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SUBMITTER: Dantas DMM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8351948 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dantas Danielli M M DMM Cahú Thiago B TB Oliveira Carlos Yure B CYB Abadie-Guedes Ricardo R Roberto Nathalia A NA Santana Werlayne M WM Gálvez Alfredo O AO Guedes Rubem C A RCA Bezerra Ranilson S RS
PloS one 20210809 8
Recent advances in microalgae biotechnology have proven that these microorganisms contain a number of bioactive molecules, that can be used as food additives that help prevent disease. The green microalga Chlorella vulgaris presents several biomolecules, such as lutein and astaxanthin, with antioxidant capacity, which can play a protective role in tissues. In this study, we produced and analyzed a C. vulgaris functional alcoholic beverage (produced using a traditional Brazilian alcoholic beverag ...[more]