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Research Progresses on the Physiological and Pharmacological Benefits of Microalgae-Derived Biomolecules
Microalgae are a kind of photoautotrophic microorganism, which are small, fast in their growth rate, and widely distributed in seawater and freshwater. They have strong adaptability to diverse environmental conditions and contain various nutrients. Many scholars have suggested that microalgae can be...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9498144/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36140934 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods11182806 |
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author | Yu, Zhou Hong, Yan Xie, Kun Fan, Qingsheng |
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description | Microalgae are a kind of photoautotrophic microorganism, which are small, fast in their growth rate, and widely distributed in seawater and freshwater. They have strong adaptability to diverse environmental conditions and contain various nutrients. Many scholars have suggested that microalgae can be considered as a new food source, which should be developed extensively. More importantly, in addition to containing nutrients, microalgae are able to produce a great number of active compounds such as long-chain unsaturated fatty acids, pigments, alkaloids, astaxanthin, fucoidan, etc. Many of these compounds have been proven to possess very important physiological functions such as anti-oxidation, anti-inflammation, anti-tumor functions, regulation of the metabolism, etc. This article aimed to review the physiological functions and benefits of the main microalgae-derived bioactive molecules with their physiological effects. |
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spelling | pubmed-94981442022-09-23 Research Progresses on the Physiological and Pharmacological Benefits of Microalgae-Derived Biomolecules Yu, Zhou Hong, Yan Xie, Kun Fan, Qingsheng Foods Review Microalgae are a kind of photoautotrophic microorganism, which are small, fast in their growth rate, and widely distributed in seawater and freshwater. They have strong adaptability to diverse environmental conditions and contain various nutrients. Many scholars have suggested that microalgae can be considered as a new food source, which should be developed extensively. More importantly, in addition to containing nutrients, microalgae are able to produce a great number of active compounds such as long-chain unsaturated fatty acids, pigments, alkaloids, astaxanthin, fucoidan, etc. Many of these compounds have been proven to possess very important physiological functions such as anti-oxidation, anti-inflammation, anti-tumor functions, regulation of the metabolism, etc. This article aimed to review the physiological functions and benefits of the main microalgae-derived bioactive molecules with their physiological effects. MDPI 2022-09-11 /pmc/articles/PMC9498144/ /pubmed/36140934 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods11182806 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Yu, Zhou Hong, Yan Xie, Kun Fan, Qingsheng Research Progresses on the Physiological and Pharmacological Benefits of Microalgae-Derived Biomolecules |
title | Research Progresses on the Physiological and Pharmacological Benefits of Microalgae-Derived Biomolecules |
title_full | Research Progresses on the Physiological and Pharmacological Benefits of Microalgae-Derived Biomolecules |
title_fullStr | Research Progresses on the Physiological and Pharmacological Benefits of Microalgae-Derived Biomolecules |
title_full_unstemmed | Research Progresses on the Physiological and Pharmacological Benefits of Microalgae-Derived Biomolecules |
title_short | Research Progresses on the Physiological and Pharmacological Benefits of Microalgae-Derived Biomolecules |
title_sort | research progresses on the physiological and pharmacological benefits of microalgae-derived biomolecules |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9498144/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36140934 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods11182806 |
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