Algal Bioactive Components

Year 2024, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 204 - 215, 31.12.2024

Merve Karakurluk , Tuğba Demiriz Yücer

https://doi.org/10.53501/rteufemud.1485427

Abstract

Algae are eukaryotic creatures. Since algae, which ensure the continuity and order of the ecosystem, multiply by dividing, they have a wide area among marine creatures. Algae are photosynthetic creatures that can generally live in aquatic environments such as freshwater lakes, streams, streams, puddles, rivers and oceans. Algae have bioactive compounds such as carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals, pigments and sterols in their structures. Thanks to its bioactive components, it has antihypertensive, antitumor, antidiabetes, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. It is a functional food thanks to its high nutritional content and health-promoting effects. For this reason, algae are used in many areas such as medicine, pharmaceutical and nutritional supplements, food, industry, agriculture, waste treatment, animal feed, fertilizer, biodiesel production and cosmetics. Its use as a food additive and nutritional supplement has become widespread, especially in the food industry. It is also thought that it can be among the alternative food sources for food scarcity and nutritional deficiency problems that may arise with the increasing population. Its usage areas are increasing over time and it is considered as a natural alternative food. Therefore, in this study, information about the properties of algae, the bioactive components in its structure and their effects is given.

Keywords

Microalgae, Bioactive, Nutritional Supplement, Food

Algal Biyoaktif Bileşenler

Abstract

Algler ökaryötik canlılardır, Ekosistemin devamlılığı ve düzenini sağlayan algler bölünerek çoğaldığından dolayı deniz canlıları arasında geniş bir alana sahiptir. Genellikle tatlı su gölleri, çaylar, dereler, su birikintileri, nehirleri okyanuslar gibi sucul ortamlarda yaşayabilen algler, fotosentetik canlılardır. Algler yapılarında karbonhidrat, protein, lipid, vitamin, mineral, pigment, sterol gibi biyoaktif bileşiklere sahiptir. Biyoaktif bileşenler sayesinde antihipertansif, antitümör, antidiyabet, antioksidan, antiinflamatuar etkiler göstermektedir. Yüksek besin içeriği ve sağlığı geliştirici etkileri sayesinde fonksiyonel gıda niteliği taşımaktadır. Bu nedenle tıp, ilaç ve besin takviyesi, gıda, endüstri, tarım, atıkların arıtılması, hayvan yemi, gübre, biyodizel üretimi, kozmetik gibi pek çok alanda alglerden yararlanılmaktadır. Özellikle gıda sektöründe gıda katkı maddesi ve besin takviyesi olarak kullanımı yaygınlaşmıştır. Ayrıca artan nüfus ile birlikte ortaya çıkabilecek gıda kıtlığı ve besin yetersizliği problemlerine yönelik alternatif besin kaynakları arasında yer alabileceği düşünülmektedir. Zamanla kullanım alanları artış göstermekte ve doğal bir alternatif besin olarak ele alınmaktadır. Bu nedenle bu çalışmada alglerin özellikleri, yapısındaki biyoaktif bileşenler ve etkileri hakkında bilgiler verilmiştir.

Keywords

Mikroalg, Biyoaktif, Besin Takviyesi, Gıda

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