Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Algae as Source of Food and Nutraceuticals

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Book cover Prospects and Challenges in Algal Biotechnology

Abstract

Increasing knowledge on nutrition and plant biotechnology has changed the concepts of agriculture, food, and its impact on health. The numerous scientific research and publications have shown that algae provide health benefits to the people. Seaweeds, due to the beneficial biochemical composition, have a great potential to be used as components of food aimed at increasing its nutritional value. Algal cells possess a wide diversity of biologically active metabolites, e.g., proteins, vitamins, minerals, polysaccharides, amino acids, fatty acids, lipids and could be used in the development of pharmaceuticals and also essential compounds for human nutrition. They could be used as an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant, antimicrobial, antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, anticancer, antiobesity, antidiabetic, hypercholesterolemic, and antihypertensive nutraceuticals. The nutritional algae value differs from various species, geographic areas, seasons, and water conditions are taken into account. Currently, the algal products have become familiar to people and the prevention of disease is better understood. The number of healthcare pharmaceuticals from algae is still in the development stage and new functions are being investigated.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  • Abu-Ghannam N, Rajauria G (2013) Antimicrobial activity of compounds isolated from algae. functional ingredients from algae for foods and nutraceuticals Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science. Technol Nutr 256:287–306

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Alekseyenko TV, Zhanayeva SY, Venediktova AA et al (2007) Antitumor and antimetastatic activity of fucoidan, a sulfated polysaccharide isolated from the Okhotsk Sea Fucus evanescens brown alga. Bull Exp Biol Med 143:730–732

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Andlauer W, Fürst P (2002) Nutraceuticals: a piece of history, present status and outlook. Food Res Int 35(2):171–176

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Arunkumar E, Bhuvaneswari S, Anuradha CV (2012) An intervention study in bese mice with astaxanthin, a marine carotenoid-effects on insulin signaling and pro-inflammatory cytokines. Food Funct 3:120–126

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Bae M-J, Shin HS, Chai OH et al (2013) Inhibitory effect of unicellular green algae (Chlorella vulgaris) water extract on allergic immune response. J Sci Food Agric 93:3133–3136

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Barrow C, Shahidi F (2007) Marine nutraceuticals and functional foods. CRC Press. Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, London, New York

    Google Scholar 

  • Bradford P, Bradford M (1996) Cooking with sea vegetables. Thorsons Publishing Group, Wellinborough, New York

    Google Scholar 

  • Caliceti M, Argese E, Sfriso A et al (2002) Heavy metal contamination in the seaweeds of the Venice lagoon. Chemosphere 47:443–454

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Cassolato JE, Noseda MD, Pujol CA et al (2008) Chemical structure and antiviral activity of the sulfated heterorhamnan isolated from the green seaweed Gayralia oxysperma. Carboh. Res. 343(18):3085–3095

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Chapman VJ, Chapman DJ (1980) Seaweeds and their uses. Chapman and Hall, New York, USA

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Cucco M, Guasco B, Malacarne G et al (2007) Effects f beta-carotene on adult immune condition and antibacterial activity in the eggs of the Grey Partridge. Perdix perdix, Comp Biochem Physiol A, Mol Integr Physiol 147:1038–1046

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Dai-Hung N, Se-Kwon K (2013) Sulfated polysaccharides as bioactive agents from marine algae. Int J Biol Macromol 62:70–75

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Darcy-Vrillon B (1993) Nutritional aspects of the developing use of marine macroalgae for the human food industry. Int J Food Sci Nutr 44:23–35

    Google Scholar 

  • Davidson PM, Naidu AS (2000) Phyto-phenol: phytoantimicrobial. Nat Food Antimicr Syst 265–294

    Google Scholar 

  • Dawczynski C, Schaefer U, Leiterer M et al (2007) Nutritional and toxicological importance of macro, trace, and ultra-trace elements in algae food products. J Agric Food Chem 55:10470–10475

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Demirel Z, Yilmaz-Koz FF, Karabay-Yavasoglu UN et al (2009) Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of brown algae from the Aegean Sea. J Serb Chem Soc 74:619–628

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Dillard CJ, German JB (2000) Review. Phytochemicals: nutraceuticals and human health. J Sci Food Agri 80:1744–1756

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Draaisma RB, Wijffels RH, Slegers PE et al (2013) Food commodities from microalgae. Curr Opin Biotechnol 24(2):169–177

