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Document type
Journal articles

Document subtype
Full paper

Title
Fatty acid profile of different species of algae of the Cystoseira genus: a nutraceutical perspective

Participants in the publication
C. Vizetto-Duarte (Author)
H. Pereira (Author)
C. Bruno de Sousa (Author)
A. P. Rauter (Author)
Dep. Química e Bioquímica
CQB
F. Alberício (Author)
L. Custódio (Author)
L. Barreira (Author)
J. Varela (Author)

Summary
The fatty acid (FA) composition of six macroalgae from the Cystoseira genus, namely Cystoseira compressa, Cystoseira humilis, Cystoseira tamariscifolia, Cystoseira nodicaulis, Cystoseira baccata and Cystoseira barbata, was determined. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) corresponded to 29-46% of the total FA detected. C. compressa, C. tamariscifolia and C. nodicaulis stood out for their low PUFA/saturated fatty acid, low n-6 PUFA/n-3 PUFA ratios as well as favourable unsaturation, atherogenicity and thrombogenicity indices, suggesting a high nutritional value with potential applications in the nutraceutical industry.


Institution
FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA

Where published
NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH

Publication Identifiers
ISSN - 1478-6419

Publisher
Informa UK Limited



Document Identifiers
DOI - https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2014.992343
URL - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2014.992343

Rankings
Web Of Science Q2 (2018) - 1.999 - Chemistry, Applied

Keywords
Brown algae Cystoseira Fatty acids Nutrition PUFA

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