In recent years, marine organisms including seaweeds have been highlighted as potential
sources of useful metabolites and bioactive compounds, with vast biological and …

The genus Gracilaria is an important marine bio-resource since some members are a source
of about 80% of the global production of agar. Moreover, species of Gracilaria are used in …

Marine red macroalgae are natural sources of sulfated polysaccharides, water-binding
molecules used in the food industry as thickeners, stabilizers and gelling agents. Sulfated …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) includes two distinct diseases: Crohn's disease (CD) and
ulcerative colitis (UC). IBD is a chronic systemic disease of the gastrointestinal tract …

Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of infant death in the world accounting for high child
mortality rate. It is also present in different pathophysiologies related to several etiological …

Cholera is a secretory diarrhoeal disease caused by infection with Vibrio cholerae, primarily
the V. cholerae O1 El Tor biotype. There are approximately 2.9 million cases in 69 endemic …

Objectives The oral rehydration solution is the most efficient method to treat cholera;
however, it does not interfere in the action mechanism of the main virulence factor produced …

Ethnopharmacological relevance The use of marine seaweeds as a source of natural
compounds with medicinal purposes is increasing in Western countries in the last decades …

Anadenanthera colubrina var. cebil (Griseb.) Altschul (Fabaceae family), commonly known
as the red angico tree, is a medicinal plant found throughout Brazil's semi-arid area. In this …

Sulphated polysaccharides extracted from algae have been extensively studied for their
diverse biological activities. Thus, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the chemical …