By simple curiosity: there is information about the metabolites that can be obtained, particularly, from microalgae cultures, as well as particular metabolites gathered from algae and higher plants. But I have not found comparative information between the potential (in number of metabolites) found in algae, compared with those of higher plants.
Poliphenols are metabolities found both in algae and in higher plants
Thank you Carla. It is all about the about number produced in algae and in higher plants. Do you know something about?
I do not have any kind of exact numbers, but the number of metabolites from algae must be (far) higher than from higher plants due to the taxonomic diversity. Higher plants developed from green algae, so metabolites from higher plants should be more or less similar to the metabolites from gren algae - but then there are all the other groups of algae, not remotely related to green algae or higher plants
This is an interesting question.
primary metabolites in generally are no different, but when evaluating secondary metabolites it is different.
seaweed have a high amount of metabolites compared to tall plants. the variation of the environmental conditions is more severe for algae than in terrestrial environments, in general they accumulate extensive chemical apparatus to promptly respond to the conditions.
GC-MS profile of volatile compounds of algae generally exhibit many peaks while of higher plants when they have, except for some specificities, are few in number.
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