Journal of Chemical Engineering & Process Technology
Open Access
ISSN: 2157-7048
ISSN: 2157-7048
Szabolcs Molnár
Regional Knowledge Centre, Eszterházy Károly College,
3300 Eger, Leányka Street 6
Hungary
Research Article
Comparative Studies on Accumulation of Selected Microelements by Spirulina Platensis and Chlorella Vulgaris with the Prospects of Functional Food Development
Author(s): Szabolcs Molnár, Attila Kiss, Diána Virág and Péter ForgóSzabolcs Molnár, Attila Kiss, Diána Virág and Péter Forgó
Chlorella vulgaris and Spirulina platensis as plausible basic material of perspective functional foodstuffs were in the focus of the research due to the high content of bioactive compounds, favorable growing feature and pronounced microelement accumulation capabilities.
The emphasis was laid on the investigation of bioaccumulation of four microelements (Fe(III), Cu(II), Zn(II), Mo(VI)) in cases of the two abovementioned alga species. Metal binding aspects of algae in our case was not examined for perspective utilisation in environmental protection, but purposively for revealing ways for possible functional food developments.
Both Spirulina platensis and Chlorella vulgaris proved to be efficient in terms of metal accumulation in two-weeklong experiments. With the exception of molybdenum the bioaccumulation capacity of Chlorella exceeded that of Spirulina. Iron (789.7 &#.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2157-7048.1000172