Algae. 2001; 16(1): 21-24.

Potential Utilization of Various Molecules from Micro- and Macro-Algae: Goals and Procedures

Jean-Pascal Berge, Kiet Pham-Quoc, Patrick Durand, Jean-Paul Dubacq

Laboratoire VP/BM. IFREMER centre de Nantes, Laboratoire de Photoregulation et Dynamique des Membranes Vegetales, Department Valorisation des Produits, IFREMER centre de Nantes

Recent advances have been done in the identification, isolation and biological evaluation of use of several kinds of molecules from various algal sources. We aim to give the state of some of the current research done in this domains on both polysaccharides from the cell wall and lipids which are both known as possible sources for valuable molecules with therapeutic effects.

Keywords : antiproliferative, biological activity, fucan, lipid, microalgae, polysaccharide, seaweed