Microalgal Phenolics: Systematic Review with a Focus on Methodological Assessment and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: A critical review and analysis of the literature relevant to the phenolic content of eucaryotic microalgae was performed. Several issues were identified and discussed. In summary, the main problems with the reporting on the phenolic content of microalgae are the following: (1) despite its usefulness in the determination of phenolic content in plant samples, the Folin-Ciocalteu assay is non-suitable for microalgal research due to the high presence of interfering compounds in microalgal extracts such as chlorophyll and its derivatives in organic extracts and free aromatic amino acids or nucleotides in aqueous extracts; (2) while there is chromatographic evidence for the presence of simple phenolic acids in most microalgal clades, the lack of critical enzymes of phenolic biosynthesis in most

SUBMITTER: Andriopoulos V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11509163 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature