Algal nanobionics to enhance value added products – A review

Afreen Parveen; Pooja Bhatnagar; Bhawna Bisht; Sanjay Kumar; Saloni Joshi; Pankaj Gautam; Vinod Kumar; Adarchenko Irina A; Kurbatova Anna I

Current Research in Biotechnology (Jan 2023)

Algal nanobionics to enhance value added products – A review

Afreen Parveen,
Pooja Bhatnagar,
Bhawna Bisht,
Sanjay Kumar,
Saloni Joshi,
Pankaj Gautam,
Vinod Kumar,
Adarchenko Irina A,
Kurbatova Anna I

Affiliations

Afreen Parveen: Algal Research and Bioenergy Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, Graphic Era (deemed to be University), Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248002, India
Pooja Bhatnagar: Algal Research and Bioenergy Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, Graphic Era (deemed to be University), Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248002, India
Bhawna Bisht: Algal Research and Bioenergy Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, Graphic Era (deemed to be University), Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248002, India
Sanjay Kumar: Algal Research and Bioenergy Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, Graphic Era (deemed to be University), Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248002, India
Saloni Joshi: Algal Research and Bioenergy Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, Graphic Era (deemed to be University), Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248002, India
Pankaj Gautam: Department of Microbiology, Graphic Era (deemed to be University), Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248002, India; Corresponding authors at: Department of Life Sciences, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248002, India.
Vinod Kumar: Algal Research and Bioenergy Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, Graphic Era (deemed to be University), Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248002, India; Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, 117198 Moscow, Russia; Department of Environmental Safety and Product Quality Management, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, 117198 Moscow, Russia; Corresponding authors at: Department of Life Sciences, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248002, India.
Adarchenko Irina A: Department of Environmental Safety and Product Quality Management, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, 117198 Moscow, Russia
Kurbatova Anna I: Department of Environmental Safety and Product Quality Management, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, 117198 Moscow, Russia

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5
p. 100124

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Microalgae nanobionics is a new field of study that combines nanotechnology and plant biology. Microalgae are single celled, photosynthetic organisms that live in saltwater or freshwater and convert solar energy to chemical energy through the process of photosynthesis. The site of photosynthesis in plants is the chloroplast. Chloroplast traps the sunlight and converts it into the form of energy or food for algae cells. By acting as an artificial photosynthetic system to boost photosynthetic capacity, electron transport in the photosystems, pigment content, and light absorption across the UV–visible spectrum, nanobionics has been shown to benefit plants. As a result, the current study aims to review the nanobionics approach in plants and microalgae, their uptake and integration with chloroplasts, modulation in the photosynthesis process, and their effect on high value-added compounds in microalgae. Major challenges and potential opportunities related to the utilization of nanobionics are also briefly discussed.

Published in Current Research in Biotechnology

ISSN: 2590-2628 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology: Biotechnology
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