Biological activities and pharmaceutical applications of polysaccharide from natural resources: A review

Y Yu, M Shen, Q Song, J Xie - Carbohydrate polymers, 2018 - Elsevier
Pharmacotherapy using natural substances can be currently regarded as a very promising
future alternative to conventional therapy. As biological macromolecules, polysaccharide …

Biological activities of fucoidan and the factors mediating its therapeutic effects: A review of recent studies

Y Wang, M Xing, Q Cao, A Ji, H Liang, S Song - Marine Drugs, 2019 - mdpi.com
The marine acid polysaccharide fucoidan has attracted attention from both the food and
pharmaceutical industries due to its promising therapeutic effects. Fucoidan is a …

Bioactive polysaccharides from seaweeds

F Hentati, L Tounsi, D Djomdi, G Pierre, C Delattre… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bioactive compounds with diverse chemical structures play a significant role in disease
prevention and maintenance of physiological functions. Due to the increase in industrial …

[HTML][HTML] Seaweed nutraceuticals and their therapeutic role in disease prevention

AR Ganesan, U Tiwari, G Rajauria - Food Science and Human Wellness, 2019 - Elsevier
There is a growing interest that bioactive compounds from seaweed can play a major
therapeutic role in disease prevention in humans. Seaweed bioactives including …

[HTML][HTML] Marine fucoidans: Structural, extraction, biological activities and their applications in the food industry

EO Mensah, ON Kanwugu, PK Panda, P Adadi - Food Hydrocolloids, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the years, seaweeds have been highlighted as valuable natural sources of bioactive
polysaccharides. Fucoidan, a sulphated polysaccharide mainly from brown seaweeds …

Marine polysaccharides from algae with potential biomedical applications

MF de Jesus Raposo, AMB De Morais… - Marine drugs, 2015 - mdpi.com
There is a current tendency towards bioactive natural products with applications in various
industries, such as pharmaceutical, biomedical, cosmetics and food. This has put some …

Anticancer polysaccharides from natural resources: A review of recent research

A Zong, H Cao, F Wang - Carbohydrate polymers, 2012 - Elsevier
Taking into account the rising trend of the incidence of cancers of various organs, effective
therapies are urgently needed to control human malignancies. However, almost all of the …

Bioactive compounds in seaweeds: An overview of their biological properties and safety

KRR Rengasamy, MF Mahomoodally… - Food and Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Seaweeds are among the significant currently exploited marine plant resources which are
gaining full applications in culinary, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and biotechnological …

Marine origin polysaccharides in drug delivery systems

MJ Cardoso, RR Costa, JF Mano - Marine drugs, 2016 - mdpi.com
Oceans are a vast source of natural substances. In them, we find various compounds with
wide biotechnological and biomedical applicabilities. The exploitation of the sea as a …

Towards a better understanding of medicinal uses of the brown seaweed Sargassum in Traditional Chinese Medicine: A phytochemical and pharmacological review

L Liu, M Heinrich, S Myers, SA Dworjanyn - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2012 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: For nearly 2000 years Sargassum spp., a
brown seaweed, has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to treat a variety of …