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Aplicação de algas na indústria alimentar e farmacêutica
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Nos últimos anos, verificou-se um aumento dos estudos relativos a aplicações de macroalgas e de microalgas como resultado da identificação de diversas substâncias sintetizadas por estes organismos. A imensa biodiversidade e consequente variabilidade na composição bioquímica da biomassa obtidas nas culturas de algas, aliadas ao melhoramento genético das mesmas e ao desenvolvimento de tecnologia de cultivo em grande escala, tornou-as um alvo de interesse para a indústria, nomeadamente, a indústria alimentar e farmacêutica.
As algas são uma potencial fonte de obtenção de variados compostos biologicamente ativos, tais como carotenoides, ácidos gordos, vitaminas, polissacáridos, entre outros, com uma eficácia superior à verificada pelas tradicionais culturas vegetais terrestres, podendo estes ser empregues no desenvolvimento de alimentos funcionais, o que conduziu ao recente aumento do interesse comercial das algas.
As propriedades naturais das algas permitem a extração de composto com atividade antibacteriana, antitumoral, antifúngica, antivírica, etc., compostos estes difíceis de sintetizar, permitindo assim maior eficiência no desenvolvimento de fármacos. Para além disso, existem atualmente no mercado diversos cosméticos, direcionados para o tratamento cutâneo e para a proteção solar, que contêm extratos de algas na sua composição.
In recent years, there have been an increasing number of studies on applications of algae and micro-algae resulted in the identification of several substances synthesized by these organisms. The immense biodiversity and the resulting variability in the biochemical composition of the biomass obtained in cultures of algae and microalgae, combined with the genetic improvement of these and the development of large-scale cultivation technology, making them a target of interest for industry, including industry food and pharmaceutical industries. The algae are a potential source for obtaining various biologically active compounds, such as carotenoids, fatty acids, vitamins, polysaccharides, among others, with greater efficacy to those seen by traditional land crops, and they may be employed in developing functional foods, which led to the recent increase in the commercial interest of algae. The natural properties of the compound of algae allow extraction antibacterial, antitumor, antifungal, antiviral, etc., these compounds difficult to synthesize, thus allowing for more efficient drug development. Furthermore, there are currently in various cosmetics market, targeted for skin treatment and sunscreen containing algae extracts in its composition.
In recent years, there have been an increasing number of studies on applications of algae and micro-algae resulted in the identification of several substances synthesized by these organisms. The immense biodiversity and the resulting variability in the biochemical composition of the biomass obtained in cultures of algae and microalgae, combined with the genetic improvement of these and the development of large-scale cultivation technology, making them a target of interest for industry, including industry food and pharmaceutical industries. The algae are a potential source for obtaining various biologically active compounds, such as carotenoids, fatty acids, vitamins, polysaccharides, among others, with greater efficacy to those seen by traditional land crops, and they may be employed in developing functional foods, which led to the recent increase in the commercial interest of algae. The natural properties of the compound of algae allow extraction antibacterial, antitumor, antifungal, antiviral, etc., these compounds difficult to synthesize, thus allowing for more efficient drug development. Furthermore, there are currently in various cosmetics market, targeted for skin treatment and sunscreen containing algae extracts in its composition.
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Compostos bioativos Algas Microalgas Macroalgas Biotecnologia Alimentos funcionais Ação antibacteriana Ação antifúngica Ação antiviral Ação antitumoral Bioactive compounds Algae Microalgae Macroalgae Biotechnology Functional food Antibacterial action Antifungal action Antiviral action Antitumoral action