Algal chemodiversity and bioactivity: sources of natural variability and implications for commercial application

DB Stengel, S Connan, ZA Popper - Biotechnology advances, 2011 - Elsevier
There has been significant recent interest in the commercial utilisation of algae based on
their valuable chemical constituents many of which exhibit multiple bioactivities with …

Phycochemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Fucus spp.

MD Catarino, AMS Silva, SM Cardoso - Marine drugs, 2018 - mdpi.com
Seaweeds are known to be a good supply of key nutrients including carbohydrates, protein,
minerals, polyunsaturated lipids, as well as several other health-promoting compounds …

Prospects and challenges for industrial production of seaweed bioactives

JT Hafting, JS Craigie, DB Stengel… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Large‐scale seaweed cultivation has been instrumental in globalizing the seaweed industry
since the 1950s. The domestication of seaweed cultivars (begun in the 1940s) ended the …

Antibacterial and antifungal activities of spices

Q Liu, X Meng, Y Li, CN Zhao, GY Tang… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Infectious diseases caused by pathogens and food poisoning caused by spoilage
microorganisms are threatening human health all over the world. The efficacies of some …

[HTML][HTML] The Biochemical Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Fucus vesiculosus from the Arctic Region

ED Obluchinskaya, ON Pozharitskaya, DV Zakharov… - Marine drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fucus vesiculosus is one of the most prominent brown algae in the shallow waters of the
seas of the Arctic region (Barents (BS), White (WS), Norwegian (NS), and Irminger (IS)). The …

Antioxidant capacities of phlorotannins extracted from the brown algae Fucus vesiculosus

T Wang, R Jónsdóttir, H Liu, L Gu… - Journal of agricultural …, 2012 - ACS Publications
A process for the effective extraction and fractionation of phlorotannins from Fucus
vesiculosus with high antioxidant potentials was investigated. The antioxidant activity of F …

CONTENTS OF SOLUBLE, CELL-WALL-BOUND AND EXUDED PHLOROTANNINS IN THE BROWN ALGA Fucus vesiculosus, WITH IMPLICATIONS ON THEIR …

R Koivikko, J Loponen, T Honkanen… - Journal of chemical …, 2005 - Springer
Phlorotannins are ubiquitous secondary metabolites in brown algae that are phenotypically
plastic and suggested to have multiple ecological roles. Traditionally, phlorotannins have …

Fucaceae: A source of bioactive phlorotannins

MD Catarino, AMS Silva, SM Cardoso - International journal of molecular …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Fucaceae is the most dominant algae family along the intertidal areas of the Northern
Hemisphere shorelines, being part of human customs for centuries with applications as a …

Defensive and sensory chemical ecology of brown algae

CD Amsler, VA Fairhead - Advances in botanical research, 2005 - Elsevier
The ecological interactions of brown algae are important as these macroalgae are common
and often keystone members in many benthic marine communities. This review highlights …