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A critical review on pharmacological properties of marine macroalgae

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Macroalgae are considered as one of the breath-giving organisms in the marine environment. Macroalgae are divided into three divisions based on their pigmentation as Chlorophyta, Rhodophyta, and Phaeophyta. Macroalgae encompass several priceless beneficial and profitable components amid other organisms in the ocean, which are considered as bioactive compounds. Algal products such as agar, carrageenan, fucoidan, ulvan, algin, and other bioactive substances are widely employed in the food, cosmetic, paper, pharmaceutical, and other sectors. Macroalgae play a key role in providing nourishment for earthlings. This review tends to explain the uses of certain secondary metabolites (bioactive substances) in the pharmacological aspects, with emphasis on antimicrobial, antitumor, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antiprotozoal, antiviral, and antioxidant activities.

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All the authors are thankful to the authorities of Bharathidasan University for providing the necessary facilities to carry out the study.

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The authors are grateful to DST—FIST for the support to the Department of Marine Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-24, Tamil Nadu, India (SR/FST/ES-1/2019/62 – TPN-29356).

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  2. Department of Botany, Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu, Tiruchirappalli, 620 024, India

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Conceived and designed the review work: RR and KRP. Analyzed the data: RR, KRP, and SRS. Statistical data analysis and language editing: RR and SRS. Wrote the paper: KRP and RR. K.R.P—K.R. Priyanka. RR—Rajendran Rajaram. S.R.S—S.R. Sivakumar.

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Priyanka, K.R., Rajaram, R. & Sivakumar, S.R. A critical review on pharmacological properties of marine macroalgae. Biomass Conv. Bioref. (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-022-03134-4

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