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Microalgae and their products hold much promise for revolutionizing pharmaceutical industry because they represent an environment-friendly alternative to chemically synthesized preparations for treating or preventing diverse diseases including various types of diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity, cardio-vascular problems, malignant tumours, inflammatory processes, Alzheimer’s disease, depression, and other psychiatric disorders, as well as various bacterial, fungal, and viral infections. The medically useful effects of microalgae are caused by their components that exhibit antioxidant, light-protective, gel-forming, moistening, antimicrobial, and other activities. The data reported in this communication indicate that biogenic amines (serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine, and histamine) stimulate the growth of the green alga S. quadricauda at low (micromolar) concentrations. These data are of relevance to new biotechnologies aimed at producing new algae-synthesized antioxidants, vitamins, anti-aging and anticarcinogenic preparations, and other products that can be used to treat or prevent a wide spectrum of physical and mental health problems