Marine bioactives as functional food ingredients: potential to reduce the incidence of chronic diseases

S Lordan, RP Ross, C Stanton - Marine drugs, 2011 - mdpi.com
The marine environment represents a relatively untapped source of functional ingredients
that can be applied to various aspects of food processing, storage, and fortification …

Angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors from marine resources: Prospects in the pharmaceutical industry

I Wijesekara, SK Kim - Marine drugs, 2010 - mdpi.com
Hypertension or high blood pressure is one of the major independent risk factors for
cardiovascular diseases. Angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (EC 3.4. 15.1; ACE) plays an …

Marine food-derived functional ingredients as potential antioxidants in the food industry: An overview

DH Ngo, I Wijesekara, TS Vo, Q Van Ta… - Food Research …, 2011 - Elsevier
Recently, a great deal of interest has been developed by the consumers towards natural
bioactive compounds as functional ingredients in the food products due to their various …

Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using ethanolic petals extract of Rosa indica and characterization of its antibacterial, anticancer and anti-inflammatory activities

R Manikandan, B Manikandan, T Raman… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2015 - Elsevier
The present study was aimed at biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using ethanolic
extract of rose (Rosa indica) petals and testing their potential antibacterial activity using …

Anti-inflammatory activity of a sulfated polysaccharide isolated from an enzymatic digest of brown seaweed Sargassum horneri in RAW 264.7 cells

KKA Sanjeewa, IPS Fernando, EA Kim… - Nutrition research …, 2017 - synapse.koreamed.org
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Sargassum horneri is an edible brown alga that grows in the
subtidal zone as an annual species along the coasts of South Korea, China, and Japan …

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 …

Neuroprotective effects of marine algae

R Pangestuti, SK Kim - Marine drugs, 2011 - mdpi.com
The marine environment is known as a rich source of chemical structures with numerous
beneficial health effects. Among marine organisms, marine algae have been identified as an …

Phlorotannins from Ecklonia cava (Phaeophyceae): Biological activities and potential health benefits

I Wijesekara, NY Yoon, SK Kim - Biofactors, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The importance of bioactive derivatives as functional ingredients has been well recognized
due to their valuable health beneficial effects. Therefore, isolation and characterization of …

Antioxidant and Signal‐Modulating Effects of Brown Seaweed‐Derived Compounds against Oxidative Stress‐Associated Pathology

R Begum, S Howlader… - Oxidative Medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The biological and therapeutic properties of seaweeds have already been well known.
Several studies showed that among the various natural marine sources of antioxidants …

Bioactive compounds from macroalgae in the new millennium: implications for neurodegenerative diseases

M Barbosa, P Valentão, PB Andrade - Marine drugs, 2014 - mdpi.com
Marine environment has proven to be a rich source of structurally diverse and complex
compounds exhibiting numerous interesting biological effects. Macroalgae are currently …