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  • Valuing Bioactive Lipids fr...
    Lopes, Diana; Melo, Tânia; Rey, Felisa; Meneses, Joana; Monteiro, Fátima Liliana; Helguero, Luisa A; Abreu, Maria Helena; Lillebø, Ana Isabel; Calado, Ricardo; Domingues, Maria Rosário

    Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 08/2020, Letnik: 25, Številka: 17
    Journal Article

    Marine edible macroalgae have functional proprieties that might improve human health and wellbeing. Lipids represent a minor fraction of macroalgae, yet with major interest as main carriers of omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and intrinsic bioactive properties. In this study, we used lipid extracts from the green macroalgae and ; the red and and the brown , produced in a land-based integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA) system. We determined the lipid quality indices based on their fatty acid profiles and their bioactivities as putative antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative agents. The results reveal to be species-specific, namely displayed the lowest atherogenicity and thrombogenicity indices. and lipid extracts displayed the lowest inhibitory concentration in the free radical scavenging antioxidant assays. and inhibited COX-2 activity by up to 80%, while and extracts showed the highest cytotoxic potential in the MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. This work enhances the valorization of macroalgae as functional foods and promising ingredients for sustainable and healthy diets and fosters new applications of high-valued algal biomass, in a species-specific context.