RT Journal Article
T1 Microalgae, Seaweeds and Aquatic Bacteria, Archaea, and Yeasts: Sources of Carotenoids with Potential Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Health-Promoting Actions in the Sustainability Era
A1 Mapelli Brahm, Paula
A1 Gómez Villegas, Patricia
A1 León Vaz, Antonio
A1 León Bañares, Rosa María
A1 Meléndez Martínez, Antonio J.
AB Carotenoids are a large group of health-promoting compounds used in many industrialsectors, such as foods, feeds, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, nutraceuticals, and colorants. Consideringthe global population growth and environmental challenges, it is essential to find new sustainablesources of carotenoids beyond those obtained from agriculture. This review focuses on the potentialuse of marine archaea, bacteria, algae, and yeast as biological factories of carotenoids. A wide varietyof carotenoids, including novel ones, were identified in these organisms. The role of carotenoids inmarine organisms and their potential health-promoting actions have also been discussed. Marineorganisms have a great capacity to synthesize a wide variety of carotenoids, which can be obtained ina renewable manner without depleting natural resources. Thus, it is concluded that they represent akey sustainable source of carotenoids that could help Europe achieve its Green Deal and RecoveryPlan. Additionally, the lack of standards, clinical studies, and toxicity analysis reduces the use ofmarine organisms as sources of traditional and novel carotenoids. Therefore, further research on theprocessing of marine organisms, the biosynthetic pathways, extraction procedures, and examinationof their content is needed to increase carotenoid productivity, document their safety, and decreasecosts for their industrial implementation.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-3397 (electrónico)
YR 2023
FD 2023-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22406
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22406
LA eng
NO Mapelli-Brahm, P., Gómez-Villegas, P., Gonda, M. L., León-Vaz, A., León, R., Mildenberger, J., Rebours, C., Saravia, V., Vero, S., Vila, E., & Meléndez-Martínez, A. J. (2023). Microalgae, Seaweeds and Aquatic Bacteria, Archaea, and Yeasts: Sources of Carotenoids with Potential Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Health-Promoting Actions in the Sustainability Era. In Marine Drugs (Vol. 21, Issue 6, p. 340). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/md21060340
NO C.R. and J.M. contributions were financed by The Research Council of Norway (326803 SUSKELPFOOD; 319577 SAFER-IMTA, 294946 SBP-N) and Møreforsking AS. P.M.-B. and A.J.M.-M. acknowledge Grant PID2019-110438RB-C21 (NEWCARFOODS), funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033. P.G.-V., A.L.-V. and R.L. acknowledge FITORIBOPEP-P20_00728. PROY. I + D + I JUNTA ANDALUCIA 2020, AGL2019-110438RB-C22-AEI/FEDER, Fertinagro Biotech Foundation (Cátedra Fertinagro Biotech de la Universidad de Huelva). P.M.-B. was supported by a posdoc fellowship from Consejería de Transformación Económica, Industria, Conocimiento y Universidades de laJunta de Andalucía (PAIDI 2020). P.G.-V. and A.L.-V. wants to thank also Next Generation European Funds and the Ministry of Universities of Spain for funding the Recualificación del Profesorado Universitario system. V.S. and E.V. acknowledge CSIC I + D 2018 250 UdelaR, ANII POS NAC 2014 1 102321, and Ph.D. grant CAP UdelaR 2017-2019.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026