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ReviewMarine drugs2022

Phytochemical and Potential Properties of Seaweeds and Their Recent Applications: A Review.

Hossam S El-Beltagi, Amal A Mohamed, Heba I Mohamed, Khaled M A Ramadan, Aminah A Barqawi, Abdallah Tageldein Mansour

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Review in Marine drugs, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 89 papers.

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89citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

89 citing papers in PubMed.

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  14. Enhancement of the lipid and β-carotene contents of the brown seaweed Halidrys siliquosa (Sargassaceae) using low light LEDs.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2026
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  20. Commercial importance of seaweeds: an overview.Bioresources and bioprocessing · 2025
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29 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Hossam S El-BeltagiAgricultural Biotechnology Department, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4433-2034
Amal A MohamedChemistry Department, Al-Leith University College, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24831, Saudi Arabia.
Heba I MohamedBiological and Geological Science Department, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11757, Egypt.
Khaled M A RamadanCentral Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-0595-5394
Aminah A BarqawiChemistry Department, Al-Leith University College, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24831, Saudi Arabia.
Abdallah Tageldein MansourAnimal and Fish Production Department, College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-5963-5276

Funding

Deanship of Scientific Research at Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia Grant Code: 22UQU4331100DSR01Deanship of Scientific Research, Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia Grant 402
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since ancient times, seaweeds have been employed as source of highly bioactive secondary metabolites that could act as key medicinal components. Furthermore, research into the biological activity of certain seaweed compounds has progressed significantly, with an emphasis on their composition and application for human and animal nutrition. Seaweeds have many uses: they are consumed as fodder, and have been used in medicines, cosmetics, energy, fertilizers, and industrial agar and alginate biosynthesis. The beneficial effects of seaweed are mostly due to the presence of minerals, vitamins, phenols, polysaccharides, and sterols, as well as several other bioactive compounds. These compounds seem to have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, antimicrobial, and anti-diabetic activities. Recent advances and limitations for seaweed bioactive as a nutraceutical in terms of bioavailability are explored in order to better comprehend their therapeutic development. To further understand the mechanism of action of seaweed chemicals, more research is needed as is an investigation into their potential usage in pharmaceutical companies and other applications, with the ultimate objective of developing sustainable and healthier products. The objective of this review is to collect information about the role of seaweeds on nutritional, pharmacological, industrial, and biochemical applications, as well as their impact on human health.

Indexed as

SeaweedAnimalsAntioxidantsDietary SupplementsPhytochemicalsPolysaccharidesAntioxidantsPhytochemicalsPolysaccharidesantioxidant activityfunctional foodshealth benefitsseaweedssecondary metabolites

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PMID35736145
PMCPMC9227187

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