Seaweed contains a variety of bioactive compounds; the most abundant of them are
polysaccharides, which have significant biological and chemical importance. Although algal …

Antitumor and immunotropic effects of κ‐, λ‐carrageenan from red marine algae Chondrus
armatus and their low‐molecular weight (LMW) degradation products were explored. Effects …

Background Carrageenan is a linear sulphated polysaccharide extracted from red seaweed
of the Rhodophyceae family. It has broad spectrum of applications in biomedical and …

Abstract Purpose of Review Marine sources play a major role in producing structurally
distinct environmental products, and one such potential marine source is algae. Among …

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

The carrageenans isolated from red algae demonstrated a variety of activities from antiviral
and immunomodulatory to antitumor. The diverse structure and sulfation profile of …

Carrageenans are a family of natural linear sulfated polysaccharides derived from red
seaweeds and used as a common food additive. Carrageenan's properties, impact on …

Carrageenan, a kind of water-soluble linear sulfated polysaccharide with excellent stability
and gel-forming properties, has been widely used in food and cosmetic industries …

The immunomodulatory properties of the polysaccharides (carrageenan, xylan) from
Chondrus crispus (CC), Ahnfeltiopsis devoniensis (AD), Sarcodiotheca gaudichaudii (SG) …

Red seaweeds are popular and economically important worldwide and also well known for
their medicinal effects due to the presence of phycocolloids. Carrageenans, the major …