Abstract
Due the worldwide need to improve care for the environment and people, there is a great demand for the development of new renewable, sustainable, and less polluting technologies for food, health, and environmental industries. The marine environment is one of the main areas investigated in the search for alternatives to the raw materials currently used. Thereby, cyanobacteria and marine microalgae are microorganisms that are capable of producing a diverse range of metabolites useful for their cellular maintenance, but that also represent a great biotechnological potential. Due its great potential, they have an enormous appeal in the scientific research where, the biological activity of metabolites produced by these microorganisms, such as the antioxidant action of sterols are, some examples of biotechnological applications investigated around the world. Thereby, Brazil due to its extensive biodiversity, has high potential as a raw material supplier of marine waters, researching cyanobacteria and microalgae metabolites and their applications. Thus, this rapid review intends to present some important contributions and advances from Brazilian researchers, using the biomass of Brazilian cyanobacteria and marine microalgae, in order to illustrate the value of what has already been discovered and the enormous potential of what remains unexplored so far.
Highlights
Microalgae and cyanobacteria are a diverse group of microorganisms that can perform photosynthesis and can be found in different environments due to their capacity for adaptation.They have been widely studied for their storage of metabolites that exhibit biological activity and are the target of companies that produce pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, or fuels [1,2,3,4,5].The search for these new resources largely involves the biotechnology and bioprospecting of microorganisms that are not toxic to the environment in which they live and that present advantages in their production
This review elucidated the research conducted in Brazil by Brazilian researchers who deal with the vast biodiversity present in the Brazilian marine environment and that represent a huge potential for the biotechnological market in the country
Considering that cyanobacteria and marine microalgae represent a large part of the marine environment and mainly, their capacity to produce different metabolites, there are several studies that evaluate these metabolites and their applications in biotechnology
Summary
Microalgae and cyanobacteria are a diverse group of microorganisms that can perform photosynthesis and can be found in different environments due to their capacity for adaptation They have been widely studied for their storage of metabolites that exhibit biological activity and are the target of companies that produce pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, or fuels [1,2,3,4,5]. In the search for inputs, it is well known that the marine environment is abundant in organisms that produce substances with high biotechnological value; enable a wide variety of products and which can be used as possible solutions to diseases due to the discovery of new substances with biological activity.
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