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Eom S-H, Kim Y-M, Kim S-K (2012) Antimicrobial effect of phlorotannins from marine brown algae. Food Chem Toxicol 50:3251–3255

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Espín JC, García-Conesa MT, Tomás-Barberán FA (2007) Nutraceuticals: facts and fiction. Phytochem 68:2986–3008

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • FAO (2012) SOFIA (The State of the World Fisheries & Aquaculture). FAO Fisheries Department, Rome, Italy. http://www.fao.org/sof/sofia/index_en.htm

  • Farideh N, Suhaila M, Samaneh GF et al (2012) Polyphenol-rich seaweed (Eucheuma cottonii) extract suppresses breast tumor via hormone modulation and apoptosis induction. Food Chem 130:376–382

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Feraces-Casais P, Lage Yusty MA, Rodríguez-Bernaldo de Quirós A et al (2012) Evaluation of bioactive compounds in fresh edible seaweeds. Food Anal Meth 5(4):828–834

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Fujii Y, Sakamoto S, Ben-Amotz A et al (1993) Effects of beta-carotene-rich algae Dunaliella bardawil on the dynamic changes of normal and neoplastic mammary cells and general metabolism in mice. Anticanc Res 13:389–393

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Gammone MA, D’Orazio N (2015) Anti-obesity activity of the marine carotenoid fucoxanthin. Mar Drugs 13:2196–2214

    Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  • García-Sartal C, Barciela-Alonso M del C, Moreda-Piñeiro A et al (2013) Study of cooking on the bioavailability of As, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Se and Zn from edible seaweed. Microchem J 108:92–99

    Google Scholar 

  • González del Val A, Platas G, Basilio A et al (2001) Screening of antimicrobial activities in red, green and brown macroalgae from Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain). Int Microbiol 4:35–40

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Gupta S, Chauhan D, Mehla K et al (2010) An overview of nutraceuticals: current scenario. J Basic Clin Pharm 2:55–62

    Google Scholar 

  • Harada H, Kamei Y (1997) Selective cytotoxicity of marine algae extracts to several human leukemic cell lines. Cytotechnol 25:213–219

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Hiqashi-Okaj K, Otani S, Okai Y (1999) Potent suppressive effect of a Japanese edible seaweed, Enteromorpha prolifera (Sujiao-nori) on initiation and promotion phases of chemically induced mouse skin tumorigenesis. Cancer Lett 140(1):21–25

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Holdt SL, Kraan S (2011) Bioactive compounds in seaweed: functional food applications and legislation. J Appl Phycol 23(3):543–597

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Hu JF, Geng MY, Zhang JT et al (2001) An in vitro study of the structure-activity relationships of sulfated polysaccharide from brown algae to its antioxidant effect. J As Nat Prod Res 3:353–358

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Hu X, Tao N, Wang X et al (2016) Marine-derived bioactive compounds with anti-obesity effect: a review. J Funct Foods 21:372–387

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Hussain E, Wang L-J, Jiang B et al (2016) A review of the components of brown seaweeds as potential candidates in cancer therapy. RSC Adv 6:12592–12610

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Janowská P, Flachs P, Kazdová L et al (2013) Anti-obese effect of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in mice fed hight-diet is independent of cold-induced thermogenesis. Physiol Res 62:153–161

    Google Scholar 

  • Jensen A (1993) Present and future needs for alga and algal products. Hydrobiol 260(261):15–21

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Jung HA, Jung HJ, Jeong HY et al (2014a) Phlorotannins isolated from the edible brown alga Ecklonia stolonifera exert anti-adiopogenic activity onn 3T3-L1 adipocytes by downregulating C/EBPα and PPARγ. Fitoter 92:260–269

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Jung HA, Jung HJ, Jeong HY et al (2014b) Anti-adipogenic activity of the edible brown alga Ecklnia stolonifera and its constituent fucosterol in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Arch Pharm Res 37:713–720

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Jung W-K, Choi I, Oh S et al (2009) Anti-asthmatic effect of marine red alga (Laurencia undulata) polyphenolic extracts in a murine model of asthma. Food Chem Toxicol 47:293–297

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Kalra EK (2003) Nutraceutical—definition and introduction. AAPS Pharm Sci 5:1–2

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kang M-C, Kang N, Ko S-C et al (2016) Anti-obesity effects of seaweeds of Jeju Island on the diffrentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes and obese mice fed a high-fat diet. Food Chem Toxicol 90:36–44

