and application

I Generalić Mekinić, V Šimat, NB Rathod, I Hamed… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recently, the isolation and identification of various biologically active secondary metabolites
from algae have been of scientific interest, with particular attention paid to carotenoids …

A review on the progress, challenges and prospects in commercializing microalgal fucoxanthin

S Wang, S Wu, G Yang, K Pan, L Wang, Z Hu - Biotechnology advances, 2021 - Elsevier
Fucoxanthin, the most abundant but nearly untapped carotenoid resource, is in the spotlight
in the last decade from various perspectives due to a wide range of bioactivities and healthy …

Producing fucoxanthin from algae–Recent advances in cultivation strategies and downstream processing

YK Leong, CY Chen, S Varjani, JS Chang - Bioresource technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Fucoxanthin, a brown-colored pigment from algae, is gaining much attention from industries
and researchers recently due to its numerous potential health benefits, including anti …

Fucoxanthin from algae to human, an extraordinary bioresource: Insights and advances in up and downstream processes

A Pajot, G Hao Huynh, L Picot, L Marchal, E Nicolau - Marine drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fucoxanthin is a brown-colored pigment from algae, with great potential as a bioactive
molecule due to its numerous properties. This review aims to present current knowledge on …

Potential of microalgae carotenoids for industrial application

EA Cezare-Gomes, LC Mejia-da-Silva… - Applied biochemistry …, 2019 - Springer
Microalgae cultivation, when compared to the growth of higher plants, presents many
advantages such as faster growth, higher biomass productivity, and smaller land area …