Algae: A robust living material against cancer

Z Xin, M Zhang, H Cui, X Ding, T Zhang… - International Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Its incidence has been increasing
in recent years, and it is becoming a major threat to human health. Conventional cancer …

Antimicrobial peptides, nanotechnology, and natural metabolites as novel approaches for cancer treatment

ML Leite, NB da Cunha, FF Costa - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2018 - Elsevier
Despite the advances in tumor identification and treatment, cancer remains the primary
driver of death around the world. Also, regular treatments for the disease are incapable of …

[HTML][HTML] Natural products from some soil cyanobacterial extracts with potent antimicrobial, antioxidant and cytotoxic activities

SF Gheda, GA Ismail - Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
The ethyl acetate, n hexane and methanol extracts of six cyanobacterial species isolated
from paddy fields in Egypt were assessed for their antimicrobial activity, using disc diffusion …

[PDF][PDF] Antibacterial activity of freshwater microalgae: A review

J Pradhan, S Das, BK Das - African Journal of Pharmacy …, 2014 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Microbial infections are one of the prominent causes of health problems, physical disabilities
and mortalities around the world. There is a widespread belief that green medicines are …

Potential Activity of Arthrospira platensis as Antioxidant, Cytotoxic and Antifungal against Some Skin Diseases: Topical Cream Application

S Gheda, EHF Abd El-Zaher, AM Abou-Zeid, NA Bedair… - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
This research evaluated the antifungal effectiveness of Arthrospira platensis ethanol,
methanol, ethyl acetate and acetone extracts against the tested pathogenic fungi (Candida …

Dereplication of natural products with antimicrobial and anticancer activity from Brazilian cyanobacteria

TK Shishido, RV Popin, J Jokela, M Wahlsten, MF Fiore… - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic organisms that produce a large diversity of natural
products with interesting bioactivities for biotechnological and pharmaceutical applications …

GC/MS-based 13C metabolic flux analysis resolves the parallel and cyclic photomixotrophic metabolism of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 and selected deletion …

D Schulze, M Kohlstedt, J Becker, E Cahoreau… - Microbial Cell …, 2022 - Springer
Background Cyanobacteria receive huge interest as green catalysts. While exploiting
energy from sunlight, they co-utilize sugar and CO2. This photomixotrophic mode enables …

Assessing the Potential of the Terrestrial Cyanobacterium Anabaena minutissima for Controlling Botrytis cinerea on Tomato Fruits

H Righini, O Francioso, M Di Foggia, A Martel Quintana… - Horticulturae, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cyanobacteria are oxygenic phototrophs that have an essential role in soil N2 fixation,
fertility, and water retention. Cyanobacteria are also natural sources of bioactive metabolites …

Research progresses on the physiological and pharmacological benefits of microalgae-derived biomolecules

Z Yu, Y Hong, K Xie, Q Fan - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microalgae are a kind of photoautotrophic microorganism, which are small, fast in their
growth rate, and widely distributed in seawater and freshwater. They have strong …

Cyanobacteria from Brazilian Extreme environments: Toward functional exploitation

DB Genuário, MGMV Vaz, SN Santos… - Microbial diversity in the …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria represent a diverse and versatile group of microorganisms found from mild-to-
extreme environments worldwide, with ecologic and practical importance. Although Brazil is …