Abstract
Macroalgae, as one of the important photosynthetic organisms in the marine environment are widely used in various fields, particularly in the production of food and pharmaceuticals. Given their wide distribution, easy accessibility and high efficiency in fixing carbon dioxide through the carbon concentrating mechanism, they can produce abundant nutriments or metabolites. Moreover, macroalgae can assimilate nitrogen and phosphorus bases on the purification of wastewater, and thus further accumulate high levels of bioactive substances. This review mainly introduces the distribution characteristics of macroalgae and their unique bioactive applications in food, medicine and environmental remediation. Their functional ingredients and bioactive substances are beneficial in food production and/or medicine development. Resource utilization of macroalgae coupled with wastewater and waste gas treatment would provide a sustainable path for bioactive substances production.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province
University of Minnesota MnDrive Environment Program
University of Minnesota Center for Biorefining
Subject
Plant Science,Health Professions (miscellaneous),Health (social science),Microbiology,Food Science
Reference102 articles.
1. Algae in food: A general review;Ścieszka;Ctit. Rev. Food Sci.,2019
2. Barzkar, N., Jahromi, S.T., Poorsaheli, H.B., and Vianello, F. Metabolites from marine microorganisms, micro, and macroalgae: Immense scope for pharmacology. Mar. Drugs, 2019. 17.
3. Effects of organic loading rate on biogas production from macroalgae: Performance and microbial community structure;Sun;Bioresour. Technol.,2017
4. Isolation and characterisation of microalgae from University of Mauritius farm for bioethanol production;Bhagea;Asian, J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. Environ. Sci.,2015
5. Algas como bioindicadores da qualidade da água;Marques;Rev. Científica ANAP Brasil,2017
Cited by
12 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献