Beneficial effects of seaweeds and seaweed-derived bioactive compounds: Current evidence and future prospective

B Pradhan, PP Bhuyan, S Patra, R Nayak… - Biocatalysis and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Seaweeds are the ocean's living resources. Despite their widespread use in the food and
feed industries, they are untapped as a nutraceutical and medicinal products despite their …

Seaweed biorefinery

MD Torres, S Kraan, H Domínguez - Reviews in environmental science …, 2019 - Springer
Seaweed offers a wide range of interesting bioactives. With over 10,000 species globally, it
is of great interest to be able to extract these compounds. Hence, seaweed fractionation into …

Main bioactive phenolic compounds in marine algae and their mechanisms of action supporting potential health benefits

C Jimenez-Lopez, AG Pereira, C Lourenço-Lopes… - Food chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Given the growing tendency of consumers to choose products with natural ingredients, food
industries have directed scientific research in this direction. In this regard, algae are an …

Modeling inflammation in zebrafish for the development of anti-inflammatory drugs

Y **e, AH Meijer, MJM Schaaf - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Dysregulation of the inflammatory response in humans can lead to various inflammatory
diseases, like asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. The innate branch of the immune system …

Antioxidant activity of marine algal polyphenolic compounds: a mechanistic approach

IPS Fernando, M Kim, KT Son, Y Jeong… - Journal of medicinal …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Polyphenolic compounds isolated from marine algae exhibit a broad spectrum of beneficial
biological properties, including antioxidant, anticancer, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and …

FTIR characterization and antioxidant activity of water soluble crude polysaccharides of Sri Lankan marine algae

IP Fernando, KK Sanjeewa, KW Samarakoon, WW Lee… - Algae, 2017 - koreascience.kr
Polysaccharides of marine algae exhibit different structural characteristics and interesting
biological functions. In this study, crude polysaccharides (CP) of eleven Sri Lankan marine …

A fucoidan fraction purified from Chnoospora minima; a potential inhibitor of LPS-induced inflammatory responses

IPS Fernando, KKA Sanjeewa, KW Samarakoon… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Fucoidans are an interesting group of bioactive sulfated polysaccharides abundant in brown
seaweeds. The current study highlights the enrichment and extraction of fucoidan from …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-Neuroinflammatory Property of Phlorotannins from Ecklonia cava on Aβ25-35-Induced Damage in PC12 Cells

S Lee, K Youn, DH Kim, MR Ahn, E Yoon, OY Kim… - Marine drugs, 2018 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by excessive
accumulation of amyloid-beta peptide (Aβ) and progressive loss of neurons. Therefore, the …

Assessment of the antioxidant and anticancer potential of different isolated strains of cyanobacteria and microalgae from soil and agriculture drain water

HH Senousy, S Abd Ellatif, S Ali - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
The potential usage of cyanobacteria and microalgae as a promising and alternative source
for new and safe therapeutic compounds is recently caught the attention, due to its versatile …

[HTML][HTML] Brown seaweed food supplementation: effects on allergy and inflammation and its consequences

SEM Olsthoorn, X Wang, B Tillema, T Vanmierlo… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Multiple health benefits have been ascribed to brown seaweeds that are used traditionally
as dietary component mostly in Asia. This systematic review summarizes information on the …