Marine sponges are productive sources of bioactive secondary metabolites with over 200
new compounds isolated each year, contributing 23% of approved marine drugs so far. This …

Polysaccharides are biomolecules composed of monosaccharides that are widely found in
animals, plants and microorganisms and are of interest for their various health benefits …

Ecklonia cava (EC), an edible brown macroalga abundant in intertidal areas of East Asia
(Korea, Japan, and China), contains high-value bioactive compounds such as dieckol …

Exosomes are cell-derived membranous structures primarily involved in the delivery of the
payload to the recipient cells, and they play central roles in carcinogenesis and metastasis …

Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) are the natural UV absorbing compounds with
antioxidant activity found in microalgae and macroalgae. We collected red algae …

Extremophiles are at center stage of scientific interest owing to their peculiar properties in
terms of physiology, ecology, biochemistry, and molecular genetics. The bio-active …

Carrageenan oligosaccharides are important products that have demonstrated numerous
bioactivities useful in the food, medicine, and cosmetics industries. However, the specific …

Radiation damage is defined as exposure to ionizing radiation causing a series of organ
injuries over a specified period of time. In this study, we investigated the effect of the …

Background UV radiation (UV) exposure risks skin damage and cancer due to DNA damage
and oxidative stress. Synthetic chemical sunscreens that protect against UV radiation can …

Spirulina happens to be a special type of blue-green algae that originally emerged 3.5
billion years ago and was used as a source of nutrition. Spirulina gets its name from the …