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Brown macroalgae represent one of the most proliferative groups of living organisms in aquatic environments. Due to their abundance, they often cause problems in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, resulting in health problems in humans and the death of ...
Elda A. Flores-Contreras+9 more
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Applications of Antioxidant Secondary Metabolites of Sargassum spp.
Sargassum is one of the largest and most diverse genus of brown seaweeds, comprising of around 400 taxonomically accepted species. Many species of this genus have long been a part of human culture with applications as food, feed, and remedies in folk ...
Marcelo D. Catarino+6 more
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The Potential of Cytotoxin and Antiviral in Sargassum polycystum and Sargassum ilicifolium’s Polysaccharides Extract [PDF]
Marine algae known as one producers of bioactive compounds. This study aims to analyze the cytotoxicity and antiviral activity in Sargassum polycystum and Sargassum ilicifolium tested with Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV). The polysaccharides extract of algae was used in this study, as sulfated polysaccharides have been reported has bioactivity ...
Anicia Q. Hurtado+6 more
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Nutrient and arsenic biogeochemistry of Sargassum in the western Atlantic
The oceanographic ecology of pelagic Sargassum, and the means by which these floating macroalgae thrive in the nutrient-poor waters of the open ocean, have been studied for decades.
D. J. McGillicuddy+6 more
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The potential applications of β-mannanase in bioenergy, biorefinery, detergent, fodder, food processing, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper and textile industries, and the high cost of commercially available enzyme have attracted considerable ...
Bidyut Ranjan Mohapatra
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The Effect of Sargassum angustifolium Ethanol Extract on Cadmium Chloride-Induced Hypertension in Rat [PDF]
Background and objectives: Sargassum angustifolium is a brown alga in southwestern coastline of Persian Gulf. Regarding the presence of various bioactive compounds and evidence of antihypertensive effects in other species of Sargassum, we evaluated the ...
Leila Safaeian*+2 more
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Climate-sargassum interactions across scales in the tropical Atlantic
The impacts of climate change on ecosystems are highly uncertain but potentially profound. One such impact may be the emergence of extensive mats of seaweed (macroalgae), due to the extraordinary proliferation of pelagic sargassum species, in the ...
R. Marsh+7 more
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Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of Sargassum polycystum ethyl acetate extract from Indonesia [PDF]
Introduction: Inflammatory diseases, including asthma, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and cancer persist with relatively high incidence, which highlights the need to explore natural alternatives such as the bioactive substances of brown algae ...
Erlia Anggrainy Sianipar+1 more
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Sargassum algae has become a major environmental issue due to its abundance in the Pacific Ocean with hundreds of tons reaching the beaches of the Mexican Caribbean every year.
Lázaro Adrián González Fernández+8 more
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In-depth study of bio-oil and biochar production from macroalgae Sargassum sp. via slow pyrolysis
Sargassum is undoubtedly one of the most predominant brown macroalgae, posing a significant disposal problem for coastal areas worldwide. The effective valorization of Sargassum sp.
O. Farobie+5 more
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