Seaweed's bioactive candidate compounds to food industry and global food security

A Leandro, D Pacheco, J Cotas, JC Marques, L Pereira… - Life, 2020 - mdpi.com
The world population is continuously growing, so it is important to keep producing food in a
sustainable way, especially in a way that is nutritious and in a sufficient quantity to overcome …

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 structural characteristics of seaweed polysaccharides and their application in gel drug delivery systems

H Zhong, X Gao, C Cheng, C Liu, Q Wang, X Han - Marine drugs, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, researchers across various fields have shown a keen interest in the
exploitation of biocompatible natural polymer materials, especially the development and …

Neuroprotective potentials of marine algae and their bioactive metabolites: Pharmacological insights and therapeutic advances

MA Hannan, R Dash, MN Haque, M Mohibbullah… - Marine drugs, 2020 - mdpi.com
Beyond their significant contribution to the dietary and industrial supplies, marine algae are
considered to be a potential source of some unique metabolites with diverse health benefits …

The structure-activity relationship of the interactions of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoproteins with glucuronomannan and sulfated galactofucan from Saccharina japonica

W Jin, W Zhang, D Mitra, MG McCandless… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoproteins (SGPs) and human angiotensin converting enzyme 2
(ACE2) are the two key targets for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. Host cell …

Valuing bioactive lipids from green, red and brown macroalgae from aquaculture, to foster functionality and biotechnological applications

D Lopes, T Melo, F Rey, J Meneses, FL Monteiro… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Marine edible macroalgae have functional proprieties that might improve human health and
wellbeing. Lipids represent a minor fraction of macroalgae, yet with major interest as main …

Highlighting the Biological Potential of the Brown Seaweed Fucus spiralis for Skin Applications

R Freitas, A Martins, J Silva, C Alves, S Pinteus, J Alves… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Skin aging is a biological process influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors. The last ones,
mainly exposure to UV radiation, increases reactive oxygen species (ROS) production …

[HTML][HTML] Extractos bioactivos de algas marinas como bioestimulantes del crecimiento y la protección de las plantas

AA Espinosa-Antón, RM Hernández-Herrera… - Biotecnología …, 2020 - scielo.sld.cu
Los extractos de algas marinas son ampliamente utilizados en la agricultura como
bioestimulantes del crecimiento vegetal y constituyen una alternativa ecológica al consumo …

Marine algal antioxidants as potential vectors for controlling viral diseases

C Sansone, C Brunet, DM Noonan, A Albini - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
As the COVID-19 epidemic expands in the world, and with the previous SARS epidemic,
avian flu, Ebola and AIDS serving as a warning, biomedical and biotechnological research …

Chemically Diverse and Biologically Active Secondary Metabolites from Marine Phylum chlorophyta

SAA Shah, SSU Hassan, S Bungau, Y Si, H Xu… - Marine drugs, 2020 - mdpi.com
For a long time, algal chemistry from terrestrial to marine or freshwater bodies, especially
chlorophytes, has fascinated numerous investigators to develop new drugs in the …