Current trends on seaweeds: Looking at chemical composition, phytopharmacology, and cosmetic applications

B Salehi, J Sharifi-Rad, AML Seca, DCGA Pinto… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Seaweeds have received huge interest in recent years given their promising potentialities.
Their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, hypolipemic, and anticoagulant effects are …

Alginate: current use and future perspectives in pharmaceutical and biomedical applications

M Szekalska, A Puciłowska… - … journal of polymer …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last decades, alginates, natural multifunctional polymers, have increasingly drawn
attention as attractive compounds in the biomedical and pharmaceutical fields due to their …

Green Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) Using Arthrospira platensis (Class: Cyanophyceae) and Evaluation of their Biomedical Activities

EF El-Belely, MMS Farag, HA Said, AS Amin, E Azab… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) were successfully fabricated through the
harnessing of metabolites present in the cell filtrate of a newly isolated and identified …

Edible seaweeds: a potential novel source of bioactive metabolites and nutraceuticals with human health benefits

B Choudhary, OP Chauhan, A Mishra - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
There has been an increase in human health concerns, and seaweeds are considered as a
potential functional food which can decrease the risk of many diseases, as they contain …

Phenolic compounds as Nrf2 inhibitors: potential applications in cancer therapy

J Sharifi-Rad, V Seidel, M Izabela… - Cell Communication and …, 2023 - Springer
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and involves an oxidative stress mechanism.
The transcription factor Nrf2 has a crucial role in cytoprotective response against oxidative …

Antiangiogenic and antiapoptotic effects of green-synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles using Sargassum muticum algae extraction

Z Sanaeimehr, I Javadi, F Namvar - Cancer nanotechnology, 2018 - Springer
Background Algae are one of the natural materials used to green synthesis of nanoparticles.
This method leads to minimize the toxicity of the chemical materials used to nanoparticle …

Modification of alginates to modulate their physic-chemical properties and obtain biomaterials with different functional properties

P Rosiak, I Latanska, P Paul, W Sujka, B Kolesinska - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Modified alginates have a wide range of applications, including in the manufacture of
dressings and scaffolds used for regenerative medicine, in systems for selective drug …

Optimisation of ultrasound frequency, extraction time and solvent for the recovery of polyphenols, phlorotannins and associated antioxidant activity from brown …

V Ummat, BK Tiwari, AK Jaiswal, K Condon… - Marine drugs, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study investigates ultrasound assisted extraction (UAE) process parameters (time,
frequency and solvent) to obtain high yields of phlorotannins, flavonoids, total phenolics and …

Marine algae colorants: Antioxidant, anti-diabetic properties and applications in food industry

T Imchen, KS Singh - Algal Research, 2023 - Elsevier
In numerous food businesses, natural pigments are frequently utilized as food colorants.
Colorants give nutritional value to food items in addition to improving its appeal …

Potential role of seaweed polyphenols in cardiovascular-associated disorders

M Gómez-Guzmán, A Rodríguez-Nogales, F Algieri… - Marine drugs, 2018 - mdpi.com
The beneficial effects of various polyphenols with plant origins on different cardiovascular-
associated disorders, such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2 and metabolic …