Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules26010037
Keywords
marine bioactive compounds; secondary metabolites; algae; oxidative stress; ROS; cancer; diabetes; inflammation; apoptosis
Funding
- Tecnopolo per la medicina di precisione (TecnoMed Puglia)-Regione Puglia: DGR [2117, CUP: B84I18000540002]
- Tecnopolo di Nanotecnologia e Fotonica per la medicina di precisione (TECNOMED)-FISR/MIUR-CNR: delibera CIPE [3449, CUP: B83B17000010001]
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This review focuses on the diversity of functional compounds extracted from algae and their potential beneficial effects in fighting cancer, diabetes, and inflammatory diseases. Algal bioactive compounds are considered as a potential source of novel antioxidant and anticancer agents. Secondary metabolites in marine Algae, such as phenolic acids, flavonoids, and tannins, could have great therapeutic implications against several diseases.
In addition to cancer and diabetes, inflammatory and ROS-related diseases represent one of the major health problems worldwide. Currently, several synthetic drugs are used to reduce oxidative stress; nevertheless, these approaches often have side effects. Therefore, to overcome these issues, the search for alternative therapies has gained importance in recent times. Natural bioactive compounds have represented, and they still do, an important source of drugs with high therapeutic efficacy. In the synthetic era, terrestrial and aquatic photosynthetic organisms have been shown to be an essential source of natural compounds, some of which might play a leading role in pharmaceutical drug development. Marine organisms constitute nearly half of the worldwide biodiversity. In the marine environment, algae, seaweeds, and seagrasses are the first reported sources of marine natural products for discovering novel pharmacophores. The algal bioactive compounds are a potential source of novel antioxidant and anticancer (through modulation of the cell cycle, metastasis, and apoptosis) compounds. Secondary metabolites in marine Algae, such as phenolic acids, flavonoids, and tannins, could have great therapeutic implications against several diseases. In this context, this review focuses on the diversity of functional compounds extracted from algae and their potential beneficial effects in fighting cancer, diabetes, and inflammatory diseases.
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