Secondary metabolites of seagrasses (Alismatales and Potamogetonales; Alismatidae): Chemical diversity, bioactivity, and ecological function

C Zidorn - Phytochemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
Seagrasses are the only higher plants living in fully marine environments; they play a
significant role in coastal ecosystems. Seagrasses inhabit the coastal shelves of all …

[HTML][HTML] New drugs with antiprotozoal activity from marine algae: a review

FAE Torres, TG Passalacqua, A Velásquez… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
The use of indigenous or remote popular knowledge to identify new drugs against diseases
or infections is a well-known approach in medicine. The inhabitants of coastal regions are …

[책][B] Therapeutic and nutritional uses of algae

L Pereira - 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
Algae have been used since ancient times as food, fodder, fertilizer and as source of
medicine. Nowadays seaweeds represent an unlimited source of the raw materials used in …

Marine-sulfated polysaccharides extract of Ulva armoricana green algae exhibits an antimicrobial activity and stimulates cytokine expression by intestinal epithelial …

M Berri, C Slugocki, M Olivier, E Helloin… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - Springer
An aqueous marine-sulfated polysaccharide (MSP) extract, prepared from the green
macroalga Ulva armoricana, was tested as an antibacterial compound against 42 bacterial …

Evaluation of antidiabetic, antioxidant and vasoprotective effects of Posidonia oceanica extract

G Gokce, MZ Haznedaroglu - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2008 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to evaluate antidiabetic, antioxidant and vasoprotective effects of
Posidonia oceanica extract (POE) in alloxan diabetic rats. Posidonia oceanica (L) Delile …

Trypanocidal, leishmanicidal and antifungal potential from marine red alga Bostrychia tenella J. Agardh (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales)

R de Felício, S de Albuquerque, MCM Young… - … of pharmaceutical and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Specimens of the red alga Bostrychia tenella J. Agardh (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales) were
collected from the São Paulo coast and submitted to room temperature solvent extraction …

Seaweed flora of the european north atlantic and mediterranean

L Pereira - Springer handbook of marine biotechnology, 2015 - Springer
Algae, like most vegetables, have cells with pigments that allow them to perform the
photosynthesis. These organisms have a wide geographical distribution, colonizing various …

[PDF][PDF] Cultivation and chemical composition of microalgae Chlorella vulgaris and its antibacterial activity against human pathogens

R Dineshkumar, R Narendran, P Jayasingam… - J Aquac Mar …, 2017 - researchgate.net
The present study was aimed to isolate green microalgae Chlorella vulgaris from the
Pichavaram Mangrove Forest, South East coast of India. After being isolated, they were …

Antiprotozoal and cytotoxic naphthalene derivatives from Diospyros assimilis

S Ganapaty, PS Thomas, G Karagianis, PG Waterman… - Phytochemistry, 2006 - Elsevier
Chemical investigation of the roots of Diospyros assimilis had led to the isolation and
characterization of six naphthalene derivatives, two 2-naphthaldehyes, namely 4-hydroxy-3 …

Design and synthesis of new (E)-cinnamic N-acylhydrazones as potent antitrypanosomal agents

SA Carvalho, LO Feitosa, M Soares… - European journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
We report herein the synthesis and trypanocidal profile of new (E)-cinnamic N-
acylhydrazones (NAHs) designed by exploiting molecular hybridization between the potent …