Bioprospecting for bioactive compounds in microalgae: Antimicrobial compounds

WA Stirk, J van Staden - Biotechnology advances, 2022 - Elsevier
While there are many opportunities to use microalgae as antimicrobial agents, little has
been done to develop them beyond the characterization phase to the biotechnology phase …

Marine alkaloids with anti-inflammatory activity: Current knowledge and future perspectives

CRM Souza, WP Bezerra, JT Souto - Marine Drugs, 2020 - mdpi.com
Alkaloids are nitrogenous compounds with various biological activities. Alkaloids with anti-
inflammatory activity are commonly found in terrestrial plants, but there are few records of …

[图书][B] Therapeutic and nutritional uses of algae

L Pereira - 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
Algae have been used since ancient times as food, fodder, fertilizer and as source of
medicine. Nowadays seaweeds represent an unlimited source of the raw materials used in …

Evaluation of growth and phycobiliprotein composition of cyanobacteria isolates cultivated in different nitrogen sources

MI Khazi, Z Demirel, MC Dalay - Journal of applied phycology, 2018 - Springer
Phycobiliproteins, light-harvesting pigments found in cyanobacteria and in some eukaryotic
algae, have numerous commercial applications in food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical …

Antioxidant activity and inhibition of liver cancer cells' growth of extracts from 14 marine Macroalgae species of the Mediterranean Sea

N Goutzourelas, DP Kevrekidis, S Barda, P Malea… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Macroalgae exhibit beneficial bioactivities for human health. Thus, the aim of the present
study was to examine the antioxidant and anticancer potential of 14 macroalgae species' …

Marine microalgae: promising source for new bioactive compounds

CR De Vera, G Díaz Crespín, A Hernández Daranas… - Marine drugs, 2018 - mdpi.com
The study of marine natural products for their bioactive potential has gained strength in
recent years. Oceans harbor a vast variety of organisms that offer a biological and chemical …

Minireview: algal natural compounds and extracts as antifoulants

M Saha, F Goecke, P Bhadury - Journal of Applied Phycology, 2018 - Springer
Marine biofouling is a paramount phenomenon in the marine environment and causes
serious problems to maritime industries worldwide. Marine algae are known to produce a …

Bioactive and nutritional potential of Alaria esculenta and Saccharina latissima

C Afonso, J Matos, I Guarda, A Gomes-Bispo… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Springer
The brown seaweed species Alaria esculenta and Saccharina latissima are commercial
edible resources in Norway. There are knowledge gaps regarding these species …

Potential Antioxidant and Anticancer Activities of Secondary Metabolites of Nostoc linckia Cultivated under Zn and Cu Stress Conditions

KMA Ramadan, HS El-Beltagi, SMM Shanab… - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
The objective of the present study is to determine the antioxidant and anticancer activities of
Nostoc linckia extracts cultivated under heavy metal stress conditions (0.44, 0.88, and 1.76 …

[PDF][PDF] Modification of RSF1010-based broad-host-range plasmids for improved conjugation and cyanobacterial bioprospecting

B Bishé, A Taton, JW Golden - Iscience, 2019 - cell.com
To facilitate the genetic engineering of diverse cyanobacterial strains, we have modified
broad-host-range RSF1010-based plasmids to improve transmissibility, increase copy …