Bioactive Compounds from Brown Algae

• Other Authors: Ulber, Roland (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Medicine; hepatic steatosis; lipogenesis; seaweed; polyphenol; fucoidans; fucoidanases; glycosidic linkages; molecular masses; NMR; structure-activity relationships; fucoidan; cancer; VEGF; gene expression; toxicity; Dictyosiphon foeniculaceus; retinal pigment epithelium; glioblastoma; astrocytes; uveal melanoma; 7-phloro-eckol; HepG2/CYP2E1 cells; oxidative stress; apoptosis; anti-lung cancer; brown algae; human lung carcinoma A-549 cells; oversulfation; Sargassum aquifolium; phlorotannins; antifungal; larvicidal; brown seaweeds; biological activities; anti-inflammatory; antioxidant; coastal area; crude lipid extract; Sargassum ilicifolium; gut microbiota; bioaccessibility; short-chain fatty acids; prebiotics; gastrointestinal tract; noise; hearing loss; dieckol; PFF-A; alginate; laminarin; bioactivity
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Brown algae comprise approx. 2040 species grown in various climatic conditions. They represent a reservoir of various bioactive compounds, including fucoidan, alginate, phlorotannins, and fucoxanthins. They have shown an array of applications in pharmaceutical and medical fields. Hence, the Guest Ed...