Background Marine algae are rich in some unique biologically active secondary metabolites
having diverse pharmacological benefits. Of these, sterols comprise a group of functional …

Sargassum (F. Sargassaceae) is an important seaweed excessively distributed in tropical
and subtropical regions. Different species of Sargassum have folk applications in human …

Since long ago, pelagic Sargassum mats have been known to be abundant in the Sargasso
Sea, where they provide habitat to diverse organisms. However, over the last few years …

Algae have been used since ancient times as food, fodder, fertilizer and as source of
medicine. Nowadays seaweeds represent an unlimited source of the raw materials used in …

This work aimed at evaluating the inhibitory effect of ten natural bioactive compounds (1–10)
as potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2-3CL main protease (PDB ID: 6LU7) and SARS-CoV …

Seaweed belongs to marine biota and contains nutrients and secondary metabolites
beneficial for health. This study aimed to determine the antidiabetic activity of extracts and …

Marine organisms produce an array of biologically active natural products, many of which
have unique structures that have not been found in terrestrial organisms. Hence, marine …

Seaweeds are traditional food ingredients mainly in seaside regions. Modern food science
and nutrition researchers have identified seaweed as a source of functional nutrients, such …

This study reports for the first time the extraction and quantification of sterols in six species of
brown macroalgae from Antarctica: Adenocystis utricularis, Ascoseira mirabilis …

In this research, Gracilaria corticata red algae and Sargassum angustifolium brown algae
were collected from tidal zones of the coastal areas of Bushehr (Persian Gulf coastline), and …