CYANOBACTERIA- SOURCES OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS WITH ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES
Alina TROFIM, Valentina BULIMAGA, Liliana ZOSIM, Daniela ELENCIUC, Moldova State University, Republic of Moldova Valeriu RUDIC, ,,Nicolae Testemitanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova
Аннотация
In recent decades, the interest of researchers towards cyanobacteria and algae has increased not only as functional
foods or nutraceuticals, but also as sources of natural bioactive components with beneficial health effects, which would
serve as an alternative to synthetic drugs, as well as to broaden the spectrum of natural remedies used in the prevention and combating of some diseases. This review presents the results of recent research on the world map regarding
the identification of bioactive compounds with antioxidant activity produced by algae and cyanobacteria, analyzed the
methods of determining the antioxidant activity of different biochemical compounds classes, as well as the species of
cyanobacteria with a rich content of substances with antioxidant effects in order to evaluate the cyanobacterial strains of
biotechnological interest and the preparations obtained based on them with high antioxidant activity.
Keywords: antioxidant activity, cyanobacteria, bioactive compounds, free radicals.
