Flavonoids are some of the most precious phytochemicals, believed to be found largely in
terrestrial plants. With the advancement of phytochemical research and marine …

Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by hyperglycaemia, and
predicted by the World Health Organization as the expected 7th leading cause of death in …

For a long time, algal chemistry from terrestrial to marine or freshwater bodies, especially
chlorophytes, has fascinated numerous investigators to develop new drugs in the …

Key features: The most comprehensive resource available on the biodiversity of algal
species, their industrial production processes and their use for human consumption in food …

Brown seaweeds such as Ascophyllum nodosum are a rich source of phlorotannins
(oligomers and polymers of phloroglucinol units), a class of polyphenols that are unique to …

This study was focused on the phenolic content and associated cosmetic activities of seven
brown marine macroalgae: Alaria esculenta, Ascophyllum nodosum, Bifurcaria bifurcata …

Seaweeds offer a wide range of therapeutic possibilities both internally and externally. The
term seaweeds refer only to macrophytic marine algae, both wild and cultivated, growing in …

Seven phlorotannins were isolated and characterized from an edible marine brown alga
Ecklonia cava (EC), along with three common sterol derivatives (fucosterol, ergosterol, and …

Phlorotannins, phenolic compounds produced exclusively by seaweeds, have been
reported to possess various pharmacological properties. However, there have been few …

The ability of naturally occurring polyphenols and phlorotannins (PHTs) from some species
of brown seaweeds to inhibit α-amylase and α-glucosidase enzymes in vitro has already …