Phytochemical profile, antioxidant activity and cytotoxicity against keratinocytes, fibroblasts and endothelial cells of picoplanktonic marine cyanobacteria

• Author(s): Morone, Janaína ; Lopes, Graciliana ; Preto, Marco ; Vasconcelos, Vítor ; Martins, Rosário
• Date: 2019
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/19008
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto
• Subject(s): Cyanobacteria; Phytochemicals; Antioxidant potential; Cytotoxicity
• Document Type: Conference object
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): REPOSITÓRIO P.PORTO

Description

Combining the increase demand for natural products in skin care formulations, and the bioactive arsenal of cyanobacteria, we aimed with this study to evaluate the potential of a 70% ethanolic extract of picocyanobacteria strains of the genera Cyanobium and Synechocystis for skin care applications.