Abstract
Investigation of natural products has moved toward marine environments as they are a source of many biologically active agents. The natural antioxidant compounds isolated from seaweeds provide a valuable contribution to the innovation of new drugs for chronic diseases associated with oxida-tive stress. While the antioxidant activity and nutritional benefits of various seaweed products are well recognized, their proper utilization as antioxidants remains at initial stages that require further investigative studies. This review provides a detailed study of isolated antioxidant compounds from seaweeds and their major mechanism of action by focusing on the reports from 2015 to 2019. The report discusses various active antioxidant compounds, including phenolics (e.g., phlorotannins), polysaccharides, and pigments with proven benefits against oxidative stress-related diseases, espe-cially carotenoids, from the aspect of benefits to human health.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 131-148 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Journal of Marine Research |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- antioxidant compounds
- chronic diseases
- mechanism of action
- oxidative stress
- seaweed
