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Biomedical and Pharmacological significance of marine macro algae-review

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Title Biomedical and Pharmacological significance of marine macro algae-review
 
Creator Mariya, V.
Ravindran, Vinoth S.
 
Subject Algae
Antioxidant
Seaweed
Biomedical
Liquids
Corotenoids
 
Description 527-537
Seaweeds
are a group of non-flowering marine plants commonly referred to as marine
macroalgae. Taxonomically, they are classified into Rhodophyta (red algae),
Phaeophyta (brown algae) and Chlorophyta (green algae) depending on their
pigments and/or chemical composition1. Seaweeds contain various
inorganic and organic substances which can benefit mankind. Various compounds
with biological activities have been isolated2,3 and they possess pharmacological activities
such as Antibiotic, Anticoagulant,
Antioxidant, Antiproliferative, Antitumoral, Anticomplementary,
Antiinflammatory, Antibacterial, Antifungal, Antiviral, Antihelminthic, Antiprotozoan, Antipeptic, Hypolipidemic, Antiadhesive and
Antifouling activities4-13. The present paper reviews the biomedical
and pharmacological properties of seaweeds.
 
Date 2013-12-13T12:21:32Z
2013-12-13T12:21:32Z
2013-09
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/24787
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.42(5) [September 2013]