MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3001-456 Coimbra, Portugal.
Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
Mar Drugs. 2021 Apr 26;19(5):245. doi: 10.3390/md19050245.
Seaweeds are a potential source of bioactive compounds that are useful for biotechnological applications and can be employed in different industrial areas in order to replace synthetic compounds with components of natural origin. Diverse studies demonstrate that there is a solid ground for the exploitation of seaweed bioactive compounds in order to prevent illness and to ensure a better and healthier lifestyle. Among the bioactive algal molecules, phenolic compounds are produced as secondary metabolites with beneficial effects on plants, and also on human beings and animals, due to their inherent bioactive properties, which exert antioxidant, antiviral, and antimicrobial activities. The use of phenolic compounds in pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cosmetics, and food industries may provide outcomes that could enhance human health. Through the production of healthy foods and natural drugs, bioactive compounds from seaweeds can help with the treatment of human diseases. This review aims to highlight the importance of phenolic compounds from seaweeds, the scope of their production in nature and the impact that these compounds can have on human and animal health through nutraceutical and pharmaceutical products.
海藻是生物活性化合物的潜在来源，这些化合物可用于生物技术应用，并可应用于不同的工业领域，以天然来源的成分替代合成化合物。多项研究表明，有充分的理由可以开发海藻生物活性化合物，以预防疾病并确保更好和更健康的生活方式。在藻类的生物活性分子中，酚类化合物作为次生代谢产物而产生，由于其固有的生物活性特性，对植物以及人类和动物都具有有益的作用，具有抗氧化、抗病毒和抗菌活性。在制药、营养保健品、化妆品和食品工业中使用酚类化合物可能会带来增强人类健康的效果。通过生产健康食品和天然药物，海藻的生物活性化合物可以帮助治疗人类疾病。本综述旨在强调海藻酚类化合物的重要性，以及它们在自然界中的生产范围，以及这些化合物通过营养保健品和药物产品对人类和动物健康可能产生的影响。
