Bioactivity screening of microalgae for antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, anti-diabetes and antibacterial activities

Marine microalgae are considered a potentially new and valuable source of biologically active molecules for applications in the food industry as well as in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic sectors. They can be easily cultured, have short generation times and enable an environmentally-f...

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Main Authors: Chiara eLauritano, Jeanette H Andersen, Espen eHansen, Marte eAlbrigtsen, Laura eEscalera, Francesco eEsposito, Kirsti eHelland, Kine Ø. Hanssen, Giovanna eRomano, Adrianna eIanora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmars.2016.00068/full