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Lipidomic Characterization and Antioxidant Activity of Macro- and Microalgae Blend

Journal

LIFE-BASEL
Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/life13010231

Keywords

algae blend; microalgae; lipids; lipidomics; antioxidant activity; mass spectrometry

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Macro- and microalgae are rich sources of lipids with nutritional quality and bioactivities for human health. This study characterized the lipidome of a blend of macro- and microalgae and evaluated its antioxidant capacity. The results show promising potential for food, nutraceutical, and biotechnological applications.
Macro- and microalgae are currently recognized sources of lipids with great nutritional quality and attractive bioactivities for human health promotion and disease prevention. Due to the lipidomic diversity observed among algae species, giving rise to different nutritional and functional characteristics, the mixture of macro- and microalgae has the potential to present important synergistic effects resulting from the complementarity among algae. The aim of this work was to characterize for the first time the lipidome of a blend of macro- and microalgae and evaluate the antioxidant capacity of its lipid fraction. Fatty acids were profiled by GC-MS, the polar lipidome was identified by high resolution LC-MS, and ABTS(+center dot) and DPPH center dot assays were used to assess the antioxidant potential. The most abundant fatty acids were oleic (18:1 n-9), alpha-linolenic (18:3 n-3), and linoleic (18:2 n-6) acids. The lipid extract presented a beneficial n-6/n-3 ratio (0.98) and low values of atherogenic (0.41) and thrombogenic indices (0.27). The polar lipidome revealed 462 lipid species distributed by glycolipids, phospholipids, and betaine lipids, including some species bearing PUFA and a few with reported bioactivities. The lipid extract also showed antioxidant activity. Overall, the results are promising for the valorization of this blend for food, nutraceutical, and biotechnological applications.

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