Algal nutraceuticals: A perspective on metabolic diversity, current food applications, and prospects in the field of metabolomics

P Garcia-Perez, L Cassani, P Garcia-Oliveira, J Xiao… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The current consumers' demand for food naturalness is urging the search for new functional
foods of natural origin with enhanced health-promoting properties. In this sense, algae …

[HTML][HTML] Applying seaweed compounds in cosmetics, cosmeceuticals and nutricosmetics

L López-Hortas, N Flórez-Fernández, MD Torres… - Marine drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
The interest in seaweeds for cosmetic, cosmeceutics, and nutricosmetics is increasing
based on the demand for natural ingredients. Seaweeds offer advantages in relation to their …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of Extraction of Phlorotannins from the Arctic Fucus vesiculosus Using Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents and Their HPLC Profiling with Tandem …

ED Obluchinskaya, ON Pozharitskaya, VA Shevyrin… - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Phlorotannins are secondary metabolites produced mainly by brown seaweeds
(Phaeophyceae) and belong to the class of polyphenolic compounds with diverse …

[HTML][HTML] The potential of algae in the nutricosmetic sector

I Dini - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Seaweeds or algae are marine autotrophic organisms. They produce nutrients (eg, proteins,
carbohydrates, etc.) essential for the survival of living organisms as they participate in …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into the biosynthesis pathway of phenolic compounds in microalgae

A Del Mondo, C Sansone, C Brunet - Computational and Structural …, 2022 - Elsevier
Among the most relevant bioactive molecules family, phenolic compounds (PCs) are well
known in higher plants, while their knowledge in microalgae is still scarce. Microalgae …

Marine algae: A treasure trove of bioactive anti-inflammatory compounds

DS Ghallab, RS Ibrahim, MM Mohyeldin… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
This comprehensive review examines the diverse classes of pharmacologically active
compounds found in marine algae and their promising anti-inflammatory effects. The review …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular targets of brown algae phlorotannins for the therapy of inflammatory processes of various origins

NN Besednova, BG Andryukov, TS Zaporozhets… - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Inflammatory reactions are part of a complex biological response that plays a vital role in the
appearance of various stimuli resulting from tissue and cell damage, the invasion of …

Aquatic phlorotannins and human health: bioavailability, toxicity, and future prospects

ES Okeke, EJ Nweze, CC Chibuogwu… - Natural Product …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Medicinal chemists and pharmacognosists have relied on terrestrial sources for bioactive
phytochemicals to manage and treat disease conditions. However, minimal interest is given …

Advancing quantification methods for polyphenols in brown seaweeds—applying a selective qNMR method compared with the TPC assay

ME Wekre, S Hellesen Brunvoll… - Phytochemical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Brown seaweeds are a sustainable biomass with a potential for various
industrial applications. Polyphenols are an important contributor to this potential. Objective …

It comes from the sea: Macroalgae-derived bioactive compounds with anti-cancer potential

P Nova, AM Gomes, AR Costa-Pinto - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Nature derived compounds represent a valuable source of bioactive molecules with
enormous potential. The sea is one of the richest environments, full of skilled organisms …