Cited by 235Seaweed-derived Bioactive CompoundsPolysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsAlgal biology and biofuel production

Comparison of microalgal biomasses as functional food ingredients: focus on the composition of cell wall related polysaccharides

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Bernaerts, Tom M.M., Gheysen, Lore, Kyomugasho, Clare, Jamsazzadeh Kermani, Zahra, Vandionant, Stéphanie, Foubert, Imogen, Hendrickx, Marc E., Van Loey, Ann M.·2018·Algal Research

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  • The production of EPS gives an organism the ability to form multicellular structures, which increases harvest efficiency due to the formation of cell aggregates in the medium leading to self-flocculation.

    “The production of EPS gives an organism the ability to form multicellular structures, which in turn increases the efficiency with which it can harvest due to the formation of cell aggregates in the medium, which leads to self-flocculation [169].”

    From Microalgae-based wastewater treatment: Mechanisms, challenges, recent advances, and future prospects (2023) · cites this paper as [169]

    The Introduction (page unavailable) describes EPS secretion, and §3.1 reports extracellular polymers in several microalgae. Neither passage addresses whether EPS enables multicellular structures or cell aggregation, self-flocculation, and more efficient harvesting. Searches for those relationships found no supporting passage in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.72)

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  1. G. Bahnweg, I. Jäckle, A New Approach to Taxonomy of the Thraustochytriales and Labyrinthulales, in: Biol. Mar. Fungi, Cambridge University Press, 1986: pp. 131-140.

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Bernaerts, T. M. M., Gheysen, L., Kyomugasho, C., Jamsazzadeh Kermani, Z., Vandionant, S., Foubert, I., Hendrickx, M. E., & Van Loey, A. M.
Affiliations
KU Leuven (BE)
Venue
Algal Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-06
Volume
32
Pages
150-161
ISSN
2211-9264 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2796053937
Cited by
235
References
109
Citations by year
2026: 16 · 2025: 37 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 38 · 2021: 38 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 5
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22.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Algal Research (publishedVersion)
  • Lirias (KU Leuven) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
  • KU Leuven (KP/14/004)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Polysaccharides Composition and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
Keywords
microalgae, functional food ingredients, cell wall polysaccharides, heteropolysaccharide, microalgal biomass composition, Spirulina platensis, Chlorella vulgaris, Porphyridium cruentum, extracellular polymeric substances, uronic acid, sulfate groups, storage polysaccharides, monosaccharide composition, bioactive compounds

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