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An Overview of Potential Seaweed-Derived Bioactive Compounds for Pharmaceutical Applications

Lomartire, Silvia ; Gonçalves, Ana M M

Marine drugs, 2022-02, Vol.20 (2), p.141 [Periódico revisado por pares]

Switzerland: MDPI AG

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An Overview of Potential Seaweed-Derived Bioactive Compounds for Pharmaceutical Applications
Autor: Lomartire, Silvia ; Gonçalves, Ana M M
Assuntos: Algae ; Alzheimers disease ; Animals ; Antiinfectives and antibacterials ; Antioxidants ; Antiviral agents ; Bioactive compounds ; Biological activity ; Biological Products - isolation & purification ; Biological Products - pharmacology ; Biotechnology ; Cardiovascular disease ; Carotenoids ; Cultural heritage ; Dietary minerals ; Drug Development ; Fatty acids ; Food ; Food products ; Foods ; Functional foods & nutraceuticals ; health benefits ; Humans ; Industry ; Iodine ; Lipids ; Organisms ; pharmaceutical application ; Pharmaceutical industry ; Pharmaceuticals ; Photosynthesis ; Pigments ; Polysaccharides ; Polysaccharides - isolation & purification ; Polysaccharides - pharmacology ; Properties ; Review ; Saccharides ; seaweed ; Seaweed - chemistry ; Seaweeds ; sustainability ; Thyroid gland
É parte de: Marine drugs, 2022-02, Vol.20 (2), p.141
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Descrição: Nowadays, seaweeds are widely involved in biotechnological applications. Due to the variety of bioactive compounds in their composition, species of phylum Ochrophyta, class Phaeophyceae, phylum Rhodophyta and Chlorophyta are valuable for the food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries. Seaweeds have been consumed as whole food since ancient times and used to treat several diseases, even though the mechanisms of action were unknown. During the last decades, research has demonstrated that those unique compounds express beneficial properties for human health. Each compound has peculiar properties (e.g., antioxidant, antimicrobial, antiviral activities, etc.) that can be exploited to enhance human health. Seaweed's extracted polysaccharides are already involved in the pharmaceutical industry, with the aim of replacing synthetic compounds with components of natural origin. This review aims at a better understanding of the recent uses of algae in drug development, with the scope of replacing synthetic compounds and the multiple biotechnological applications that make up seaweed's potential in industrial companies. Further research is needed to better understand the mechanisms of action of seaweed's compounds and to embrace the use of seaweeds in pharmaceutical companies and other applications, with the final scope being to produce sustainable and healthier products.
Editor: Switzerland: MDPI AG
Idioma: Inglês

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Lomartire, Silvia ; Gonçalves, Ana M M

Switzerland: MDPI AG

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