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Kang S-I, Shin H-S, Kim H-M et al (2012) Petalonia binghamiae extract and its constituent fucoxanthin ameliorate high-fat diet-induced obesity by activating AMP-activated protein kinase. J Agric Food Chem 60:3389–3395

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Karnjanapratum S, You SG (2011) Molecular characteristics of sulfated polysaccharides from Monostroma nitidum and their in vitro anticancer and immunomodulatory activities. Int J Biol Macromol 48:311–318

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Kazłowska K, Lin H-TV, Chang S-H et al (2013) In vitro and in vivo anticancer effects of sterol fraction from red algae Porphyra dentata. Evid—Based Compl Alt Med 1–10

    Google Scholar 

  • Kim R-K, Uddin N, Hyun J-W et al (2015) Novel anticancer activity of phloroglucinol against breast cancer stem-like cells. Tox App Pharm 286:143–150

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kim S-K (2011) Antiallergic benefit of marine algae in medicinal foods. Adv Food Nutr Res 64:267–275

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Kuda T, Tsunekawa M, Goto H et al (2005) Antioxidant properties of four edible algae harvested in the Noto Peninsula, Japan. J Food Compo Anal 18:625–633

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kumar VV, Kaladharan P (2007) Amino acids in the seaweeds as an alternate source of protein for animal feed. J Mar Biol Ass India 49(1):35–40

    Google Scholar 

  • Lage-Yusty MA, Caramés-Adán P, López-Hernández J (2013) Determination of phycobiliproteins by constant-wavelength synchronous spectrofluorimetry method in red algae. CyTa J Food 11:243–247

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Lahaye M (1991) Marine algae as sources of fibers: determination of soluble and insoluble dietary fiber contents in some sea vegetables. J Sci Food Agric 54:587–594

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Lakmal HHC, Samarakoon KW, Lee WW et al (2014) Anticancer and antioxidant effects of selected Sri Lankan marine algae. J Natn Sci Foundation Sri Lanka 42:315–323

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • laungsuwon R, Chulalaksananukul W (2013) Antioxidant and anticancer activities of freswater green algae, Cladophora glomerata and Microspora floccosa, from Nan River in northern Thailand. Maejo Int J Sci Technol 7:181–188

    Google Scholar 

  • Le Q-T, Li Y, Qian Z-J et al (2009) Inhibitory effects of polyphenols isolated from marine alga Ecklonia cava on histamine release. Proc Biochem 44:168–176

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Li Y, Lee S-H, Le Q-T et al (2008) Anti-allergic effects of phlorotannins on histamine release via binding inhibition between IgE and FcɛRI. J Agric Food Chem 56:12073–12080

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • López A, Rico M, Rivero A et al (2011) The effects of solvents n the phenolic contents and antioxidant activity of Stypocaulon scoparium algae extracts. Food Chem 125:1104–1109

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • MacArtain P, Gill CIR, Brooks M et al (2007) Nutritional value of edible seaweeds. Nutr Rev 65:535–543

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Maeda H, Hosokawa M, Sashima T et al (2007) Effect of medium-chain triacylglycerols on anti-obesity effect of fucoxanthin. J Oleo Sci 56:615–621

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Maeda H, Hosokawa M, Sashima T et al (2009) Anti-obese and anti-diabetic effects of fucoxanthin on diet-induced obesity conditions in a murine model. Mol Med Rep 2:897–902

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Matsukawa R, Dubinsky Z, Kishimoto E et al (1997) A comparison of screening methods for antioxidant activity in seaweeds. J Appl Phycol 9:29–35

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Menshova RV, Anastyuk SD, Ermakova SP et al (2015) Structure and anticancer activity in vitro of sulfated galactofucan from brown alga Alaria angusta. Carbohydr Pol 132:118–125

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Mhadhebi L, Chaieb K, Bouraoui A (2012) Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of organic fractions of six marine algae from Tunisian Mediterranean coasts. Int J Pharm Pharmac Sci 4:534–537

    Google Scholar 

  • Miyashita K, Nishikawa S, Beppu F et al (2011) The allenic carotenoid fucoxanthin, a novel marine nutraceutical from brown seaweeds. J Sci Food Agric 91:1166–1174

