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 …

An overview on red algae bioactive compounds and their pharmaceutical applications

E Aziz, R Batool, MU Khan, A Rauf… - … of complementary and …, 2021 - degruyter.com
Objectives To review red algae bioactive compounds and their pharmaceutical applications.
Content Seaweed sources are becoming attractive to be used in health and therapeutics …

Algae-derived bioactive compounds as potential nutraceuticals for cancer therapy: A comprehensive review

LA Minhas, M Kaleem, HMU Farooqi, F Kausar… - Algal Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Cancer is considered a pandemic, costing precious lives throughout the globe. Besides its
deadly outcomes, the survival rate after cancer therapies is meager. Anti-cancer drug …

In vitro anticancer potentials of Lactobacillus plantarum IIA-1A5 and Lactobacillus acidophilus IIA-2B4 extracts against WiDr human colon cancer cell line

R Adiyoga, II Arief, C Budiman, Z Abidin - Food Science and …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Colorectal cancer is an emerging public health problem in Indonesia that urges more
serious attempts to combat the disease. Previous in vitro studies indicated some probiotics …

Neuroprotective effect of the marine macroalga Gelidiella acerosa: identification of active compounds through bioactivity-guided fractionation

AN Syad, BS Rajamohamed… - Pharmaceutical …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Context Gelidiella acerosa (Forsskål) Feldmann & G. Hamel (Rhodophyta-
Gelidiales) is a marine red macroalga. Our previous work found that a benzene extract of G …

A potential role of Lactobacillus acidophilus LA1 and its exopolysaccharides on cancer cells in male albino mice

K Abd El Ghany, R Hamouda… - Biotechnology & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the potential role of Lactobacillus acidophilus
(LA1), isolated from faecal samples of breast-fed Egyptian infants (15–90 days), and its …

Rapid biosynthesized AgNPs from Gelidiella acerosa aqueous extract mitigates quorum sensing mediated biofilm formation of Vibrio species—an in vitro and in vivo …

L Satish, S Santhakumari, S Gowrishankar… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
The present study explores the non-bactericidal anti-virulence efficacy of green synthesized
silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from Gelidiella acerosa against multi-drug resistant Vibrio spp …

[PDF][PDF] Cancer-fighting phytochemicals: another look

TJ Shree, S Poompavai, S Begum… - J Nanomedine …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Plant chemicals, known as phytochemicals present in a number of fruits, vegetables, greens,
herbs, and marine organisms, algae, seaweed, and sponge contain large amount of …

Threat and gain: The metabolites of the red algae genus Acanthophora

F Budiyanto, MA Ghandourah, NO Bawakid, HS Alorfi… - Algal Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The unexploited red algae Acanthophora is intriguing since some species of which are
invasive and pose a threat to their new ecosystem. The algae express potent effects due to …

Gelidiella acerosa protects against Aβ 25–35-induced toxicity and memory impairment in Swiss Albino mice: an in vivo report

SA Nisha, KP Devi - Pharmaceutical biology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Context: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is believed to develop due to deposition of β-amyloid (Aβ)
peptide. Hence, efforts are being made to develop potent drug that target amyloid …