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Abstract

In the recent decades, algae have proven to be a source of different bioactive compounds with biological activities, which has increased the potential application of these organisms in food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, animal feed, and other industrial sectors. On the other hand, there is a growing interest in developing effective strategies for control and/or eradication of invasive algae since they have a negative impact on marine ecosystems and in the economy of the affected zones. However, the application of control measures is usually time and resource-consuming and not profitable. Considering this context, the valorization of invasive algae species as a source of bioactive compounds for industrial applications could be a suitable strategy to reduce their population, obtaining both environmental and economic benefits. To carry out this practice, it is necessary to evaluate the chemical and the nutritional composition of the algae as well as the most efficient methods of extracting the compounds of interest. In the case of northwest Spain, five algae species are considered invasive: Asparagopsis armata, Codium fragile, Gracilaria vermiculophylla, Sargassum muticum, and Grateulopia turuturu. This review presents a brief description of their main bioactive compounds, biological activities, and extraction systems employed for their recovery. In addition, evidence of their beneficial properties and the possibility of use them as supplement in diets of aquaculture animals was collected to illustrate one of their possible applications.

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Title
The Use of Invasive Algae Species as a Source of Secondary Metabolites and Biological Activities: Spain as Case-Study
Author
Pereira, Antia G 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Fraga-Corral, Maria 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Garcia-Oliveira, Paula 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Lourenço-Lopes, Catarina 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Carpena, Maria 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Prieto, Miguel A 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Simal-Gandara, Jesus 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Vigo, Ourense Campus, E32004 Ourense, Spain; [email protected] (A.G.P.); [email protected] (M.F.-C.); [email protected] (P.G.-O.); [email protected] (C.L.-L.); [email protected] (M.C.); Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolonia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal 
 Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Vigo, Ourense Campus, E32004 Ourense, Spain; [email protected] (A.G.P.); [email protected] (M.F.-C.); [email protected] (P.G.-O.); [email protected] (C.L.-L.); [email protected] (M.C.) 
First page
178
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
16603397
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2531080596
Copyright
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.