An overview of potential seaweed-derived bioactive compounds for pharmaceutical applications

S Lomartire, AMM Gonçalves - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, seaweeds are widely involved in biotechnological applications. Due to the
variety of bioactive compounds in their composition, species of phylum Ochrophyta, class …

Diverse applications of marine macroalgae

A Leandro, L Pereira, AMM Gonçalves - Marine drugs, 2019 - mdpi.com
The aim of this paper is to review the multiplicity of the current uses of marine macroalgae.
Seaweeds are already used in many products and for different purposes, from food products …

Biopolymers and their derivatives: Key components of advanced biomedical technologies

IA Duceac, S Coseri - Biotechnology Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
In the biomedical field, researchers are always looking for novel materials with improved
qualities that may be used in a variety of applications, including pharmaceutical …

Algal phycocolloids: Bioactivities and pharmaceutical applications

S Lomartire, AMM Gonçalves - Marine drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Seaweeds are abundant sources of diverse bioactive compounds with various properties
and mechanisms of action. These compounds offer protective effects, high nutritional value …

Carrageenans for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications: A review

A Jafari, M Farahani, M Sedighi, N Rabiee… - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomaterials are considered a substantial building block for tissue engineering, regenerative
medicine, and drug delivery. Despite using both organic and inorganic biomaterials in these …

An overview of the alternative use of seaweeds to produce safe and sustainable bio-packaging

S Lomartire, JC Marques, AMM Gonçalves - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
In modern times, seaweeds have become widely involved in several biotechnological
applications due to the variety of their constituent bioactive compounds. The consumption of …

[HTML][HTML] Seaweeds as valuable sources of essential fatty acids for human nutrition

CP Rocha, D Pacheco, J Cotas, JC Marques… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The overexploitation of terrestrial habitats, combined with the ever-growing demand for food,
has led to the search for alternative food sources. The importance of seaweeds as food …

[KNYGA][B] Edible seaweeds of the world

L Pereira - 2016 - books.google.com
Seaweed is used in many countries for very different purposes-directly as food, especially in
sushi, as a source of phycocolloids, extraction of compounds with antiviral, antibacterial or …

[HTML][HTML] Antiviral activity of carrageenans and processing implications

M Álvarez-Viñas, S Souto, N Flórez-Fernández… - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Carrageenan and carrageenan oligosaccharides are red seaweed sulfated carbohydrates
with well-known antiviral properties, mainly through the blocking of the viral attachment …

[PDF][PDF] A review of the nutrient composition of selected edible seaweeds

L Pereira - Seaweed: Ecology, nutrient composition and medicinal …, 2011 - italisvital.info
Currently, our society lives under a misleading apprehension of there being food
abundance….. etc, etc…… Many people of the west are surrounded by fast food rich in …