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Moghadamtousi SZ, Karimian H, Khanabdali R et al (2014) Anticancer and antitumor potential of fucoidan and fucoxanthin, two main metabolites isolated from brown algae. Sci World J 1–10

    Google Scholar 

  • Mouritsen OG (2013) Seaweeds. Edible, available & sustainable. University of Chicago Press, Chicago

    Google Scholar 

  • Nakajima K, Yokoyama A, Nakajima Y (2009) Anticancer effects of a tertiary sulfonium compound, dimethylsulfoniopropionate, in green sea algae on Ehrlich ascites carcinoma-bearing mice. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol 55:434–438

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Namvar F, Baharara J, Mahdi AA (2014) Antioxidant and anticancer activities of selected persian gulf algae. Ind J Clin Biochem 29:13–20

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Pádua D, Rocha E, Gargiulo D et al (2015) Bioactive compounds from brown seaweeds: phloroglucinol, fucoxanthin and fucoidan as promising therapeutic agents against breast cancer. Phytchem Lett 14:91–98

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Park EY, Kim EH, Kim MH et al (2012) Polyphenol-rich fraction of brown alga cklonia cava collected from Gijang, Korea, reduces besity and glucose levels in high-fat-died-induced obese mice. Evid-Based Compl Alt Med 1–11

    Google Scholar 

  • Pina AL, Costa AR, Lage-Yusty MA et al (2014) An evaluation of edible red seaweed (Chondrus crispus) components and their modification during the cooking process. LWT—Food Sci Technol 56:175–180

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Plaza M, Santoyo S, Jaime L et al (2010) Screening for bioactive compounds from algae. J Pharm Biomed Anal 51(2):450–455

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Rao P, Mantri V, Ganesan K (2007) Mineral composition of edible seaweed Porphyra vietnamensis. Food Chem 102:215–218

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Redmond S, Green L, Yarish C et al (2014) New England Seaweed Culture Handbook-Nursery Systems, Connecticut Sea Grant CTSG‐14‐01. http://seagrant.uconn.edu/publications/aquaculture/handbook.pdf

  • Ródenas de la Rocha S, Sánchez-Muniz FJ, Gómez-Juaristi M et al (2009) Trace elements determination in edible seaweeds by an optimized and validated ICP-MS method. J Food Compos Anal 22:330–336

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Rupérez P (2002) Mineral content of edible marine seaweeds. Food Chem 79:23–26

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Samee H, Li Z-X, Lin H et al (2009) Anti-allergic effects of ethanol extracts from brown seaweeds. J Zejiang Univ Sci B 10:147–153

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Sanchez-Rodriguez I, Huerta-Diaz M, Choumiline E et al (2001) Elemental concentrations in different species of seaweeds from Loreto Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico: implications for the geochemical control of metals in algal tissue. Environ Pollut 114:145–160

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Sasidharan S, Darah I, Mohd MK et al (2010) In vitro antomicrobial activity against Psudomonas aeruginosa and acute oral toxicity of marine algae Gracilaria changii. New Biotechnol 27:390–396

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Schwartsman G, Brondani da Rocha A, Berlinck RGS et al (2001) Marine organisms as a source of new anticancer agents. Lancet Oncol 2:221–225

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Senthilkumar K, Kim S-K (2014) Anticancer effects of fucoidan. Adv Food Nutr Res 72:195–213

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Sheih I-C, Wu T-K, Fang TJ (2009) Antioxidant properties of a new antioxidative peptide from algae protein waste hydrolysate in different oxidation systems. Biores Technol 10:3419–3425

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Shibata T, Fujimoto K, Nagayama K et al (2002) Inhibitory activity of brown algal phlorotannins against hyaluronidase. Int J Food Sci Technol 37:703–709

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Sugiura Y, Matsuda K, Okamoto T et al (2008) Anti-allergic effects of the brown alga Eisenia arborea on brown norway rats. Fish Sci 74:180–186

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Sugiura Y, Matsuda K, Yamada Y et al (2006) Isolation of a new anti-allergic phlorotannin, phlorofucofuroeckol-B, from an edible brown alga, Eisenia erborea. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 70:2807–2811

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Sugiura Y, Matsuda K, Yamada Y et al (2007) Anti-allergic phlorotannins from the edible brown alga, Eisenia arborea. Food Sci Technol Res 13:54–60

