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Nutritional evaluation and human health-promoting potential of compounds biosynthesized by native microalgae from the Peruvian Amazon

dc.contributor.author Cobos, Marianela es_PE
dc.contributor.author Perez, Sheyla es_PE
dc.contributor.author Braga, Janeth es_PE
dc.contributor.author Vargas-Arana, Gabriel es_PE
dc.contributor.author Flores, Leenin es_PE
dc.contributor.author Paredes, Jae D. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Dylan Maddox, J. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Marapara, Jorge L. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Castro, Juan C. es_PE
dc.date.accessioned 2024-05-30T23:13:38Z
dc.date.available 2024-05-30T23:13:38Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.description.abstract A plausible strategy to mitigate socioeconomic problems in the Peruvian Amazon is through the sustainable exploitation of biodiversity resources, such as native microalgae. Several studies worldwide affirm that these microorganisms are excellent sources of higher value products for human nutrition and possess health-promoting biochemicals, but these attributes are unknown for the native microalgae of Peru. Therefore, the aim of this investigation was to evaluate the nutritional and human health-promoting potential of compounds biosynthesized by native microalgae from the Peruvian Amazon. Ten native microalgae strains of the groups cyanobacteria and chlorophyta were cultured in BG-11 medium and their biomass harvested and dried. Standardized methods were then used to determine proximate composition, fatty acids and amino acids composition, antioxidant activity, and total phenolic content. All ten microalgae strains produce primary nutrients, the entire spectrum of essential amino acids, essential fatty acids, and 3 of the 10 microalgae strains produced eisosapentaenoic acid. Additionally, all microalgae strains exhibited antioxidant activities and contained phenolic compounds. In conclusion, native microalgae strains from the Peruvian Amazon analyzed in this study possess the ability to biosynthesize and accumulate several nutrients and compounds with human health-promoting potential.
dc.description.sponsorship Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica - Concytec
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-020-02896-1
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12390/2877
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Springer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.relation.ispartof WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject Physiology
dc.subject Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology es_PE
dc.subject General Medicine es_PE
dc.subject Biotechnology es_PE
dc.subject.ocde http://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.06.01
dc.title Nutritional evaluation and human health-promoting potential of compounds biosynthesized by native microalgae from the Peruvian Amazon
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dspace.entity.type Publication
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