The Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan has registered copyright for the latest biotechnology that allows iodine and polysaccharides to be extracted from brown and blue-green algae growing in the Caspian Sea. This was reported by the online publication ‘Turkmenistan: Golden age’.

The authors of the development are specialists from the biotechnology laboratory of the International Scientific-Technological Park of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, A. Rahmanova, D. Gadamov and A. Ashirova.

The flora of the Caspian Sea, represented by the algae species Phaeophyceae and Cyanobacteria, has an exceptionally rich composition, including vitamins, minerals and bioactive components, which determines its important role in the ecosystem and wide possibilities for practical application. Substances of organic origin extracted from algae biomass, unlike synthetic analogues, are characterised by high bioavailability and are easily absorbed by the human body, effectively replenishing the iodine deficiency necessary for the synthesis of thyroid hormones.

The development of such biotechnologies is defined as a key direction of state policy within the framework of the Science Development Strategy for 2024–2052 and the relevant Programme for the Comprehensive Development of Biotechnology.