Dunaliella salina
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Dunaliella salina, a type of algae found widely in sea salt fields, is well known for its anti-oxidant effects. The antioxidant effects of Dunaliella salina are attributed to its ability to produce beta-carotene (an inactive form of vitamin A which gets converted to vitamin A in our body).1 Other species of Dunaliella have also been known to be excellent sources of certain essential nutrients such as lipids, glycerol, vitamins, minerals and proteins.2
Vitamin A is one of the major antioxidants with protective roles in the eyes, bones, and reproductive system. Improvement of our body’s immune system, better growth and development and prevention of certain cancers are other beneficial effects of vitamin A.3 The numerous other protective effects of Dunaliella salina that have been noted in various animal studies including protection against certain effects of diabetes, prevention of infections and liver damage and protection against lung cancer.4-7
References
- Paniagua-Michel J, Capa-Robles W, Olmos-Soto J, Gutierrez-Millan LE. The Carotenogenesis pathway via the isoprenoid-beta-carotene interference approach in a new strain of Dunaliella salina isolated from Baja California Mexico. Mar Drugs. 2009;7(1):45-56. Epub 2009 Feb 10.
- Hosseini Tafreshi A, Shariati M. Dunaliella biotechnology: methods and applications. J Appl Microbiol. 2009 Feb 25. [Epub ahead of print].
- Medline plus. Vitamin A. [Updated: 2009 Mar; cited 2009 May]. Available from: View Source
- Ruperez FJ, Garcia-Martinez D, et al. Dunaliella salina extract effect on diabetic rats: metabolic fingerprinting and target metabolite analysis. J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2009 Apr 5;49(3):786-92. Epub 2009 Jan 21.
- Mendiola JA, Santoyo S, Cifuentes A, et al. Antimicrobial activity of sub- and supercritical CO2 extracts of the green alga Dunaliella salina. J Food Prot. 2008 Oct;71(10):2138-43.
- Hsu YW, Tsai CF, Chang WH, Ho YC, Chen WK, Lu FJ. Protective effects of Dunaliella salina--a carotenoids-rich alga, against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in mice. Food Chem Toxicol. 2008 Oct;46(10):3311-7. Epub 2008 Aug 12.
- Sheu MJ, Huang GJ, Wu CH, et al. Ethanol extract of Dunaliella salina induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in A549 human non-small cell lung cancer cells. In Vivo. 2008 May-Jun;22(3):369-78.




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