Microalgae metabolites: A rich source for food and medicine |
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| Authors: | Ramaraj Sathasivam Ramalingam Radhakrishnan Abeer Hashem Elsayed F Abd_Allah |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Biotechnology, Sangmyung University, Seoul 03016, Republic of Korea;2. Department of Microbiology, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, 641021, Tamilnadu, India;3. Botany and Microbiology, Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia;4. Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia |
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| Abstract: | Microalgae are one of the important components in food chains of aquatic ecosystems and have been used for human consumption as food and as medicines. The wide diversity of compounds synthesized from different metabolic pathways of fresh and marine water algae provide promising sources of fatty acids, steroids, carotenoids, polysaccharides, lectins, mycosporine-like amino acids, halogenated compounds, polyketides, toxins, agar agar, alginic acid and carrageenan. This review discusses microalgae used to produce biological substances and its economic importance in food science, the pharmaceutical industry and public health. |
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| Keywords: | Corresponding authors Microalgae Bioactive compounds Food Medicine |
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