Phlorotannin Extracts from Fucales Characterized by HPLC-DAD-ESI-MSn: Approaches to Hyaluronidase Inhibitory Capacity and Antioxidant Properties [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2012 Purified phlorotannin extracts from four brown seaweeds (Cystoseira nodicaulis (Withering) M. Roberts, Cystoseira tamariscifolia (Hudson) Papenfuss, Cystoseira usneoides (Linnaeus) M.
Patrícia Valentão +6 more
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Phlorotannins from Alaskan Seaweed Inhibit Carbolytic Enzyme Activity [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2014 Global incidence of type 2 diabetes has escalated over the past few decades, necessitating a continued search for natural sources of enzyme inhibitors to offset postprandial hyperglycemia.
Joshua Kellogg +2 more
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Identification and Characterization of a 25 kDa Protein That Is Indispensable for the Efficient Saccharification of Eisenia bicyclis in the Digestive Fluid of Aplysia kurodai. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 The digestive fluid of the sea hare Aplysia kurodai can liberate approximately 2.5 mg of glucose from 10 mg of dried Eisenia bicyclis powder. Although laminaran, a major storage polysaccharide in E.
Akihiko Tsuji +3 more
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Profiling of the Molecular Weight and Structural Isomer Abundance of Macroalgae-Derived Phlorotannins [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2015 Phlorotannins are a group of complex polymers of phloroglucinol (1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene) unique to macroalgae. These phenolic compounds are integral structural components of the cell wall in brown algae, but also play many secondary ecological roles ...
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Effects of Phlorotannins on Organisms: Focus on the Safety, Toxicity, and Availability of Phlorotannins [PDF]
Foods, 2021 Phlorotannins are polyphenolic compounds produced via polymerization of phloroglucinol, and these compounds have varying molecular weights (up to 650 kDa). Brown seaweeds are rich in phlorotannins compounds possessing various biological activities, including algicidal, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and anticancer activities. Many review
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Phlorotannins–bioactivity and extraction perspectives
Journal of Applied Phycology, 2022 Phlorotannins, a seaweed based class of polyphenolic compounds, have proven to possess potential bioactivities such as antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-allergic, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancerous, neuroprotection etc. These bioactivities have further increased demand globally and sustainable techniques such as supercritical fluid ...
Kumar, Lekshmi R. G. +7 more
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Overview of Phlorotannins’ Constituents in Fucales
Marine Drugs, 2022 Fucales are an order within the Phaeophyceae that include most of the common littoral seaweeds in temperate and subtropical coastal regions. Many species of this order have long been a part of human culture with applications as food, feedand remedies in folk medicine.
Marcelo D. Catarino +7 more
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Evaluation of Toxicity of Crude Phlorotannins and Phloroglucinol Using Different Model Organisms
Toxins, 2022 Phlorotannins have been proven to contain numerous bioactive compounds that have potential to be applied in variety industries, including cosmetics, functional foods, nutraceuticals, environmental management, and medicine.
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Microorganisms, 2023 To achieve sustainable development, alternative resources should replace conventional resources such as fossil fuels. In marine ecosystems, many macroalgae grow faster than terrestrial plants.
Seiji Shibasaki, Mitsuyoshi Ueda
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Plants, 2023 Marine seaweeds synthesize a plethora of bioactive metabolites, of which phlorotannins of brown algae currently attract special attention due to their high antibiotic and cytotoxic capacities. Here we measured the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs)
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