Advanced Applications for Protein and Compounds from Microalgae
Algal species still show unrevealed and unexplored potentiality for the identification of new compounds. Photosynthetic organisms represent a valuable resource to exploit and sustain the urgent need of sustainable and green technologies. Particularly, unconventional organisms from extreme environmen...
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| author | Daniela Castiglia Simone Landi Sergio Esposito |
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| description | Algal species still show unrevealed and unexplored potentiality for the identification of new compounds. Photosynthetic organisms represent a valuable resource to exploit and sustain the urgent need of sustainable and green technologies. Particularly, unconventional organisms from extreme environments could hide properties to be employed in a wide range of biotechnology applications, due to their peculiar alleles, proteins, and molecules. In this review we report a detailed dissection about the latest and advanced applications of protein derived from algae. Furthermore, the innovative use of modified algae as bio-reactors to generate proteins or bioactive compounds was discussed. The latest progress about pharmaceutical applications, including the possibility to obtain drugs to counteract virus (as SARS-CoV-2) were also examined. The last paragraph will survey recent cases of the utilization of extremophiles as bio-factories for specific protein and molecule production. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f895930f304e447caa18a9051f93c7a02023-11-22T09:20:07ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472021-08-01108168610.3390/plants10081686Advanced Applications for Protein and Compounds from MicroalgaeDaniela Castiglia0Simone Landi1Sergio Esposito2Bio-Organic Chemistry Unit, Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry CNR, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, ItalyDepartment of Biology, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, ItalyDepartment of Biology, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, ItalyAlgal species still show unrevealed and unexplored potentiality for the identification of new compounds. Photosynthetic organisms represent a valuable resource to exploit and sustain the urgent need of sustainable and green technologies. Particularly, unconventional organisms from extreme environments could hide properties to be employed in a wide range of biotechnology applications, due to their peculiar alleles, proteins, and molecules. In this review we report a detailed dissection about the latest and advanced applications of protein derived from algae. Furthermore, the innovative use of modified algae as bio-reactors to generate proteins or bioactive compounds was discussed. The latest progress about pharmaceutical applications, including the possibility to obtain drugs to counteract virus (as SARS-CoV-2) were also examined. The last paragraph will survey recent cases of the utilization of extremophiles as bio-factories for specific protein and molecule production.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/8/1686microalgaediatomsbiodieselsynthetic biologybioreactorextreme environments |
| spellingShingle | Daniela Castiglia Simone Landi Sergio Esposito Advanced Applications for Protein and Compounds from Microalgae Plants microalgae diatoms biodiesel synthetic biology bioreactor extreme environments |
| title | Advanced Applications for Protein and Compounds from Microalgae |
| title_full | Advanced Applications for Protein and Compounds from Microalgae |
| title_fullStr | Advanced Applications for Protein and Compounds from Microalgae |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advanced Applications for Protein and Compounds from Microalgae |
| title_short | Advanced Applications for Protein and Compounds from Microalgae |
| title_sort | advanced applications for protein and compounds from microalgae |
| topic | microalgae diatoms biodiesel synthetic biology bioreactor extreme environments |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/8/1686 |
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