Yaakob Zahira, Ali Ehsan, Zainal Afifi, Mohamad Masita, Takriff Mohd Sobri
Department of Chemical & Process Engineering Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Malaysia.
Centre for Energy Systems, National University of Sciences and Technology, Sector H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan.
J Biol Res (Thessalon). 2014 May 19;21(1):6. doi: 10.1186/2241-5793-21-6. eCollection 2014 Dec.
Despite being more popular for biofuel, microalgae have gained a lot of attention as a source of biomolecules and biomass for feed purposes. Algae farming can be established using land as well as sea and strategies can be designed in order to gain the products of specific interest in the optimal way. A general overview of the contributions of Algae to meet the requirements of nutrients in animal/aquaculture feed is presented in this study. In addition to its applications in animal/aquaculture feed, algae can produce a number of biomolecules including astaxanthin, lutein, beta-carotene, chlorophyll, phycobiliprotein, Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs), beta-1,3-glucan, and pharmaceutical and nutraceutical compounds which have been reviewed with respect to their commercial importance and current status. The review is further extended to highlight the adequate utilization of value added products in the feeds for livestock, poultry and aquaculture (with emphasis in shrimp farming).
尽管微藻作为生物燃料更受欢迎,但作为生物分子和生物质的来源用于饲料目的,它也受到了广泛关注。藻类养殖可以利用陆地和海洋来建立,并且可以设计策略以便以最佳方式获得特定感兴趣的产品。本研究概述了藻类在满足动物/水产养殖饲料营养需求方面的贡献。除了在动物/水产养殖饲料中的应用外,藻类还能产生多种生物分子,包括虾青素、叶黄素、β-胡萝卜素、叶绿素、藻胆蛋白、多不饱和脂肪酸(PUFAs)、β-1,3-葡聚糖以及药用和营养化合物,本文已就它们的商业重要性和现状进行了综述。该综述进一步扩展,以突出增值产品在牲畜、家禽和水产养殖饲料(重点是对虾养殖)中的充分利用。