Phytochemical and potential properties of seaweeds and their recent applications: A review

HS El-Beltagi, AA Mohamed, HI Mohamed… - Marine drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since ancient times, seaweeds have been employed as source of highly bioactive
secondary metabolites that could act as key medicinal components. Furthermore, research …

[HTML][HTML] An overview to the health benefits of seaweeds consumption

S Lomartire, JC Marques, AMM Gonçalves - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Currently, seaweeds are gaining major attention due to the benefits they give to our health.
Recent studies demonstrate the high nutritional value of seaweeds and the powerful …

Biological activity of algal derived carrageenan: A comprehensive review in light of human health and disease

B Pradhan, JS Ki - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023 - Elsevier
Carrageenans are a family of natural linear sulfated polysaccharides derived from red
seaweeds and used as a common food additive. Carrageenan's properties, impact on …

Antitumor potential of carrageenans from marine red algae

M Khotimchenko, V Tiasto, A Kalitnik, M Begun… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
Marine algae are abundant and inexhaustive sources of the bioactive compounds with the
various benefits for human health. Among these substances an attention is given to the …

The quest for phenolic compounds from seaweed: Nutrition, biological activities and applications

V Subbiah, C Xie, FR Dunshea, CJ Barrow… - Food Reviews …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Seaweeds are macroscopic marine algae that are allocated into three categories based on
the seaweed color (green, brown and red seaweeds). Seaweeds are known for its nutrition …

A retrospective review of marine algae and the strategies employed for prospective diabetes management

A Animish, MA Jayasri - Algal Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The prevalence of diabetes increases with each passing day, making it essential to develop
novel, cost-effective, and side-effect-free alternatives for managing and controlling the …

Epicatechin and quercetin exhibit in vitro antioxidant effect, improve biochemical parameters related to metabolic syndrome, and decrease cellular genotoxicity in …

A Leyva-Soto, RA Chavez-Santoscoy, O Porras… - Food Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Metabolic syndrome is a condition whose incidence has been increasing around the world.
It promotes a metabolic state of chronic systemic inflammation, correlated to cellular stress …

Seaweed and Seaweed-Based Functional Metabolites as Potential Modulators of Growth, Immune and Antioxidant Responses, and Gut Microbiota in Fish

MAB Siddik, P Francis, MF Rohani, MS Azam, TS Mock… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Seaweed, also known as macroalgae, represents a vast resource that can be categorized
into three taxonomic groups: Rhodophyta (red), Chlorophyta (green), and Phaeophyceae …

Antimicrobial activity of Plumbago indica and ligand screening of plumbagin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

D Dissanayake, D Perera… - Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, the antimicrobial properties of Plumbago indica root bark against bacterial
strains and a fungal strain were investigatedusing the disc diffusion and minimum inhibitory …

In Vitro α-Amylase and α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Activity of Green Seaweed Halimeda tuna Extract from the Coast of Lhok Bubon, Aceh

M Gazali, O Jolanda, A Husni, Nurjanah, FAA Majid… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Seaweed belongs to marine biota and contains nutrients and secondary metabolites
beneficial for health. This study aimed to determine the antidiabetic activity of extracts and …