ABSTRACT

Marine algae are rich in sulfated polysaccharides (SPs) such as carrageenans in red algae, fucoidans in brown algae and ulvans in green algae. These SPs exhibit many health beneficial nutraceutical effects such as antioxidant, anti-allergic, anti-human immunodeficiency virus, anticancer and anticoagulant activities, Therefore, marine algae derived SPs have great potential to be further developed as medicinal food products or nutraceuticals in the food industry. Researchers have found and isolated various sulfated polysaccharides from brown algae, green algae, and red algae, which were reported to have anticoagulant properties. This contribution presents an overview of nutraceutical effects and potential health benefits of SPs derived from marine algae. Keywords: Anticoagulant, algae, sulfated polysaccharides, carrageenans
Publication date: 01/05/2020

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2020/9.5.5034