Microwave heating processing as alternative of pretreatment in second-generation biorefinery: An overview

A Aguilar-Reynosa, A Romaní… - Energy Conversion and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The development of a feasible biorefinery is in need of alternative technologies to improve
lignocellulosic biomass conversion by the suitable use of energy. Microwave heating …

Phycochemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Fucus spp.

MD Catarino, AMS Silva, SM Cardoso - Marine drugs, 2018 - mdpi.com
Seaweeds are known to be a good supply of key nutrients including carbohydrates, protein,
minerals, polyunsaturated lipids, as well as several other health-promoting compounds …

Mechanisms of Bioactivities of Fucoidan from the Brown Seaweed Fucus vesiculosus L. of the Barents Sea

ON Pozharitskaya, ED Obluchinskaya, AN Shikov - Marine drugs, 2020 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to elucidate some mechanisms of radical scavenging and the anti-
inflammatory, anti-hyperglycemic, and anti-coagulant bioactivities of high molecular weight …

A brief review of anaerobic digestion of algae for bioenergy

JJ Milledge, BV Nielsen, S Maneein, PJ Harvey - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
The potential of algal biomass as a source of liquid and gaseous biofuels has been the
subject of considerable research over the past few decades, with researchers strongly …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Microalgae polysaccharides bio-stimulating effect on tomato plants: Growth and metabolic distribution

F Rachidi, R Benhima, L Sbabou, H El Arroussi - Biotechnology reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Microalgae polysaccharides represent a potentially bioressource for the enhancement and
the protection of agricultural crops. We investigate the possibility to use microalgae …

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 …

Fucoidan from marine macroalgae: Biological actions and applications in regenerative medicine, drug delivery systems and food industry

GS Anisha, S Padmakumari, AK Patel, A Pandey… - Bioengineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
The marine macroalgae produce a collection of bioactive polysaccharides, of which the
sulfated heteropolysaccharide fucoidan produced by brown algae of the class …

Natural polysaccharides experience physiochemical and functional changes during preparation: A review

Y Yi, W Xu, HX Wang, F Huang, LM Wang - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
The preparation mainly composed of extraction, pre-purification and dehydration is essential
for the research and development of natural polysaccharides. The methods or conditions …

Metabolites with antioxidant activity from marine macroalgae

LA Tziveleka, MA Tammam, O Tzakou, V Roussis… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) attack biological molecules, such as lipids, proteins,
enzymes, DNA, and RNA, causing cellular and tissue damage. Hence, the disturbance of …