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PT J
TI Macroalgal diversity for sustainable biotechnological development in French tropical overseas territories
BT 
AF Stiger-Pouvreau, Valerie
   Zubia, Mayalen
AS 1:1;2:2;
FF 1:;2:;
C1 Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO), CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, UMR-LEMAR, IUEM, rue Dumont d’Urville, 29280 Plouzané, France
   University of French Polynesia, UMR EIO, BP6570, 98702 Faa’a, Tahiti, French Polynesia
C2 UBO, FRANCE
   UNIV POLYNESIE FRANCAISE, FRANCE
UM LEMAR
   EIO
IN WOS Cotutelle UMR
   copubli-france
   copubli-univ-france
IF 1.843
TC 17
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00605/71684/70125.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;biotechnological applications;coral reef;diversity;French territories;seaweeds
AB This review focuses on the diversity of French tropical overseas macroalgae and their biotechnological applications. After listing the specific diversity, i.e. 641 species in French Antilles in the Atlantic Ocean, 560 species in the Indian Ocean, and 1015 species in the South Pacific Ocean, we present the potential of their metabolites and their main uses. Among the great diversity of metabolites, we focus on carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, pigments and secondary metabolites, in particular terpenes and phenolic compounds. The main applications of reef macroalgae are described in human and animal consumptions, phycocolloids extraction, production of active ingredients for health, cosmetics, agriculture, and bioremediation. For each application, we list what has been done, or will be done in French tropical overseas territories and point out the challenges faced when using this chemo-diversity, and problems linked to their exploitation. Finally, we discuss challenges to develop seaweed farming, their uses in carbon sequestration and resilience to global change, their uses for alternative proteins together with the production of bioenergy and biomaterials. As a conclusion, we encourage the research on the chemo-diversity of French reef macroalgae for industrial applications as these organisms represent a reservoir of active ingredients that is still insufficiently explored. 
PY 2020
PD FEB
SO Botanica Marina
SN 0006-8055
PU Walter de Gruyter GmbH
VL 63
IS 1
UT 000510453600003
BP 17
EP 41
DI 10.1515/bot-2019-0032
ID 71684
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