Algal chemodiversity and bioactivity: sources of natural variability and implications for commercial application

DB Stengel, S Connan, ZA Popper - Biotechnology advances, 2011‏ - Elsevier
There has been significant recent interest in the commercial utilisation of algae based on
their valuable chemical constituents many of which exhibit multiple bioactivities with …

Prospects and challenges for industrial production of seaweed bioactives

JT Hafting, JS Craigie, DB Stengel… - Journal of …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Large‐scale seaweed cultivation has been instrumental in globalizing the seaweed industry
since the 1950s. The domestication of seaweed cultivars (begun in the 1940s) ended the …

[HTML][HTML] Seaweed-based molecules and their potential biological activities: An eco-sustainable cosmetics

HS Kalasariya, VK Yadav, KK Yadav, V Tirth… - Molecules, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Amongst the countless marine organisms, seaweeds are considered as one of the richest
sources of biologically active ingredients having powerful biological activities. Seaweeds or …

[HTML][HTML] Variations in polyphenol and heavy metal contents of wild-harvested and cultivated seaweed bulk biomass: Health risk assessment and implication for food …

MY Roleda, H Marfaing, N Desnica, R Jónsdóttir… - Food Control, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Seaweeds are increasingly used in European cuisines due to their nutritional value. Many
algal constituents, such as polyphenols, are important antioxidants and thus considered …

Abiotic stress in algae: response, signaling and transgenic approaches

M Kaur, KC Saini, H Ojah, R Sahoo, K Gupta… - Journal of Applied …, 2022‏ - Springer
High salinity, nutrient deficiency, heavy metals, desiccation, temperature fluctuations, and
ultraviolet radiations are major abiotic stress factors considered inhospitable to algal growth …

Environmental impact on seaweed phenolic production and activity: An important step for compound exploitation

S Lomartire, J Cotas, D Pacheco, JC Marques… - Marine Drugs, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Seaweeds are a potential source of bioactive compounds that are useful for
biotechnological applications and can be employed in different industrial areas in order to …

Antioxidant and antitumoural activities of some Phaeophyta from Brittany coasts

M Zubia, MS Fabre, V Kerjean, K Le Lann… - Food chemistry, 2009‏ - Elsevier
In this study, the antioxidant activity exhibited by crude extracts from 10 Phaeophyta species
from Brittany coasts was assessed by three methods (DPPH, reducing activity and β …

[HTML][HTML] The quest for phenolic compounds from macroalgae: A review of extraction and identification methodologies

SAO Santos, R Félix, ACS Pais, SM Rocha… - Biomolecules, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
The current interest of the scientific community for the exploitation of high-value compounds
from macroalgae is related to the increasing knowledge of their biological activities and …

Seaweed secondary metabolites in vitro and in vivo anticancer activity

DHA Rocha, AML Seca, DCGA Pinto - Marine drugs, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Isolation, finding or discovery of novel anticancer agents is very important for cancer
treatment, and seaweeds are one of the largest producers of chemically active metabolites …

[HTML][HTML] Ecological function of phenolic compounds from Mediterranean fucoid algae and seagrasses: An overview on the genus Cystoseira sensu lato and Posidonia …

AM Mannino, C Micheli - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Biodiversity is undergoing rapid and worrying changes, partially driven by anthropogenic
activities. Human impacts and climate change (eg, increasing temperature and ocean …