2020/07/24 by João Cotas, Adriana Leandro, Pedro Monteiro +5 · 4 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Energy · #Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds #Algal biology and biofuel production #Moringa oleifera research and applications
paper · doi:10.3390/md18080384
openalex publication_date 2020/07/24 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
Seaweeds have attracted high interest in recent years due to their chemical and bioactive properties to find new molecules with valuable applications for humankind. Phenolic compounds are the group of metabolites with the most structural variation and the highest content in seaweeds. The most researched seaweed polyphenol class is the phlorotannins, which are specifically synthesized by brown seaweeds, but there are other polyphenolic compounds, such as bromophenols, flavonoids, phenolic terpenoids, and mycosporine-like amino acids. The compounds already discovered and characterized demonstrate a full range of bioactivities and potential future applications in various industrial sectors. This review focuses on the extraction, purification, and future applications of seaweed phenolic compounds based on the bioactive properties described in the literature. It also intends to provide a comprehensive insight into the phenolic compounds in seaweed.