Pharmacological and natural products diversity of the brown algae genusSargassum

Abstract

<p> <italic>Sargassum</italic> (F. Sargassaceae) is an important seaweed excessively distributed in tropical and subtropical regions.</p>

Potential Anticancer Lipoxygenase Inhibitors from the Red Sea-Derived Brown Algae Sargassum cinereum: An In-Silico-Supported In-Vitro Study

“…Sargassum species are a nutritious and valuable source of bioactive compounds like vitamins, carotenoids, dietary fibers, proteins, and minerals [ 4 ]. Additionally, many biologically active compounds, such as terpenoids, flavonoids, sterols, sulfated polysaccharides, polyphenols, sargaquinoic acids, sargachromenol, pheophytin, were separated from different Sargassum species [ 4 ].…”

Dietary Supplementation of Brown Seaweed and/or Nucleotides Improved Shrimp Performance, Health Status and Cold-Tolerant Gene Expression of Juvenile Whiteleg Shrimp during the Winter Season

“…There is a rising awareness of the exploitation of seaweeds (dried, isolated compounds and/or extracts) as an aquafeed additive in shrimp farming. Seaweeds (red, brown, and green) are characterized by many properties such as nutritional, growth-promoting, cytostatic, antioxidant, immune-modulatory, neuroprotective, hepatoprotective, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral activities [ 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 ].…”

“…is the most important, common, and widespread brown seaweed that is found in tropical and subtropical regions. They have been used in agriculture, the food/feed industry, folk remedy, and cosmetology [ 17 , 20 ]. Various Sargassum species have folk applications in human food as a rich source of proteins, carotenoids, vitamins, and minerals [ 17 ].…”

“…Sargassum is the richest source of fucoidans and alginic acids [ 24 ]. Several bioactive compounds were extracted from different Sargassum species as polysaccharides, alkaloids, tannins, saponins, flavonoids, glycose, sulfated polyphenols, phenolic, sterols, B-carotene, terpenoids, sargaquinoic acids, sargachromenol, and pheophytin [ 17 , 25 , 26 ]. Chotigeat et al [ 27 ] stated that the extracts from several brown algae species containing a polysaccharide element had an effective capability to improve the disease resistance and immune responses of different aquatic species.…”

Discovery of Urinary Biomarkers of Seaweed Intake Using Untargeted LC–MS Metabolomics in a Three-Way Cross-Over Human Study

“…Seaweed is classified into three types based on its characteristic pigmentation, i.e., brown, red, and green macroalgae [ 1 ]; the brown species are thought to contain mixed pigments from both of the other two classes, with fucoxanthin as an important bioactive xanthophyll pigment [ 2 ]. Seaweed, as a traditional food product in Asian countries, is increasingly attracting attention due to its content of potentially bioactive compounds [ 1 , 3 , 4 ], including phenolic acids [ 5 ], phlorotannins [ 6 ], terpenoids [ 7 ], and certain unsaturated fatty acids [ 8 ]. Seaweed might potentially reduce the risks of obesity, hypertension, and even cancer, but so far the evidence is insufficient and human trials are needed [ 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 ].…”