[HTML][HTML] Ulvan: A systematic review of extraction, composition and function

JT Kidgell, M Magnusson, R de Nys, CRK Glasson - Algal research, 2019 - Elsevier
Species of green macroalgae (Chlorophyta) of the genus Ulva are edible seaweeds with a
range of health promoting bioactive components. Ulva is high in dietary fibre which …

Sulfated seaweed polysaccharides as multifunctional materials in drug delivery applications

L Cunha, A Grenha - Marine drugs, 2016 - mdpi.com
In the last decades, the discovery of metabolites from marine resources showing biological
activity has increased significantly. Among marine resources, seaweed is a valuable source …

Seaweeds as source of bioactive substances and skin care therapy—cosmeceuticals, algotheraphy, and thalassotherapy

L Pereira - Cosmetics, 2018 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] The role of seaweed as a potential dietary supplementation for enteric methane mitigation in ruminants: Challenges and opportunities

BR Min, D Parker, D Brauer, H Waldrip, C Lockard… - Animal Nutrition, 2021 - Elsevier
Seaweeds are macroalgae, which can be of many different morphologies, sizes, colors, and
chemical profiles. They include brown, red, and green seaweeds. Brown seaweeds have …

Seaweeds compounds: an ecosustainable source of cosmetic ingredients?

T Morais, J Cotas, D Pacheco, L Pereira - Cosmetics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Seaweed-based cosmetics are being gradually used by consumers as a substitute of
synthetic equivalent products. These seaweed-based products normally contain purified …

Overview on biological activities and molecular characteristics of sulfated polysaccharides from marine green algae in recent years

L Wang, X Wang, H Wu, R Liu - Marine drugs, 2014 - mdpi.com
Among the three main divisions of marine macroalgae (Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta and
Rhodophyta), marine green algae are valuable sources of structurally diverse bioactive …

Enzyme-assistant extraction (EAE) of bioactive components: a useful approach for recovery of industrially important metabolites from seaweeds: a review

W Wijesinghe, YJ Jeon - Fitoterapia, 2012 - Elsevier
Over the years, the biological activities of seaweeds could have gained a considerable
research interest because of their specific functional compounds, which may not be …

A short review on the valorization of green seaweeds and ulvan: Feedstock for chemicals and biomaterials

DS Lakshmi, S Sankaranarayanan, TK Gajaria, G Li… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
This short review analyzed the recent trend towards, progresses towards the preparation of
chemicals of, and value-added biomaterials from marine macroalgae resources, especially …

Algal polysaccharides-based hydrogels: extraction, synthesis, characterization, and applications

J Lin, G Jiao, A Kermanshahi-Pour - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels are three-dimensional crosslinked hydrophilic polymer networks with great
potential in drug delivery, tissue engineering, wound dressing, agrochemicals application …

A practical perspective on ulvan extracted from green algae

A Alves, RA Sousa, RL Reis - Journal of Applied Phycology, 2013 - Springer
Researchers have many times turned their attention to nature and biological processes to
develop novel technologies and materials. In a medical perspective, nature-based products …