Highlights•Anti-cancer activity of seaweeds has been probed in numerous studies.•Total
growth inhibition is a good parameter to evaluate seaweeds' activity.•We propose the …

The use of marine-origin polysaccharides has increased in recent research because they
are abundant, cheap, biocompatible, and biodegradable. These features motivate their …

In this study antioxidant and anticancer effect of fucoidan isolated from brown seaweed
Sargassum polycystum was investigated. The total yield of fucoidan was 4.51±0.24%, of …

Algae are a valuable and never-failing source of bioactive compounds. The increasing
efforts to use ingredients that are as natural as possible in the formulation of innovative …

Marine algae are considered to be an abundant sources of bioactive compounds with
cosmeceutical potential. Recently, a great deal of interest has focused on the health …

Sulfated fucans are important marine polysaccharides with various bioactivities. Fucanases
are desirable tools for the structural elucidations and oligosaccharides preparation of …

Fucoidan was extracted productively from Spatoglossum asperum and its antioxidant and
antibacterial potential against Aeromonos hydrophila was investigated. The isolated …

The fucose-containing sulfated polysaccharides (FCSPs) from Fucus evanescens were
obtained via different procedures: by hot acidic extraction and with aqueous calcium …

Fucoidan, a polymer derived from seaweed, poses a broad range of biological applications,
and its potential medicinal benefits have been widely studied over the past decade. In this …

The global healthcare challenge posed by COVID-19 necessitates the continuous
exploration for novel antiviral agents. Fucoidans have demonstrated antiviral activity …