Seaweeds have attracted high interest in recent years due to their chemical and bioactive
properties to find new molecules with valuable applications for humankind. Phenolic …

Polyphenols have attracted huge interest among researchers of various disciplines because
of their numerous biological activities, such as antioxidative, antiinflammatory, antiapoptotic …

Phlorotannins are secondary metabolites produced mainly by brown seaweeds
(Phaeophyceae) and belong to the class of polyphenolic compounds with diverse …

Four economically important brown algae species (Ascophyllum nodosum, Laminaria
japonica, Lessonia trabeculate and Lessonia nigrecens) were investigated for phenolic …

Macroalgae, or seaweeds, are a rich source of components which may exert beneficial
effects on the mammalian gut microbiota through the enhancement of bacterial diversity and …

Phenolic compounds from marine organisms are far less studied than those from terrestrial
sources since their structural diversity and variability require powerful analytical tools …

Background In recent years, phlorotannins, a class of polyphenols with strong biological
properties derived from brown algae and not present in terrestrial organisms, have attracted …

Phlorotannins are polyphenolic compounds mostly found in brown seaweed and are
comprised of polymeric chains of phloroglucinol residues (1, 3, 5-trihydroxybenzene) …

Seaweed is an important food widely consumed in Asian countries. Seaweed has a diverse
array of bioactive compounds, including dietary fiber, carbohydrate, protein, fatty acid …

Phlorotannins, a seaweed based class of polyphenolic compounds, have proven to possess
potential bioactivities such as antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-allergic, anti-diabetic, anti …