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Valuable products from biotechnology of microalgae
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The biotechnology of microalgae has gained considerable importance in recent decades. Applications range from simple biomass production for food and feed to valuable products for ecological applications. For most of these applications, the market is still developing and the biotechnological use of microalgae will extend into new areas. Considering the enormous biodiversity of microalgae and recent developments in genetic engineering, this group of organisms represents one of the most promising sources for new products and applications. With the development of sophisticated culture and screening techniques, microalgal biotechnology can already meet the high demands of both the food and pharmaceutical industries.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Pulz, O., & Gross, W.
- Affiliations
- Institut für Getreideverarbeitung (Germany) (DE)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Pulz, Otto
- Venue
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Published
- 2004-08-06
- Volume
- 65
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 635-648
- ISSN
- 0175-7598 (ISSN-L)
- 1432-0614
- OpenAlex
- W2044809902
- Cited by
- 2,132
- References
- 40
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- FWCI
- 2.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Keywords
- microalgae, microalgal biotechnology, microalgal biomass, food and feed, genetic engineering of microalgae, pharmaceutical applications, ecological applications, screening method
- MeSH terms
- Biotechnology, Drug Industry, Food Industry, Eukaryota
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