Table 1.

Summary of different strains of Arthrospira's potential substances for industrial biotechnology applications.

Arthrospira strains	Biotechnological importance		References
Potential products	Industries
A. platensis A. maxima	Food supplement	Dietary supplements	[10, 13, 15, 21, 25, 26, 61–63]
A. platensis A. maxima	Feed additive	Aquacultures and animal feeds	[64–66]
Arthrospirasp.	Vitamin B12	Pharmaceuticals	[19, 67, 68]
A. platensis A. maxima	Carotenoids	Pharmaceuticals	[22, 69–71]
A. platensis A. maxima	Tocopherols	Pharmaceuticals	[72, 73]
A. maxima	Phenolic acids	Pharmaceuticals	[74–76]
A. platensis	Selenium	Pharmaceuticals	[77–79]
A. platensis	Enzymatic antioxidants	Pharmaceuticals	[17]
A. platensis A. maxima	GLA	Pharmaceuticals	[22, 80]
A. platensis	Calcium spirulan	Pharmaceuticals	[22–24, 81, 82]
A. platensis	Polysaccharides	Pharmaceuticals	[82–84]
A. platensis	Phycocyanin	Pharmaceuticals Foods	[22, 85–88]
A. maxima	Biodiesel	Biofuels	[29, 89]
A. platensis A. maxima	H2	Biofuels	[30, 31, 90, 91]