Seaweed for climate mitigation, wastewater treatment, bioenergy, bioplastic, biochar, food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics: a review

M Farghali, IMA Mohamed, AI Osman… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2023 - Springer
The development and recycling of biomass production can partly solve issues of energy,
climate change, population growth, food and feed shortages, and environmental pollution …

From Ocean to Medicine: Harnessing Seaweed's Potential for Drug Development

J Cotas, S Lomartire, AMM Gonçalves… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Seaweed, a miscellaneous group of marine algae, has long been recognized for its rich
nutritional composition and bioactive compounds, being considered nutraceutical …

Optimization of Extraction of Phlorotannins from the Arctic Fucus vesiculosus Using Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents and Their HPLC Profiling with Tandem High …

ED Obluchinskaya, ON Pozharitskaya, VA Shevyrin… - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Phlorotannins are secondary metabolites produced mainly by brown seaweeds
(Phaeophyceae) and belong to the class of polyphenolic compounds with diverse …

Construction of phlorotannin-based nanoparticles for alleviating acute liver injury

F Luo, B Zhu, D Wu, Y Xu, T Chen, Y Li… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Acute liver injury (ALI) is a severe health condition with limited treatment options.
Phlorotannin (PT), a natural compound extracted from seaweeds, has shown potential in …

Antioxidant and chemotherapeutic efficacies of seaweed‐derived phlorotannins in cancer treatment: a review regarding novel anticancer drugs

B Pradhan, JS Ki - Phytotherapy Research, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The ineffectiveness of traditional cancer therapies due to drug resistance, nontargeted
delivery, and chemotherapy‐associated adverse side effects has shifted attention to …

Recent advances in seaweed biorefineries and assessment of their potential for carbon capture and storage

KG Johnston, A Abomohra, CE French, AS Zaky - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Seaweeds are among the most important biomass feedstocks for the production of third-
generation biofuels. They are also efficient in carbon sequestration during growth and …

Seaweed-derived phenolic compounds in growth promotion and stress alleviation in plants

O Aina, OO Bakare, AI Daniel, A Gokul, DR Beukes… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This review paper discusses the importance of phenolic compounds
isolated from seaweed in improving plant growth and controlling the negative effects of …

Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Bioactive Compounds from Seaweeds, Bryozoans, Jellyfish, Shellfish and Peanut Worms

M Khursheed, H Ghelani, RK Jan, TE Adrian - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Inflammation is a defense mechanism of the body in response to harmful stimuli such as
pathogens, damaged cells, toxic compounds or radiation. However, chronic inflammation …

Antimicrobial, antibiofilm, and antivirulence properties of Eisenia bicyclis-extracts and Eisenia bicyclis-gold nanoparticles towards microbial pathogens

DK Oh, F Khan, SK Park, DM Jo, NG Kim, WK Jung… - Microbial …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials derived from seaweed have developed as an alternative option for fighting
infections caused by biofilm-forming microbial pathogens. This research aimed to discover …

Phloroglucinol derivative carbomer hydrogel accelerates MRSA-infected wounds' healing

X Huang, J Yang, R Zhang, L Ye, M Li… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Globally, wound infection is considered to be one of the major healthcare problems, with
bacterial infections being the most critical threat, leading to poor and delayed wound …