Seaweeds as a functional ingredient for a healthy diet

R Peñalver, JM Lorenzo, G Ros, R Amarowicz… - Marine Drugs, 2020 - mdpi.com
Seaweeds have been used since ancient times as food, mainly by Asian countries, while in
Western countries, their main application has been as gelling agents and colloids for the …

Antioxidant effects of seaweeds and their active compounds on animal health and production–a review

I Michalak, R Tiwari, M Dhawan, M Alagawany… - Veterinary …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Natural antioxidants applied as feed additives can improve not only animals' health and
overall performance but also increase their resistance to environmental stress such as heat …

Marine natural products

AR Carroll, BR Copp, RA Davis, RA Keyzers… - Natural product …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2020 This review covers the literature published in 2020 for marine natural
products (MNPs), with 757 citations (747 for the period January to December 2020) referring …

Fucoxanthin, a marine-derived carotenoid from brown seaweeds and microalgae: A promising bioactive compound for cancer therapy

S Méresse, M Fodil, F Fleury, B Chénais - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fucoxanthin is a well-known carotenoid of the xanthophyll family, mainly produced by
marine organisms such as the macroalgae of the fucus genus or microalgae such as …

Seaweed components as potential modulators of the gut microbiota

E Shannon, M Conlon, M Hayes - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

The COVID 19 novel coronavirus pandemic 2020: seaweeds to the rescue? Why does substantial, supporting research about the antiviral properties of seaweed …

L Pereira, AT Critchley - Journal of Applied Phycology, 2020 - Springer
Presently, there is lack of a vaccine that would lead to immunization against the virus COVID-
19, but here are some of the characteristics that various seaweeds have and which may …

Potential use of marine seaweeds as prebiotics: A review

A Lopez-Santamarina, JM Miranda, AC Mondragon… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Human gut microbiota plays an important role in several metabolic processes and human
diseases. Various dietary factors, including complex carbohydrates, such as …

A comprehensive review about the molecular structure of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Insights into natural products against …

EM Saied, YA El-Maradny, AA Osman, AMG Darwish… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
In 2019, the world suffered from the emergence of COVID-19 infection, one of the most
difficult pandemics in recent history. Millions of confirmed deaths from this pandemic have …

Nutraceutical characteristics of the brown seaweed carotenoid fucoxanthin

K Miyashita, F Beppu, M Hosokawa, X Liu… - Archives of biochemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fucoxanthin (Fx), a major carotenoid found in brown seaweed, is known to show a unique
and wide variety of biological activities. Upon absorption, Fx is metabolized to fucoxanthinol …

The sea lettuce Ulva sensu lato: Future food with health-promoting bioactives

S Madhusudan, R Baskaran - Algal Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine green macroalgae are a valuable natural resource for bioactive phytochemicals that
have potential applications in therapeutics, even though they remain largely under …