A new technology has been created in the Biotechnology Laboratory of the International Science and Technology Park of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, which allows obtaining a unique alginate composition. Its peculiarity is that blue-green and brown algae that grow in the Caspian Sea are used as raw materials.
Alginates extracted from brown algae are widely used in the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries due to their biocompatibility and ability to form gels. The new development proposes adding blue-green algae to their composition, which enrich the material with valuable compounds.
According to the head of the laboratory, Altyn Rahmanova, this allows creating a biomaterial with improved properties. For example, alginate provides a biodegradable base, and blue-green algae components add therapeutic properties: antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity, as well as the ability to release oxygen.
The new composition is intended for use in biomedicine, in particular, for wound healing and tissue engineering, where active oxygen release can significantly accelerate the regeneration process. In addition, the development has great potential for use in the food industry and cosmetology.
Development of new types of medicines from the flora of Turkmenistan is one of the key areas of the State Program for the Comprehensive Development of Biotechnology in Turkmenistan for 2024–2028.
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