Since ancient times, seaweeds have been employed as source of highly bioactive
secondary metabolites that could act as key medicinal components. Furthermore, research …

Seaweeds have attracted high interest in recent years due to their chemical and bioactive
properties to find new molecules with valuable applications for humankind. Phenolic …

Seaweed produces metabolites aiding in the protection against different environmental
stresses. These compounds show antiviral, antiprotozoal, antifungal, and antibacterial …

Riverine, estuarine, and coastal populations have always used algae in the development of
home remedies that were then used to treat diverse health problems. The empirical …

Cyanobacteria and algae having complex photosynthetic systems can channelize absorbed
solar energy into other forms of energy for production of food and metabolites. In addition …

Over the course of the last 20 years, numerous studies have identified the benefits of an
array of marine natural ingredients for cosmetic purposes, as they present unique …

Two thirds of the world is covered by oceans, whose upper layer is inhabited by algae. This
means that there is a large extension to obtain these photoautotrophic organisms. Algae …

The red seaweed group (Rhodophyta) is one of the phyla of macroalgae, among the groups
Phaeophyceae and Chlorophyta, brown and green seaweeds, respectively. Nowadays, all …

In the last few decades, attention on new natural antimicrobial compounds has arisen due to
a change in consumer preferences and the increase in the number of resistant …

Macroalgae-based products are increasing in demand also in Europe. In the European
Union, each category of macroalgae-based products is regulated separately. We discuss EU …