Biological active metabolites from microalgae for healthcare and pharmaceutical industries: A comprehensive review

Tengku Nilam Baizura Tengku Ibrahim; Nur Azalina Suzianti Feisal; Noor Haziqah Kamaludin; Wai Yan Cheah; Vivien How; Amit Bhatnagar; Zengling Ma; Pau Loke Show

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128661

Biological active metabolites from microalgae for healthcare and pharmaceutical industries: A comprehensive review

Bioresour Technol. 2023 Mar:372:128661. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128661. Epub 2023 Jan 21.

Authors

Tengku Nilam Baizura Tengku Ibrahim¹, Nur Azalina Suzianti Feisal², Noor Haziqah Kamaludin³, Wai Yan Cheah⁴, Vivien How⁵, Amit Bhatnagar⁶, Zengling Ma⁷, Pau Loke Show⁸

Affiliations

¹ Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang, Kampus Bertam, 13200, Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
² Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, MAHSA University, Bandar Saujana Putra, 42610 Jenjarom, Selangor, Malaysia.
³ Center of Environmental Health & Safety, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam 42300, Selangor, Malaysia.
⁴ Centre of Research in Development, Social and Environment (SEEDS), Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
⁵ Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
⁶ Department of Separation Science, LUT School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Sammonkatu 12, FI-50130 Mikkeli, Finland.
⁷ Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Subtropical Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
⁸ Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Subtropical Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China; Department of Sustainable Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai 602105, India; Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Malaysia; Department of Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University, Shakhbout Bin Sultan St - Zone 1, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Electronic address: PauLoke.Show@ku.ac.ae.

PMID: 36690215
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128661

Abstract

Microalgae are photoautotrophic microorganisms which comprise of species from several phyla. Microalgae are promising in producing a varieties of products, including food, feed supplements, chemicals, and biofuels. Medicinal supplements derived from microalgae are of a significant market in which compounds such as -carotene, astaxanthin, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and polysaccharides such as -glucan, are prominent. Microalgae species which are commonly applied for commercial productions include Isochrysis sp., Chaetoceros (Chlorella sp.), Arthrospira sp. (Spirulina Bioactive) and many more. In this present review, microalgae species which are feasible in metabolites production are being summarized. Metabolites produced by microalgae as well as their prospective applications in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, are comprehensively discussed. This evaluation is greatly assisting industrial stakeholders, investors, and researchers in making business decisions, investing in ventures, and moving the production of microalgae-based metabolites forward.

Keywords: Biological active compounds; Healthcare; Metabolites; Microalgae; Pharmaceutical.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Chlorella*
Delivery of Health Care
Drug Industry
Eicosapentaenoic Acid
Microalgae* / metabolism

Substances

Eicosapentaenoic Acid