Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco

Descrizione del progetto

Project Coordinator:

Sara Beneventi, ECOBIOQUAL s.r.l.

Membri:

Dott. Francesca Bona (Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Biologia dei Sistemi)

Marta Franchino (Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Biologia dei Sistemi)

Members of other units:

Giorgio Marchetti, M.G.G.

Marco Cuccureddu, FitoLife

Partners:

ECOBIOQUAL s.r.l.

M.G.G.,

DBIOS - Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Biologia dei Sistemi

DSTF

Sponsors:

Regione Piemonte

Description

The goal of this project is to test a system of cultivation of Spirulina, intended for food applications, that is sustainable (environmentally friendly), flexible, safe (food safety), and high yield. For this purpose, the cultivation will be implemented on a modular system of column photobioreactors already installed at FITOLIFE. The proposed system has characteristics of high environmental sustainability as it occupies little space, provides for a system of reuse of the water used for the cultivation, optimizes the consumption of nutrients and light energy through the optimization of the process parameters thanks to the technical and scientific knowledge of DBIOS, who has already participated in several research projects on algal cultures. The modulation of the process parameters can also affect the composition of the final product with regard to the production of biologically active compounds, such as carotenoids, vitamins and pigments, molecules known for their antioxidant properties. The SynBioMed laboratory of DSTF, thanks to the experience developed in the characterization of the antioxidant molecules and plant extracts, will prepare algal extracts and will assess the impact of different parameters on the antioxidant properties of Spirulina.

Keywords:
Spirulina, algal cultures, algal extracts, antioxidant activity