Baltic macroalgae as a potential source for commercial applications – review

Śliwińska‐Wilczewska, Sylwia; Budzałek, Gracjana; Kowalska, Zuzanna; Klin, Marek; Latała, Adam

doi:10.24917/25438832.5.14

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“…Macroalgae biomass are widely used in the chemical, food, agriculture, cosmetics, pharmacy, and medicine industries. Macroalgae are also rich in various biologically active substances valued for their, among others, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antifungal, cytotoxic, and insecticidal activity [58,165]. Additionally, allelochemicals from macroalgae on herbivores may have potential in limiting the negative expansion of invasive species worldwide (Table 4).…”

Section: Allelopathic Compounds Produced By Macroalgaementioning

confidence: 99%

Macroalgal Defense against Competitors and Herbivores

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et al. 2021

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Macroalgae are the source of many harmful allelopathic compounds, which are synthesized as a defense strategy against competitors and herbivores. Therefore, it can be predicted that certain species reduce aquaculture performance. Herein, the allelopathic ability of 123 different taxa of green, red, and brown algae have been summarized based on literature reports. Research on macroalgae and their allelopathic effects on other animal organisms was conducted primarily in Australia, Mexico, and the United States. Nevertheless, there are also several scientific reports in this field from South America and Asia; the study areas in the latter continents coincide with areas where aquaculture is highly developed and widely practiced. Therefore, the allelopathic activity of macroalgae on coexisting animals is an issue that is worth careful investigation. In this work, we characterize the distribution of allelopathic macroalgae and compare them with aquaculture locations, describe the methods for the study of macroalgal allelopathy, present the taxonomic position of allelopathic macroalgae and their impact on coexisting aquatic competitors (Cnidaria) and herbivores (Annelida, Echinodermata, Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Chordata), and compile information on allelopathic compounds produced by different macroalgae species. This work gathers the current knowledge on the phenomenon of macroalgal allelopathy and their allelochemicals affecting aquatic animal (competitors and predators) worldwide and it provides future research directions for this topic.

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Section: Allelopathic Compounds Produced By Macroalgaementioning

confidence: 99%