Content of Lipids, Fatty Acids, Carbohydrates, and Proteins in Continental Cyanobacteria: A Systematic Analysis and Database Application

Author(s)

Passos, Larissa Souza ; de Freitas, Paloma Nathane Nunes ; Menezes, Rafaella Bizo ; de Souza, Alexander Ossanes ; da Silva, Milena Fernandes ; Converti, Attilio ; Pinto, Ernani

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL; v. 13, n. 5, p. 28-pg., 2023-03-01.

Abstract

The lipid, fatty acid, protein, and carbohydrate contents in cyanobacterial strains and biomass can vary by orders of magnitude. Many publications (thousands of peer-reviewed articles) require more work to extract their precise concentration values (i.e., different units, inaccurate data), which makes them not easily exploitable. For this purpose, tables have been compiled from the literature data, including lipids, fatty acids, proteins, and carbohydrates composition and quantities in cyanobacteria. A lot of data (323) were collected after careful a literature search, according to selected criteria in order to distinguish separately cyanobacteria, and according to categories of genus and species and generate average values of the contents of these cell components. These data are exploited in a first systematic analysis of the content in types of strains. Our database can be a powerful tool for biologists, chemists, and environmental agencies to determine the potential concentration of high-value chemical building blocks directly from low-value bloom biomass, cell cultures, or debris in the sediment, offering the potential to minimize environmental waste and add value to the agro-industrial residues. The database can also support strategies for food manufacturers to develop new products with optimized properties for veterinarian applications. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/07914-8 - FoRC - Food Research Center
• Grantee: Bernadette Dora Gombossy de Melo Franco
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers - RIDC
• FAPESP's process: 21/00149-0 - Treatment and selective fractionation of cyanobacteria in blooms for the production of value-added supplies
• Grantee: Ernani Pinto Junior
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 21/14239-1 - Effects of interaction between synthetic and natural organophosphates on Oreochromis niloticus (Teleostei: Cichlidae)
• Grantee: Larissa Souza Passos
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate