Macroalgal biorefinery concepts for the circular bioeconomy: A review on biotechnological developments and future perspectives

ET Kostas, JMM Adams, HA Ruiz… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The imminent need for transition to a circular bioeconomy, based on the valorisation of
renewable biomass feedstocks, will ameliorate global challenges induced by climate …

Phlorotannins: A review of extraction methods, structural characteristics, bioactivities, bioavailability, and future trends

W Meng, T Mu, H Sun, M Garcia-Vaquero - Algal Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Background In recent years, phlorotannins, a class of polyphenols with strong biological
properties derived from brown algae and not present in terrestrial organisms, have attracted …

Traditional applications of tannin rich extracts supported by scientific data: Chemical composition, bioavailability and bioaccessibility

M Fraga-Corral, P Otero, L Cassani, J Echave… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tannins are polyphenolic compounds historically utilized in textile and adhesive industries,
but also in traditional human and animal medicines or foodstuffs. Since 20th-century …

A bioactive substance derived from brown seaweeds: Phlorotannins

H Zheng, Y Zhao, L Guo - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Phlorotannins are a type of natural active substance extracted from brown algae, which
belong to a type of important plant polyphenol. Phloroglucinol is the basic unit in its …

Role of medicinal plants in inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 and in the management of post-COVID-19 complications

PK Mukherjee, T Efferth, B Das, A Kar, S Ghosh… - Phytomedicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The worldwide corona virus disease outbreak, generally known as COVID-19
pandemic outbreak resulted in a major health crisis globally. The morbidity and transmission …

[HTML][HTML] Dieckol: A brown algal phlorotannin with biological potential

DK Rajan, K Mohan, S Zhang, AR Ganesan - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Dieckol [C 36 H 22 O 18], is a naturally occurring phlorotannin found in some brown
algal species. Dieckol is gaining more attention in the scientific community for its potential …

Bioproducts from seaweeds: a review with special focus on the Iberian Peninsula

SM Cardoso, LG Carvalho, PJ Silva… - Current Organic …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Seaweeds, ie macroalgae that occupy the littoral zone, are a great source of compounds
with diverse applications; their types and content greatly determine the potential applications …

Herbal medicines for the prevention of alcoholic liver disease: a review

RB Ding, K Tian, CW He, Y Jiang, YT Wang… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Long-term excess alcohol exposure leads to
alcoholic liver disease (ALD)—a global health problem without effective therapeutic …

Protective effect of marine algae phlorotannins against AAPH-induced oxidative stress in zebrafish embryo

MC Kang, SH Cha, W Wijesinghe, SM Kang, SH Lee… - Food chemistry, 2013 - Elsevier
In this study the protective effect of phlorotannins, including phloroglucinol, eckol, dieckol,
eckstolonol and triphloroethol A, isolated from brown algae Ecklonia cava was investigated …

Phlorotannins: Towards new pharmacological interventions for diabetes mellitus type 2

G Lopes, PB Andrade, P Valentão - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by hyperglycaemia, and
predicted by the World Health Organization as the expected 7th leading cause of death in …