Cotas João, Leandro Adriana, Pacheco Diana, Gonçalves Ana M M, Pereira Leonel
MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, 3001-456 Coimbra, Portugal.
Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
Life (Basel). 2020 Feb 26;10(3):19. doi: 10.3390/life10030019.
The red seaweed group (Rhodophyta) is one of the phyla of macroalgae, among the groups Phaeophyceae and Chlorophyta, brown and green seaweeds, respectively. Nowadays, all groups of macroalgae are getting the attention of the scientific community due to the bioactive substances they produce. Several macroalgae products have exceptional properties with nutraceutical, pharmacological, and biomedical interest. The main compounds studied are the fatty acids, pigments, phenols, and polysaccharides. Polysaccharides are the most exploited molecules, which are already widely used in various industries and are, presently, entering into more advanced applications from the therapeutic point of view. The focuses of this review are the red seaweeds' compounds, its proprieties, and its uses. Moreover, this work discusses new possible applications of the compounds of the red seaweeds.
红藻门是大型藻类的一个门类，分别位列褐藻门（Phaeophyceae）和绿藻门（Chlorophyta），即褐藻和绿藻之中。如今，所有大型藻类群体都因其所产生的生物活性物质而受到科学界的关注。几种大型藻类产品具有特殊性质，在营养保健、药理和生物医学方面颇受关注。所研究的主要化合物包括脂肪酸、色素、酚类和多糖。多糖是应用最为广泛的分子，已在各个行业中广泛使用，并且目前正从治疗角度进入更先进的应用领域。本综述的重点是红藻的化合物、其特性及其用途。此外，这项工作还讨论了红藻化合物新的可能应用。
