TY - JOUR
T1 - High-value biochemical products & applications of freshwater eukaryotic microalgae
AU - Russell, Callum
AU - Rodriguez, Cristina
AU - Yaseen, Mohammed
PY - 2022/2/25
Y1 - 2022/2/25
N2 - A shift in public perception of the health and nutritional benefits of organic supplements and skin care products has led to a surge in high-value products being extracted from microalgae. Traditional forms of microalgae products were proteins, lipids School of Computing, Engineerin, and carbohydrates. However, in recent times the extraction of carotenoids (pigments), polyunsaturated acids (PUFAs), vitamins, phytosterols and polyphenols has increased significantly. Despite the diversity of products most research has failed to scale up production to industrial scale due to economic constraints and productivity capacities. It is clear that the main market drivers are the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries. This paper reviews the high-value products produced from freshwater eukaryotic microalgae. In addition, the paper also considers the biochemical properties of eukaryotic microalgae to provide a comparative analysis of different strains based on their high-value product content.
AB - A shift in public perception of the health and nutritional benefits of organic supplements and skin care products has led to a surge in high-value products being extracted from microalgae. Traditional forms of microalgae products were proteins, lipids School of Computing, Engineerin, and carbohydrates. However, in recent times the extraction of carotenoids (pigments), polyunsaturated acids (PUFAs), vitamins, phytosterols and polyphenols has increased significantly. Despite the diversity of products most research has failed to scale up production to industrial scale due to economic constraints and productivity capacities. It is clear that the main market drivers are the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries. This paper reviews the high-value products produced from freshwater eukaryotic microalgae. In addition, the paper also considers the biochemical properties of eukaryotic microalgae to provide a comparative analysis of different strains based on their high-value product content.
KW - biochemical compounds
KW - eukaryotic
KW - high-value compounds
KW - microalgae
KW - nutraceuticals
KW - pharmaceuticals
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U2 - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151111
DO - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151111
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85118331630
SN - 0048-9697
VL - 809
JO - Science of the Total Environment
JF - Science of the Total Environment
M1 - 151111
ER -