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Sugiura Y, Nagayama K, Kinoshita Y et al (2015) The anti-allergic effect of the ethyl acetate fraction from an Ecklonia kurome extract. Food Agri Immunol 26:181–193

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Taskin E, Caki Z, Ozturk M et al (2010) Assessment of in vitro antitumoral and antimicrobial activities of marine algae harvested from the eastern Mediterranean sea. Afr J Biotechnol 9:4272–4277

    Google Scholar 

  • Thanh-Sang V, Dai-Hung N, Se-Kwon K (2012a) Marine algae as a potential pharmaceutical source for anti-allergic therapeutics. Proc Biochem 47:386–394

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Thanh-Sang V, Dai-Hung N, Se-Kwon K (2012b) Potential targets for anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic activities of marine algae: an overwiew. Inflam Aller Drug Targ 11:90–101

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Tutour BLe, Benslimane F, Gouleau MP et al (1998) Antioxidant and pro-oxidant activities of the brown algae, Laminaria digitata, Himanthalia elongata, Fucus vesiculosus, Fucus serratus and Ascophyllum nodosum. J Appl Phycol 10:121–129

    Google Scholar 

  • Urbano G, Goñi I (2002) Bioavailability of nutrients in rats fed on edible seaweeds, Nori (Porphyra tenera) and Wakame (Undaria pinnatifida), as a source of dietary fibre. Food Chem 76:281–286

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Vidanarachchi JK, Kurukulasuriya S, Samaraweera AM et al (2012a) Applications of marine nutraceuticals in dairy products. Adv Food Nutr Res 65:457–473

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Vidanarachchi JK, Kurukulasuriyya MS, Samaraweera AM et al (2012b) Applications of marine nutraceuticals in dairy products. Adv Food Nutr Res 65:457–478

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Villarreal-Gómez LJ, Soria-Mercado IE, Guerra-Rivas G et al (2010) Antibacterial and anticancer activity of seaweeds and bacteria associated with their surface. Rev Biol Mar Ocean 45:267–275

    Google Scholar 

  • Vo T-S, Ngo D-H, Kim S-K (2012) Marine algae as a potential pharmaceutical source for anti-allergic therapeutics. Proc Biochem 47:386–394

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Vo T-S, Kim S-K (2013) Fucoidans as a natural bioactive ingredient for functional foods. J Funct Foods 5:16–27

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Wang T, Jónsdóttir R, Kristinsson HG et al (2010) Enzyme-enhanced extraction of antioxidant ingredients from red algae Palmaria palmata. LWT—Food Sci and Technol 43:1387–1393

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Woo M-N, Jeon S-M, Shin YC et al (2009) Anti-obese property of fucoxanthin is partly mediated by altering lipid-regulating enzymes and ancoupling proteins of visceral adipose tissue in mice. Mol Nutr Food Res 53:1603–1611

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Young-Xin L, Wijesekara I, Li Y, Se-Kwon K (2011) Phlorotannis as bioactive agents from brown algae. Proc Biochem 46:2219–2224

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang Z, Wang F, Wang X et al (2010) Extraction of the polysaccharides from five algae and their potential antioxidant activity in vitro. Carb Pol 82:118–121

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zhao J (2007) Nutraceuticals, nutritional therapy, phytonutrients, and phytotherapy for improvement of human health: a perspective on plant biotechnology application. Rec Pat Biotechnol 1:75–97

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

This project was financed in the framework of a grant entitled “Innovative technology of seaweed extracts—components of fertilizers, feed and cosmetics” attributed by The National Centre for Research and Development in Poland, project No PBS/1/A1/2/2012.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Advanced Material Technologies, Department of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Technology, Smoluchowskiego 25, 50-372, Wrocław, Poland

    Katarzyna Godlewska, Agnieszka Dmytryk, Łukasz Tuhy & Katarzyna Chojnacka

Authors
  1. Katarzyna Godlewska
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Agnieszka Dmytryk
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Łukasz Tuhy
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Katarzyna Chojnacka
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Łukasz Tuhy .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, India

    Bhumi Nath Tripathi

  2. Department of Botany, School of Life Sciences, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar-Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India

    Dhananjay Kumar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2017 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Godlewska, K., Dmytryk, A., Tuhy, Ł., Chojnacka, K. (2017). Algae as Source of Food and Nutraceuticals. In: Tripathi, B., Kumar, D. (eds) Prospects and Challenges in Algal Biotechnology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1950-0_10

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation