Pharmaceutical and Commercial Importance of Marine Organisms-A Review

Mathew, Flowerlet; Saral, A Mary

doi:10.5958/0974-360x.2017.00816.2

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“…Spirulina is widely used in food, produced worldwide (up to 3,000 tons per year), and sold as a food supplement. Spirulina became especially popular when NASA proposed growing it in space to feed astronauts [60].…”

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Antiviral Effects and Mechanisms of Action of Water Extracts and Polysaccharides of Microalgae and Cyanobacteria

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Andryukov

Кузнецова

et al. 2022

J. Pharm. Nutr. Sci.

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Microalgae (MA) and cyanobacteria (CB) are currently attracting much attention from scientists due to the high biological activity of many secondary metabolites of these aquatic organisms. This review presents up-to-date modern data on the prospects for using polysaccharides (PS) of these marine aquatic organisms as effective and practically safe antiviral agents. These natural biopolymers are polyvalent compounds, which allows them to bind to several complementary biological target receptors. Particular emphasis is placed on the exopolysaccharides (EPS) Spirulina sp. (Arthrospira sp.), Porphyridium sp., Chlorella sp., and Euglena sp., whose antiviral activity makes them promising for the creation of drugs, biologically active food supplements, and products for functional nutrition. The mechanisms of the biological action of PS and the targets of these compounds are presented with a brief description of PS's anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory and antioxidant actions, which make the most significant contribution to the antiviral effects. The authors hope to draw the attention of researchers to the use of water extracts and polysaccharides of microalgae and cyanobacteria as potential broad-spectrum antiviral agents that can become the basis for new antivirus strategies.

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Section: Spirulinamentioning

confidence: 99%

Antiviral Effects and Mechanisms of Action of Water Extracts and Polysaccharides of Microalgae and Cyanobacteria

Беседнова

Andryukov

Кузнецова

et al. 2022

J. Pharm. Nutr. Sci.

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Analysis of Antimicrobial potential of Marine red algae; Centroceras clavulatum (C. agardh) Montagne against selected strains of human pathogens

Joe Rosario

2023

RJPT

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Finding novel antimicrobial components has achieved a global research focus as the contaminating and pathogenic microbes develop resistance against standard drugs. Current study encompasses Agar well diffusion mediated Antimicrobial (Antibacterial and Antifungal) analysis using methanol extract of marine red algae Centroceras clavulatum (C. agardh) Montagne collected from coasts of Kannur District, Kerala. Tests have performed against 5 pathogenic bacteria such as Bacillus aeruginosa, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae and 5 strains of pathogenic fungi such as Candida albicans, Candida auris, Candida pelliculosa, Candida parapsilosis, and Candida tropicalis using various concentrations of sample. When compared to the colony inhibition by standard (Chloramphenicol and Fluconazole) (10µl), 25 µl concentration of sample has effectively inhibited most of the tested strains. The study suggests Centroceras clavulatum (C.Agardh) Montagne as potential seaweed to be used for isolating various antimicrobial components.

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Pharmaceutical and Commercial Importance of Marine Organisms-A Review

Cited by 2 publications

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Antiviral Effects and Mechanisms of Action of Water Extracts and Polysaccharides of Microalgae and Cyanobacteria

Antiviral Effects and Mechanisms of Action of Water Extracts and Polysaccharides of Microalgae and Cyanobacteria

Analysis of Antimicrobial potential of Marine red algae; Centroceras clavulatum (C. agardh) Montagne against selected strains of human pathogens

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