Table 1.
Class | Metabolites | Cyanobacterial strains |
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Phytohormones | Auxins, abscisic acid, cytokinins, gibberellins, ethylene |
Anabaena sp., Nostoc sp., Oscillatoria sp., Phormidium sp., Rhodospirillum sp., Scytonema sp., Synechocystis sp., and Westiellopsis prolifica |
Phenolic compounds |
Flavonoids, phenolic acids, cell wall phenolics |
Anabaena sp., Arthrospira sp., Calothrix, Chroococcidiopsis, Leptolyngbya, Nostoc sp., Oscillatoria, Phormidium |
Terpenoids |
Isoprene, limonene, β-phellandrene, linalool, farnesene, bisabole |
Anabaena ap., Synechocystis sp., Synechococcus sp. |
Carotenoids |
β-carotene, astaxanthin, canthaxanthin, zeaxanthin, lutein, lycopene, phytoene, echinenone |
Anabaena sp., Cylindrospermum sp., Microcystis sp., Nostoc sp., Oscillatoria sp., Phormidium sp., Synechococcus sp., Spirulina sp., Tolypothrix sp. |
Peptides |
Peptides, a free amino acids, proteins |
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae, Calothrix ghosei, Cylindrospermum musciola, Hapalosiphon intricatus, Microcystis aeruginosa, Nostoc muscorum, Nostoc sp., |
Polysaccharides |
β-glucans, chitin, lipopolysaccharides, carrageenan |
Arthrospira platensis, Nostoc muscorum, Cylindrospermum musciola |
Vitamins |
Riboflavin, ascorbic acid, thiamine, cobalamine, pyridoxine, nicotinic acid, folic acid, phenothene |
Anabaena sp., Chroococcus mimulus, Microcystis pulverana, Nostoc sp., Nostoc muscorum, Oscillatoria jasorvensis, Phormidium bijugatum, Arthrospira |