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Recent developments in therapeutic applications of Cyanobacteria

dc.contributor.authorRaja, Rathinam
dc.contributor.authorHemaiswarya, Shanmugam
dc.contributor.authorGanesan, Venkatesan
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, Isabel Saraiva de
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-07T15:56:42Z
dc.date.available2017-04-07T15:56:42Z
dc.date.issued2016-05
dc.description.abstractThe cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are photosynthetic prokaryotes having applications in human health with numerous biological activities and as a dietary supplement. It is used as a food supplement because of its richness in nutrients and digestibility. Many cyanobacteria (Microcystis sp, Anabaena sp, Nostoc sp, Oscillatoria sp., etc.) produce a great variety of secondary metabolites with potent biological activities. Cyanobacteria produce biologically active and chemically diverse compounds belonging to cyclic peptides, lipopeptides, fatty acid amides, alkaloids and saccharides. More than 50% of the marine cyanobacteria are potentially exploitable for extracting bioactive substances which are effective in killing cancer cells by inducing apoptotic death. Their role as anti-viral, anti-tumor, antimicrobial, anti-HIV and a food additive have also been well established. However, such products are at different stages of clinical trials and only a few compounds have reached to the market.
dc.identifier.doi10.3109/1040841X.2014.957640
dc.identifier.issn1040-841X
dc.identifier.otherAUT: ICA01121;
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/9500
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.titleRecent developments in therapeutic applications of Cyanobacteria
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue3
oaire.citation.startPage394
oaire.citation.titleCritical Reviews in Microbiology
oaire.citation.volume42
person.familyNameHemaiswarya
person.familyNameSaraiva de Carvalho
person.givenNameShanmugam
person.givenNameIsabel Maria Marques
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