Chakraborty, Kajal (2022) Seaweeds as Prospective Marine Resources for the Development of Bioactive Pharmacophores and Nutraceuticals. In: Sustainable Global Resources of Seaweeds Volume 2 Food, Pharmaceutical and Health Applications. Springer, pp. 369-396. ISBN 978-3-030-92174-3
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Seaweed-derived bioactive components with potential health benefits are an emerging area of research. Seaweeds were consumed as staple food items of the cuisines in many Asian countries, and are considered as essential components of a healthy diet. Seaweeds constitute a major share of marine flora, and they were reported to possess structurally diverse compounds of various bioactivities endowed with antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory, and anticarcinogenic activities. Seaweed-derived functional food ingredients have potential pharmaceutical advantages and are endowed with pluralities of bioactivities against different diseases. Therefore, novel secondary bioactive metabolites from these ‘ocean herbs’ are attracting attention because of the growing demand for new compounds of ‘marine natural’ origin, having potential applications in pharmaceutical fields, and concerns about the toxic effects of synthetic drugs and their derivatives. The research works at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute in India developed a hitherto unraveled database of seaweeds with small molecular weight bioactive molecules responsible to combat various life-threatening diseases. Seaweeds are fast-growing and potentially renewable resources that are currently being explored as novel and sustainable sources of compounds for both pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications. Various research institutes in India and abroad are working in the area of high-value nutraceutical products/pharmaceutical leads from seaweeds to develop promising therapeutic agents with a broad spectrum of extraordinary medicinal properties.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Seaweeds; Bioactive pharmacophores; Functional food ingredients; Nutraceuticals; Secondary bioactive metabolites |
| Subjects: | Fish Biotechnology > Bioactive compound Algae > Seaweed |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biotechnology, Fish Nutrition and Health Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biotechnology, Fish Nutrition and Health Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biotechnology, Fish Nutrition and Health Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biotechnology, Fish Nutrition and Health Division |
| Depositing User: | Arun Surendran |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Jan 2024 10:47 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Jan 2024 10:47 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/17956 |
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