The oceans take up over 1 million tons of anthropogenic CO2 per hour, increasing dissolved
p CO2 and decreasing seawater pH in a process called ocean acidification (OA). At the …

The genus Gracilaria is an important marine bio-resource since some members are a source
of about 80% of the global production of agar. Moreover, species of Gracilaria are used in …

Background: Excessive human exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) continues to be
a major public health concern, with skin cancer rates increasing year on year. The major …

Seaweeds are a potential source of bioactive compounds that are useful for
biotechnological applications and can be employed in different industrial areas in order to …

Macroalgae belong to a diverse group of organisms that could be exploited for biomolecule
application. Among the biocompounds found in this group, mycosporine-like amino acids …

To cope with the biotic and abiotic stresses experienced within their environment, marine
macroalgae have developed certain defence mechanisms including the synthesis of photo …

Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs), maximally absorbed in the wavelength region of 310–
360 nm, are widely distributed in algae, phytoplankton and microorganisms, as a class of …

In the present study bio prospecting of thirty seaweeds from Indian coasts was analyzed for
their biochemical components including pigments, fatty acid and ash content. Multivariate …

The dramatically changing climatic conditions globally have equipped the Earth's early
inhabitants with some evolutionary advancement. With the increasing influx of harmful solar …

The physiological response of the scleractinian coral Turbinaria reniformis to ammonium
enrichment (3 μmol l− 1) was examined at 26° C as well as during a 7 day increase in …