Green Extraction and Biological Evaluation of Marine Microalgae Metabolites
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Biotechnology Related to Drug Discovery or Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2025 | Viewed by 66
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Marine microalgae are a promising group of organisms with planned applications in diverse areas, due to their capacity for producing molecules with a vast bioactive potential. In terms of bioprocessing, marine microalgae can be used as biorefinery factories. In addition to bioprocessing upstream studies, it is also important to evaluate advanced sustainable extraction methods to enhance target compound production. These studies are crucial for understanding the recovery and stability of these compounds, which is essential for further larger-scale development. The use of new extraction techniques to recover these molecules is a necessity nowadays. This Special Issue presents an overview of the use of new techniques and protocols to obtain bioactive compounds from microalgae in a sustainable manner, as well as studies on the bioactivities of these metabolites. This Special Issue invites articles on both green extraction techniques and microalgae bioactivities. We particularly welcome articles that combine different new technologies and techniques important for improving the recovery of bioactive compounds, demonstrating economic and sustainable benefits.
Dr. Mariane Bittencourt Fagundes
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- marine microalgae
- bioactive compounds
- biorefinery
- sustainable extraction
- advanced extraction techniques
- pulsed electric field
- use of NADES (natural deep eutectic solvents)
- ultrasound
- microwave
- bioactivities (antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, for neurological diseases, obesity)
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