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=== Biotechnological Usage ===
''Nostoc'' is has been documented to produce many compounds of interest, including those that are antiviral, antitumor, antifungal, and antibacterial.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Nowruzi |first1=Bahareh |last2=Haghighat |first2=Setareh |last3=Fahimi |first3=Hossein |last4=Mohammadi |first4=Ehsan |date=March 2018 |title=Nostoc cyanobacteria species: a new and rich source of novel bioactive compounds with pharmaceutical potential |url=https://academic.oup.com/jphsr/article/9/1/5-12/6068427 |journal=Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research |language=en |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=5–12 |doi=10.1111/jphs.12202|s2cid=80405030 }}</ref><ref name=":1" />
 
In addition to the suggested pharmaceutical usage, ''Nostoc'' has also been a suggested [[biofertilizer]], and source of [[Fatty acid|fatty acids]] for [[biofuel]] production.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Bhandari |first1=Rupali |last2=Sharma |first2=Prabhat Kumar |date=2006 |title=High-light–induced Changes on Photosynthesis, Pigments, Sugars, Lipids and Antioxidant Enzymes in Freshwater (Nostoc spongiaeforme) and Marine (Phormidium corium) Cyanobacteria |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1562/2005-09-20-ra-690 |journal=Photochemistry and Photobiology |volume=82 |issue=3 |pages=702–710 |doi=10.1562/2005-09-20-ra-690 |pmid=16464127 |s2cid=24222149 |issn=0031-8655}}</ref>