Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Plant Signal Behav. 2011 Sep;6(9):1338-50. doi: 10.4161/psb.6.9.16779.
Algae, like other plants, produce a variety of remarkable compounds collectively referred to as secondary metabolites. They are synthesized by these organisms at the end of the growth phase and/or due to metabolic alterations induced by environmental stress conditions. Carotenoids, phenolic compounds, phycobiliprotein pigments, polysaccharides and unsaturated fatty acids are same of the algal natural products, which were reported to have variable biological activities, including antioxidant activity, anticancer activity, antimicroabial activity against bacteria-virus-algae-fungi, organic fertilizer and bioremediation potentials.
藻类与其他植物一样，会产生多种被统称为次生代谢产物的显著化合物。这些化合物是由生物体在生长阶段末期合成的，或者是由于环境胁迫条件引起的代谢变化而产生的。类胡萝卜素、酚类化合物、藻胆蛋白色素、多糖和不饱和脂肪酸都是藻类天然产物的一部分，这些产物具有多种生物活性，包括抗氧化活性、抗癌活性、抗细菌-病毒-藻类-真菌活性、有机肥和生物修复潜力。
