This study assessed the antioxidant, antimicrobial, anticancer and neuroprotective activities
of the kappa (k)-carrageenan isolated from the red alga Hypnea musciformis (Hm-SP). The …

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

λ-Carrageenan is a sulfated galactan isolated from some red algae and have been reported
to have many kinds of biological activities. λ-Carrageenan from Chondrus ocellatus, an …

Chemical modification of polysaccharides is an important route to enhance, develop or
change polysaccharide properties. In this study, carboxymethylation of kappa-carrageenan …

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

Both the insoluble and soluble fibres have health benefits and could be used as food
additive and in pharmaceutical and other industries. In the current study, the role of soluble …

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 …

Oligosaccharides were prepared through mild hydrochloric acid hydrolysis of kappa-
carrageenan from Kappaphycus striatum to compare the antitumor activity with carrageenan …

Objective: To evaluate the potential role of the polysaccharides of the marine algae as an
anticancer agent in vitro against colon cancer cell line (CoCa2) and breast cancer (MCF7) …

Pharmacological properties of native carrageenan (κ) extracted from Kappaphycus alvarezii
and commercial carrageenan (Sigma-Aldrich) were evaluated using in vitro antioxidant …