Seaweeds Secondary Metabolites: Successes in and/or Probable Therapeutic Applications

• Auteur principal: Pinto, Diana Cláudia (auth)
• Format: Électronique Chapitre de livre
• Langue: anglais
• Publié: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Sujets: Biology, life sciences; biorefinery; polyphenols; dynamic simulation; Fucus distichus subsp. evanescens; seaweeds; phytochemicals; Bifurcaria bifurcata; Fucus vesiculosus; kidney; complex polysaccharides; identification; secondary metabolites; phlorotannin; cholinesterases; eckol; skin aging; clinical trials; dieckol; fucoxanthin; age-related macular degeneration; photo-protection; phytol; Alzheimer's disease; fucosterol; bone health; nutraceutical; papillomavirus; red seaweed; extraction; osteoporosis; fucoidan; marine algae; chemo-preventive agent; ischemia-reperfusion injury; hyperpigmentation; bone metabolism; bioactives; macroalgae; beta-secretase; laurinterol; prebiotics; dietary fibre; NMR spectroscopy; health effects; bromophenols; beta-amyloid aggregation; kahalalide F; Padina pavonica; carotenoids; insulin glycation; skincare; mushroom tyrosinase; polyunsaturated fatty acids; fatty acid; in vivo studies; apoptosis; algae; biological activities; Symphyocladia latiuscula; Fucus serratus; mass spectrometry; Laminaria digitata; high-speed counter-current chromatography; isolation and purification; K14HPV16; amyloid-? aggregation; VEGF; melanin; Laurencia; seaweed; organotypic culture; Saccharina latissima; ex vivo; genotoxicity assay; gut microbiota; phlorotannins; eckmaxol; high value applications; Ecklonia maxima; B16F10; neuroprotection; linear diterpenes; antitumoral; Ecklonia cava; cancer; breast cancer explants; osteosarcoma; oxidative stress
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Seaweeds are recognized as highly nutritious, and their use in gastronomy is increasing. Their health benefits and their potential to prevent several diseases have also been established. In this Special Issue several health effects are discussed, with more emphasis on their antitumor activity and po...