Phytochemical and potential properties of seaweeds and their recent applications: A review

HS El-Beltagi, AA Mohamed, HI Mohamed… - Marine drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since ancient times, seaweeds have been employed as source of highly bioactive
secondary metabolites that could act as key medicinal components. Furthermore, research …

A review of high value-added molecules production by microalgae in light of the classification

W Levasseur, P Perré, V Pozzobon - Biotechnology advances, 2020 - Elsevier
This work reviews applications of high added value molecules produced from microalgae.
Older forms of valorization-health food and quality feed, polyunsaturated fatty acids …

Novel bioactive compounds from marine sources as a tool for functional food development

S Ghosh, T Sarkar, S Pati, ZA Kari, HA Edinur… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The marine environment is a relatively unexplored source of functional ingredients that can
be used in food processing, storage, and fortification in a variety of ways. Marine …

Biodiesel production from microalgae using lipase-based catalysts: current challenges and prospects

GF Mota, IG de Sousa, ALB de Oliveira… - Algal Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The excessive demand for fossil fuels has caused severe environmental impacts, such as
GHG-related effects and widespread pollution. Firstly, it is essential to identify the main …

Potential utilization of bioproducts from microalgae for the quality enhancement of natural products

DYY Tang, KS Khoo, KW Chew, Y Tao, SH Ho… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microalgae are autotroph organisms that utilise light energy to synthesize various high-value
bioactive compounds such as polysaccharides, proteins and lipids. Due to its fast growth …

Microalgae-derived pigments: A 10-year bibliometric review and industry and market trend analysis

SC Silva, ICFR Ferreira, MM Dias, MF Barreiro - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Microalgae productive chains are gaining importance as sustainable alternatives to obtain
natural pigments. This work presents a review on the most promising pigments and …

Sustainable food and feed sources from microalgae: Food security and the circular bioeconomy

A Ahmad, SS Ashraf - Algal Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Global population growth, projected to reach 9.5 billion by 2050, poses significant
challenges to food production and the traditional food supply system. In this context …

Microalgae: Bioactive composition, health benefits, safety and prospects as potential high-value ingredients for the functional food industry

J Ampofo, L Abbey - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Global population is estimated to reach about 9.22 billion by 2075. The increasing
knowledge on the relationship between food biochemistry and positive health gives an …

A state of the art review on the cultivation of algae for energy and other valuable products: application, challenges, and opportunities

BR Kumar, T Mathimani, MP Sudhakar… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Algae have long been investigated as a plausible reserve of several biofuel and bioactive
compounds attributed to their fast-growing characteristics, shorter doubling time, and …

Xanthophylls from the sea: algae as source of bioactive carotenoids

AG Pereira, P Otero, J Echave, A Carreira-Casais… - Marine drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Algae are considered pigment-producing organisms. The function of these compounds in
algae is to carry out photosynthesis. They have a great variety of pigments, which can be …