Table 7.1
Use of different microalgae in biotechnological application
Microalgae
Product/benefits
Application
References
Anabaena cylindrica
Vitamin K
1
Human nutrition
Tarento et al. (2018)
Spirulina platensis
Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and
antihepatotoxic effects
Pharmaceutical, nutrition
Al-Qahtani and
Binobead (2019)
Poterioochromonas malhamensis
Bio-active compounds (anti-bacterial)
Pharmaceutical
Schuelter et al. (2019)
Nannochloropsis oceanica
Biodiesel and aquaculture feed
Biofuels, shrimp feed
Ashour et al. (2019)
Thraustochytrium striatum
Astaxanthin
Nutraceuticals, cosmetics
Xiao et al. (2019)
Monoraphidium
sp.
α-Linolenic acid
Infant formulas and nutritional
supplements
Lin et al. (2018)
Tetradesmus obliquus
Galactooligosaccharides/β-galactosidase
Prebiotics/enzymes
Suwal et al. (2019)
Dictyosphaerium chlorelloides
Biopolymer (proteoglycan)
Food industry
Halaj et al. (2018)
Porphyridium cruentum
β-phycoerythrin
Fluorescent
biomarker for diagnostics
Tran et al. (2019)
Chlorella pyrenoidosa, Scenedesmus sp.,
Chlorococcum
sp.
Exopolysaccharides/antioxidant, antitumor
activity
Pharmaceutical
Zhang et al. (2019)
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