Micro- and Macroalgal Compounds in Cosmetics
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2020) | Viewed by 6142
Special Issue Editor
Interests: microalgae; photobioreactors; polysaccharides; pigments; biorefinery; bioprocesses; biological activities
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Dear Colleagues,
Oceans are one of the largest reserves of organisms on our planet, presenting a wide range of habitats and environmental conditions, mostly still underexplored. Oceans’ diverse ecosystems have driven a variety of biological adaptations and represent a great source of new products potentially useful for many biotechnological applications. Among the organisms living in oceans, algae (microalgae and seaweeds) offer a variety of safe, biocompatible, biodegradable, and valuable renewable products with specific biological functions, which can be exploited for several commercial purposes, including cosmetic and cosmeceutical ones.
These algae are rich in proteins, carbohydrates, mycosporines and mycosporine-like amino acids, pigments, fatty acids, polyphenols, vitamins, and oligo-elements such as copper, iron, and zinc. All these molecules can find roles in biological tissue hydration, firming, slimming, shining, antioxidation, and UV protection.
The aim of this Special Issue is to provide recent reviews and research articles on compounds produced by marine algae, highlighting the production and/or extraction methods to recover them, their characterization, and their potential applications in the cosmetic and cosmeceutical fields.
Prof. Dr. Céline Laroche
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Microalgae
- Seaweeds
- Marine compounds
- Biological activities
- Cosmetic field
- Marine environment
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