Fucoidan from marine macroalgae: Biological actions and applications in regenerative medicine, drug delivery systems and food industry

GS Anisha, S Padmakumari, AK Patel, A Pandey… - Bioengineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
The marine macroalgae produce a collection of bioactive polysaccharides, of which the
sulfated heteropolysaccharide fucoidan produced by brown algae of the class …

A comprehensive review on the health benefits and nutritional significance of fucoidan polysaccharide derived from brown seaweeds in human, animals and aquatic …

M Saeed, MA Arain, S Ali Fazlani… - Aquaculture …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fucoidan is a sulphated polysaccharide isolated from brown seaweeds. It has attracted a lot
of attention due to its multiple physiological and biological properties. The most dominant …

Metabolites with antioxidant activity from marine macroalgae

LA Tziveleka, MA Tammam, O Tzakou, V Roussis… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) attack biological molecules, such as lipids, proteins,
enzymes, DNA, and RNA, causing cellular and tissue damage. Hence, the disturbance of …

Bioactivities of the edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida: A review

L Wang, YJ Park, YJ Jeon, BM Ryu - Aquaculture, 2018 - Elsevier
Natural ingredients containing high nutrients, various natural compounds, with broad
spectrum of bioactivities and wide range of natural distribution or production, have been …

Anti-Fine Dust Effect of Fucoidan Extracted from Ecklonia maxima Leaves in Macrophages via Inhibiting Inflammatory Signaling Pathways

DP Nagahawatta, NM Liyanage, H Jayawardhana… - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Brown seaweeds contain fucoidan, which has numerous biological activities. Here, the anti-
fine-dust activity of fucoidan extracted from Ecklonia maxima, an abundant brown seaweed …

Recent research advances in polysaccharides from Undaria pinnatifida: Isolation, structures, bioactivities, and applications

J Zeng, F Luan, J Hu, Y Liu, X Zhang, T Qin… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Undaria pinnatifida, one of the most widespread seafood consumed in China and many
other nations, has been traditionally utilized as an effective therapeutically active substance …

Fucoidan extracts ameliorate acute colitis

QY Lean, RD Eri, JH Fitton, RP Patel, N Gueven - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, are an
important cause of morbidity and impact significantly on quality of life. Overall, current …

Fucoidan as bio-functional molecule: Insights into the anti-inflammatory potential and associated molecular mechanisms

AR Phull, SJ Kim - Journal of Functional Foods, 2017 - Elsevier
Fucoidan is a bio-functional polysaccharide, mainly reported in brown seaweed. Diverse
potential of fucoidan has created intense interest to review the existing scientific literature …

Potential of intensification techniques for the extraction and depolymerization of fucoidan

N Flórez-Fernández, MD Torres, MJ González-Muñoz… - Algal research, 2018 - Elsevier
Fucoidans are sulfated polysaccharides from brown seaweeds with a variety of biological
properties, which are dependent on both their composition and structure, and are …

Squalene targets pro-and anti-inflammatory mediators and pathways to modulate over-activation of neutrophils, monocytes and macrophages

A Cárdeno, M Aparicio-Soto… - Journal of Functional …, 2015 - Elsevier
Squalene is a natural triterpene consumed as an integral part of the human diet. Increasing
evidence demonstrates that squalene has antioxidant, cardioprotective and anti …