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

• Main Author: Pinto, Diana Cláudia
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: age-related macular degeneration; algae; Alzheimer’s disease; amyloid-? aggregation; antitumoral; apoptosis; B16F10; beta-amyloid aggregation; beta-secretase; Bifurcaria bifurcata; bioactives; biological activities; Biology, life sciences; biorefinery; bone health; bone metabolism; breast cancer explants; bromophenols; cancer; carotenoids; chemo-preventive agent; cholinesterases; clinical trials; complex polysaccharides; dieckol; dietary fibre; dynamic simulation; Ecklonia cava; Ecklonia maxima; eckmaxol; eckol; ex vivo; extraction; fatty acid; fucoidan; fucosterol; fucoxanthin; Fucus distichus subsp. evanescens; Fucus serratus; Fucus vesiculosus; genotoxicity assay; gut microbiota; health effects; high value applications; high-speed counter-current chromatography; hyperpigmentation; identification; in vivo studies; insulin glycation; ischemia-reperfusion injury; isolation and purification; K14HPV16; kahalalide F; kidney; Laminaria digitata; Laurencia; laurinterol; linear diterpenes; macroalgae; marine algae; mass spectrometry; Mathematics and Science; melanin; mushroom tyrosinase; neuroprotection; NMR spectroscopy; nutraceutical; organotypic culture; osteoporosis; osteosarcoma; oxidative stress; Padina pavonica; papillomavirus; phlorotannin; phlorotannins; photo-protection; phytochemicals; phytol; polyphenols; polyunsaturated fatty acids; prebiotics; Q1-390; QH301-705.5; red seaweed; Saccharina latissima; seaweed; seaweeds; secondary metabolites; skin aging; skincare; Symphyocladia latiuscula; TX341-641; VEGF
• ISBN: 9783039283002; 3039283006; 9783039283019; 3039283014
• DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-03928-301-9

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 potential use to treat Alzheimer’s disease. The key bioactive metabolites, from which phlorotannins can be highlighted, are presented, as well as some important in vivo studies. Altogether, the chapters provide in-depth information about the biological activities of seaweed metabolites, contributing to elucidate the health effects of seaweed.