Microalgae are microorganisms that have different morphological, physiological, and
genetic traits that confer the ability to produce different biologically active metabolites …

In the last few years, there has been an intense interest in using microalgal lipids in food,
chemical and pharmaceutical industries and cosmetology, while a noteworthy research has …

Drug discovery from natural sources is going through a renaissance, having spent many
decades in the shadow of synthetic molecule drug discovery, despite the fact that natural …

In order to survive in a highly competitive environment, freshwater or marine algae have to
develop defense strategies that result in a tremendous diversity of compounds from different …

Every year, hundreds of new compounds are discovered from the metabolites of marine
organisms. Finding new and useful compounds is one of the crucial drivers for this field of …

The peer-reviewed marine pharmacology literature from 2009 to 2011 is presented in this
review, following the format used in the 1998–2008 reviews of this series. The …

In the present work, a comprehensive methodology to carry out the screening for novel
natural functional compounds is presented. To do that, a new strategy has been developed …

Many of the inflammatory diseases are becoming common in aging society throughout the
world. The clinically used anti‐inflammatory drugs suffer from the disadvantage of side …

Fucoidan is a complex polysaccharide (molecular weight 10,000–100,000 Da) derived from
brown algae which comprises of L-fucose and sulfate groups have potential as therapeutic …

This review about the genus Laminaria sensu lato summarizes the extensive literature that
has been published since the overview of the genus given by Kain in 1979. The recent …