The Potential Health Benefits of Algae and Micro Algae in Medicine: A Review on Spirulina platensis

Soheili, Marzieh; Khosravi-Darani, Kianoush

doi:10.2174/157340111804586457

Cited by 42 publications

(25 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…A. platensis NIES-39 genome structure is estimated to be a single circular chromosome of 6.8 Mb, yielding 6,630 protein-coding genes, two sets of rRNA genes and 40 tRNA genes. 10,12,[25][26][27][28][29][30] In this respect, the most promising active Spirulina constituents appeared to be the protein phycocyanin, 30 sulfated polysaccharide fractions, 18 GLA 31 and certain sulfolipids. 23 Recently, the draft whole-genome shotgun sequencing of A. maxima was obtained.…”

Section: Chemical Compositionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health aspects of Spirulina (Arthrospira) microalga food supplement

Sotiroudis

2013

J Serb Chem Soc

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Spirulina, now named Arthrospira, is a microscopic and filamentous cyanobacterium that has a long history of use as a safe food lacking toxicity. It is commercially produced in large outdoor ponds under controlled conditions. The aim of this review article is to summarize available recent information concerning human clinical potential and applications of Spirulina, as well as clinical data related to the safety and side effects of Spirulina. Potential health benefits of Spirulina are mainly due to its chemical composition, which includes proteins (the highest protein content of any natural food, 55%-70%), carbohydrates, essential amino acids, minerals (especially iron), essential fatty acids, vitamins, and pigments. In this respect, three major bioactive components of Spirulina, the protein phycocyanin (a biliprotein pigment), sulfated polysaccharides and gamma linolenic acid seem to play significant role in imparting improved human body functions. Furthermore, new experimental evidence supports the immunomodulation and antiviral effects of Spirulina supplementation. According to the Dietary Supplements Information Expert Committee of United States Pharmacopeial Convention the available clinical evidence does not indicate a serious risk to health or other public health concerns for Spirulina. However, a few cases of severe side-effects have been reported

show abstract

Section: Chemical Compositionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health aspects of Spirulina (Arthrospira) microalga food supplement

Sotiroudis

2013

J Serb Chem Soc

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Arthrospira also contains high levels of vitamins, minerals (particularly iron), essential fatty acids (particularly γ-linolenic acid), carotenoids and chlorophyll (Ghaeni et al 2014), and a number of unexplored bioactive compounds (Kulshreshtha et al 2008;Tredici et al 2009;Chacón-Lee and González-Mariño 2010;Soheili and Khosravi-Darani 2011). Arthrospira has potent antioxidant activity due to the presence of polyphenols and phycocyanin (Liu et al 2011) and also shows interesting lipid-lowering effects (Colla et al 2008;Bigagli et al 2017).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lactic acid fermentation of Arthrospira platensis (spirulina) biomass for probiotic-based products

Niccolai

Shannon²,

Abu‐Ghannam³

et al. 2018

J Appl Phycol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The first objective of this study was to evaluate the use of lyophilised biomass of the cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis F&M-C256 as the sole substrate for lactic acid fermentation by the probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC 8014. After 48 h of fermentation, the bacterial concentration was 10.6 log CFU mL −1 and lactic acid concentration reached 3.7 g L −1. Lyophilised A. platensis F&M-C256 biomass was shown to be a suitable substrate for L. plantarum ATCC 8014 growth. The second objective of the study was to investigate whether lactic acid fermentation could enhance in vitro digestibility and antioxidant activity of A. platensis biomass. Digestibility increased by 4.4%, however it was not statistically significant, while the antioxidant activity and total phenolic content did increase significantly after fermentation, by 79% and 320% respectively. This study highlights the potential of A. platensis F&M-C256 biomass as a substrate for the production of probiotic-based products.

show abstract

“…Spirulina, an edible cyanobacteria which is extremely rich in nutrients including proteins, essential amino acids, β‐carotene, chlorophyll and mineral elements, can be used as functional foods with cereals, legumes, pastry, and so on (Martínez‐Galero et al, ) for the medical properties of anti‐inflammatory, anticancer, antihyperglycemia, and antihypertension (Saranraj & Sivasakthi, ; Soheili & Khosravi 2011; Vo, Ryu, & Kim, ; Wu et al, ). The character of high protein content (60% to 80%) makes it an excellent food source of bioactive peptides.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The authors declare no conflict of interest. 2016) for the medical properties of anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antihyperglycemia, and antihypertension (Saranraj & Sivasakthi, 2014;Soheili & Khosravi 2011;Vo, Ryu, & Kim, 2013;Wu et al, 2016). The character of high protein content (60% to 80%) makes it an excellent food source of bioactive peptides.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transport of ACE Inhibitory Peptides Ile‐Gln‐Pro and Val‐Glu‐Pro Derived from Spirulina platensis Across Caco‐2 Monolayers

Chen

et al. 2018

Journal of Food Science

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Bioactive peptides derived from food proteins have been considered as potentially ideal products to reduce hypertension because of their safety and positive impacts on health. IQP and VEP are the 2 ACE inhibitory peptides derived from Spirulina platensis, a kind of edible cyanobacteria with rich nutrition and multiple physiological functions, and were demonstrated to inhibit ACE and lower blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats. However, it is prerequisite that such bioactive peptides must be absorbed intact across the intestinal epithelium, so as to exert antihypertensive effects in vivo. This study evaluated transepithelial transport mechanisms of IQP and VEP. It contributes to the study of Spirulina in lowering blood pressure and supports the development of bioactive peptide products.

show abstract

The Potential Health Benefits of Algae and Micro Algae in Medicine: A Review on Spirulina platensis

Cited by 42 publications

References 0 publications

Health aspects of Spirulina (Arthrospira) microalga food supplement

Health aspects of Spirulina (Arthrospira) microalga food supplement

Lactic acid fermentation of Arthrospira platensis (spirulina) biomass for probiotic-based products

Transport of ACE Inhibitory Peptides Ile‐Gln‐Pro and Val‐Glu‐Pro Derived from Spirulina platensis Across Caco‐2 Monolayers

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About