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Gracilaria gracilis and Nannochloropsis oceanica, singly or in combination, in diets alter the intestinal microbiota of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
Algae feeds and fish gut microbiota have been given importance in the past few years because of the necessity to rely on sustainable ingredients in aquafeeds and the link of host-associated microbes to organismal health.
Mariana Ferreira, Mariana Ferreira, Yousri Abdelhafiz, Helena Abreu, Joana Silva, Luisa M. P. Valente, Luisa M. P. Valente, Viswanath Kiron   +7 more
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Commercial applications of microalgae

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 2006
The first use of microalgae by humans dates back 2000 years to the Chinese, who used Nostoc to survive during famine. However, microalgal biotechnology only really began to develop in the middle of the last century. Nowadays, there are numerous commercial applications of microalgae.
Spolaore, Pauline, Joannis-Cassan, Claire, Duran, Elie, Isambert, Arsène   +3 more
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Opportunities for Nannochloropsis gaditana biomass through the isolation of its components and biodiesel production

Green Processing and Synthesis, 2015
Biomass from oleaginous microorganisms is an attractive source of materials used for the production of renewable fuels and industrial products due to its high productivity and the fact that it does not compete with human food.
Mendoza Alvaro, Vicente Gemma, Bautista L. F., Morales Victoria   +3 more
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Actividad antioxidante de un aceite vegetal enriquecido con la microalga cultivada Dunaliella salina (Chlorophyceae)

AquaTechnica, 2019
Dunaliella salina (Chlorophyceae) es una microalga que contiene un porcentaje considerable de pigmentos, en especial acumula niveles significativos de β-carotenos; compuestos que poseen alto poder antioxidante.
Miguel Guevara, Edgar Zapata Vívenes, María León, Mercedes Acosta   +3 more
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Teores de proteínas e lipídeos de Chlorella sp. cultivada em concentrado de dessalinização residual

Ciência Rural, 2015
A dessalinização é um método de obtenção de água potável limitado pelos problemas ambientais, causados pelo resíduo gerado em seu processo. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o cultivo de Chlorella sp., em meio de cultura a base de concentrado de ...
Ângelo Paggi Matos, Luiz Rodrigo Ito Morioka, Ernani Sebastião Sant'Anna, Kepler Borges França   +3 more
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Biostimulant Potential of Scenedesmus obliquus Grown in Brewery Wastewater

Molecules, 2020
Microalgae are microorganisms with the capacity to contribute to the sustainable and healthy food production, in addition to wastewater treatment. The subject of this work was to determine the potential of Scenedesmus obliquus microalga grown in brewery ...
Elvira Navarro-López, Angela Ruíz-Nieto, Alice Ferreira, F. Gabriel Acién, Luisa Gouveia   +4 more
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Spirulina for Skin Care: A Bright Blue Future

Cosmetics, 2021
Spirulina stands out as a sustainable bioactive microalga with health-promoting properties, and an important active ingredient of natural cosmetics products.
Irene Ragusa, Giulia Nerina Nardone, Samuele Zanatta, Walter Bertin, Emanuele Amadio   +4 more
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Integration analysis of ATAC-seq and RNA-seq provides insight into fatty acid biosynthesis in Schizochytrium limacinum under nitrogen limitation stress

BMC Genomics
Background Schizochytrium limacinum holds significant value utilized in the industrial-scale synthesis of natural DHA. Nitrogen-limited treatment can effectively increase the content of fatty acids and DHA, but there is currently no research on chromatin
Duo Chen, Jing Chen, Rongchun Dai, Xuehai Zheng, Yuying Han, Youqiang Chen, Ting Xue   +6 more
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A Synergistic Hydrogel‐Microalgae Platform for Dual‐Targeting of Intestinal and Neuroimmune Dysfunction in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A bioactive hydrogel incorporating Chlorella vulgaris and paeoniflorin within a carboxymethyl chitosan/sodium alginate matrix cross‐linked with genipin is developed for inflammatory bowel disease therapy. The hydrogel exhibits gastric stability and intestine‐responsive release.
Jing Lu, Kangyu Jin, Bing Chen, Ruoxi Wang, Fengling Hu, Shaohua Hu, Danni Zhong, Xiaoming Li, Min Zhou   +8 more
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Biocrude from Nannochloropsis gaditana by Hydrothermal Liquefaction: An Experimental Design Approach

Applied Sciences, 2021
The aim of the present work was focused on optimising the yield and quality of the biocrude obtained by hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of Nannochloropsis gaditana.
Alejandra Sánchez-Bayo, Irene Megía Hervás, Rosalía Rodríguez, Victoria Morales, Luis Fernando Bautista, Gemma Vicente   +5 more
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