Algae as food in Europe: An overview of species diversity and their application

MC Mendes, S Navalho, A Ferreira, C Paulino… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Algae have been consumed for millennia in several parts of the world as food, food
supplements, and additives, due to their unique organoleptic properties and nutritional and …

An overview of potential seaweed-derived bioactive compounds for pharmaceutical applications

S Lomartire, AMM Gonçalves - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, seaweeds are widely involved in biotechnological applications. Due to the
variety of bioactive compounds in their composition, species of phylum Ochrophyta, class …

Seaweed's bioactive candidate compounds to food industry and global food security

A Leandro, D Pacheco, J Cotas, JC Marques, L Pereira… - Life, 2020 - mdpi.com
The world population is continuously growing, so it is important to keep producing food in a
sustainable way, especially in a way that is nutritious and in a sufficient quantity to overcome …

[HTML][HTML] An overview to the health benefits of seaweeds consumption

S Lomartire, JC Marques, AMM Gonçalves - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Currently, seaweeds are gaining major attention due to the benefits they give to our health.
Recent studies demonstrate the high nutritional value of seaweeds and the powerful …

Chemical and physical Chitosan modification for designing enzymatic industrial biocatalysts: How to choose the best strategy?

YL Nunes, FL de Menezes, IG de Sousa… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chitosan is one of the most abundant natural polymer worldwide, and due to its inherent
characteristics, its use in industrial processes has been extensively explored. Because it is …

Algal phycocolloids: bioactivities and pharmaceutical applications

S Lomartire, AMM Gonçalves - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Seaweeds are abundant sources of diverse bioactive compounds with various properties
and mechanisms of action. These compounds offer protective effects, high nutritional value …

A comprehensive review of the nutraceutical and therapeutic applications of red seaweeds (Rhodophyta)

J Cotas, A Leandro, D Pacheco, AMM Gonçalves… - Life, 2020 - mdpi.com
The red seaweed group (Rhodophyta) is one of the phyla of macroalgae, among the groups
Phaeophyceae and Chlorophyta, brown and green seaweeds, respectively. Nowadays, all …

Carrageenan From Kappaphycus alvarezii (Rhodophyta, Solieriaceae): Metabolism, Structure, Production, and Application

R Rupert, KF Rodrigues, VY Thien… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Carrageenan is a polysaccharide derived from red algae (seaweed) with enormous
economic potential in a wide range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, food …

An overview of the alternative use of seaweeds to produce safe and sustainable bio-packaging

S Lomartire, JC Marques, AMM Gonçalves - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
In modern times, seaweeds have become widely involved in several biotechnological
applications due to the variety of their constituent bioactive compounds. The consumption of …

Polysaccharides from red seaweeds: Effect of extraction methods on physicochemical characteristics and antioxidant activities

AD Premarathna, TAE Ahmed, G Kulshreshtha… - Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
Seaweed polysaccharides are reported to possess biological and medicinal properties.
Specifically, the antioxidant activity of seaweed extracts is the subject of intensive research …