Recent Advances in Microalgal Research for Nutraceutical and Cosmeceutical Applications
A special issue of Phycology (ISSN 2673-9410).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 330
Special Issue Editor
Interests: bioactive marine natural products; microalgal metabolites; structural elucidation; biosynthesis; drug discovery; mass spectrometry; lipidomics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microalgae are receiving increasing attention as sustainable sources of functional compounds with applications as pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and cosmeceuticals.
Their remarkable biological and chemical diversity is the key to the availability of an array of bioactive compounds including polyunsaturated fatty acids, carotenoids, polysaccharides, and phytosterols as well as miscellaneous and complex secondary metabolites with recognized tumor-preventing, antioxidant and preservative properties among the others. Furthermore, photosynthetic efficiency and fast growth rate associated with elevated accumulation of bioproducts in their biomass make microalgae suitable for industrial purposes; thus, these microorganisms are regarded as an excellent bioresource for biotechnological applications and represent model cell factories for the renewable production of high-value products.
The present Special Issue welcomes original papers and reviews including (but not limited to) the following topics:
- identification and characterization of novel molecules for utilization as food and feed additives;
- identification and characterization of novel molecules for use in cosmetic formulations;
- optimization of the experimental growth conditions to improve the accumulation of bioactive molecules;
- green extraction strategies for bioactive products’ isolation from microalgal biomass;
- implemented workflow for industrial production of bioactive metabolites.
Dr. Adele Cutignano
Guest Editor
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