In vitro antioxidant properties of crude extracts and compounds from brown algae

EM Balboa, E Conde, A Moure, E Falqué… - Food chemistry, 2013 - Elsevier
Research on the bioactives from seaweeds has increased in recent years. Antioxidant
activity is one of the most studied, due to the interest of these compounds both as …

Golden Tides: Problem or Golden Opportunity? The Valorisation of Sargassum from Beach Inundations

JJ Milledge, PJ Harvey - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2016 - mdpi.com
In recent years there have been massive inundations of pelagic Sargassum, known as
golden tides, on the beaches of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and West Africa, causing …

Main bioactive phenolic compounds in marine algae and their mechanisms of action supporting potential health benefits

C Jimenez-Lopez, AG Pereira, C Lourenço-Lopes… - Food chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Given the growing tendency of consumers to choose products with natural ingredients, food
industries have directed scientific research in this direction. In this regard, algae are an …

[HTML][HTML] Role of marine macroalgae in plant protection & improvement for sustainable agriculture technology

SM Hamed, AA Abd El-Rhman, N Abdel-Raouf… - Beni-Suef University …, 2018 - Elsevier
Marine macroalgae are plant-like organisms with simple internal structures that generally
live in coastal areas. They mainly include different communities of red, brown and green …

Sargassum inundations in Turks and Caicos: Methane potential and proximate, ultimate, lipid, amino acid, metal and metalloid analyses

JJ Milledge, S Maneein, E Arribas López, D Bartlett - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
The Caribbean has been experiencing beach inundations of pelagic Sargassum, causing
environmental, health and financial issues. This study showed variations in the composition …

High-value products from macroalgae: the potential uses of the invasive brown seaweed, Sargassum muticum

JJ Milledge, BV Nielsen, D Bailey - Reviews in Environmental Science and …, 2016 - Springer
Marine seaweeds represent an abundant source of natural products and may harbour
valuable chemicals. The brown seaweed Sargassum muticum is an invasive species to the …

The effect of different drying methods on certain nutritionally important chemical constituents in edible brown seaweeds

UO Badmus, MA Taggart, KG Boyd - Journal of applied Phycology, 2019 - Springer
Seaweeds are potentially a valuable resource for the food, drink and pharmaceutical
sectors. The effective utilization of seaweed usually requires post-harvest dehydration in …

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 …

A review of seaweed pre-treatment methods for enhanced biofuel production by anaerobic digestion or fermentation

S Maneein, JJ Milledge, BV Nielsen, PJ Harvey - Fermentation, 2018 - mdpi.com
Macroalgae represent a potential biomass source for the production of bioethanol or biogas.
Their use, however, is limited by several factors including, but not restricted to, their …

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 …