Background Carrageenan-based delivery systems present great performance in the delivery
of bioactive ingredients, which can improve the stability and bioavailability of bioactive …

The hydrocolloids carrageenan and agar are the major fraction industrially extracted and
commercialized from red seaweeds. However, this type of macroalgae also contains a …

Seaweed polysaccharides are reported to possess biological and medicinal properties.
Specifically, the antioxidant activity of seaweed extracts is the subject of intensive research …

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 …

Carrageenan and carrageenan oligosaccharides are red seaweed sulfated carbohydrates
with well-known antiviral properties, mainly through the blocking of the viral attachment …

There is a growing interest in developing bio-based biodegradable plastics to reduce the
dependence on depleting fossil fuels and provide a sustainable alternative. Bio-based …

Carrageenan (CRG) is a kind of linear sulfated polysaccharide that emerging as a promising
substituent in food, pharmaceutics, and cosmetics. In recent years, biological properties of …

In recent studies, marine macroalgae (seaweeds) have been highlighted as excellent
sources of acquiring many bioactive polymers and metabolites with vast chemical and …

This study utilizes different emerging green extraction technologies to recover maximum
value-added products from Kappaphycus alvarezii and evaluate their bio-functional …

Background Kappaphycus alvarezii is the 5th world's most cultivated macroalgae, since it is
an essential source of carrageenan, widely used in food industry. However, K. alvarezii is an …