Integrated algal and oil palm biorefinery as a model system for bioenergy co-generation with bioproducts and biopharmaceuticals

Abdullah, Mohd Azmuddin; Hussein, Hanaa Ali

doi:10.1186/s40643-021-00396-0

Bioresources and Bioprocessing

Table 3 Microalgal bioactive compounds and the bioactivities

From: Integrated algal and oil palm biorefinery as a model system for bioenergy co-generation with bioproducts and biopharmaceuticals

Compound	Source	Activity	References
1. Carotenoids β-Carotene	Dunaliella salina	Anticancer Anti-inflammatory Pro-vitamin A Antioxidant	(Ramos et al. 2011)
Astaxanthin	Haematococcus pluvialis Chlorella zofigiensis	Antioxidant Anti-inflammatory Anti-cancer	(Yuan et al. 2011; Liu et al. 2014)
Lutein	Haematococcus pluvialis Chlorella protothecoides Chlorella pyrenoidosa	Antioxidant Anti-inflammatory Anti-cancer	(De Morais et al. 2015; Cordero et al. 2011)
Violaxanthin	Dunaliella tertiolecta Chlorella ellipsoidea	Anti-inflammatory Anti-cancer	(Pasquet et al. 2011; Soontornchaiboon et al. 2012; Amaro et al. 2013
Zeaxanthin	Chlorella Saccharophila Chlorella ellipsoidea	Antioxidant Anti-inflammatory Antiproliferation	(Amaro et al. 2013; Singh et al. 2013)
Fucoxanthin	Isochrysis sp. Odontella aurita Chaetoseros sp.	Anticancer	(Amaro et al. 2013; Crupi et al. 2013)
2. Fatty acids
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)	Tetraselmis sp. Chlorella minutissima	Anti-inflammatory Anti-angiogenic	(Singh and Dhar 2011; Adarme-Vega et al. 2014)
Docosahexaenic acid (DHA)	Tetraselmis sp.	Anti-inflammatory	(Talero et al. 2015)
Docosapentaenoic acid (DPA)	Nannochloropsis oculata	Anti-inflammatory	(Talero et al. 2015)
Oleic acid	Himanthalia elongate Nannochloropsis oculata Chlorella vulgaris	Antimicrobial activity Antioxidant	(Plaza et al. 2010; Rajendran et al. 2014; Adhoni et al. 2016)
Linoleic acid	Chlorella vulgaris Nostoc	Antimicrobial activity Anti-cancer Antioxidant Anti-inflammatory	(Adhoni et al. 2016; Bhattacharjee 2016)
Palmitic acid	Himanthalia elongate Spirulina platensis Tetraselmis sp. Dunaliella sp. Chlorella sp.	Antimicrobial activity Anti-oxidant	(Plaza et al. 2010; Rajendran et al. 2014

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