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ReviewMarine drugs2024

The Structure, Functions and Potential Medicinal Effects of Chlorophylls Derived from Microalgae.

Danni Sun, Songlin Wu, Xiaohui Li, Baosheng Ge, Chengxu Zhou, Xiaojun Yan, Roger Ruan, Pengfei Cheng

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Review in Marine drugs, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
6.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Danni SunCollege of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
Songlin WuCollege of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
Xiaohui LiCollege of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
Baosheng GeState Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9906-2081
Chengxu ZhouCollege of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
Xiaojun YanKey Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0257-0157
Roger RuanCenter for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8835-2649
Pengfei ChengCollege of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
Ningbo University · CNChina University of Petroleum, East China · CNUniversity of Minnesota · US

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32170369Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation LZJWY22B070001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microalgae are considered to be natural producers of bioactive pigments, with the production of pigments from microalgae being a sustainable and economical strategy that promises to alleviate growing demand. Chlorophyll, as the main pigment of photosynthesis, has been widely studied, but its medicinal applications as an antioxidant, antibacterial, and antitumor reagent are still poorly understood. Chlorophyll is the most important pigment in plants and algae, which not only provides food for organisms throughout the biosphere, but also plays an important role in a variety of human and man-made applications. The biological activity of chlorophyll is closely related to its chemical structure; its specific structure offers the possibility for its medicinal applications. This paper reviews the structural and functional roles of microalgal chlorophylls, commonly used extraction methods, and recent advances in medicine, to provide a theoretical basis for the standardization and commercial production and application of chlorophylls.

Indexed as

MicroalgaeAntioxidantsChlorophyllHumansPhotosynthesisPlantsAntioxidantsChlorophyllbiological activityChlorophyllmedicinal effectsstructural function

Identifiers

PMID38393036
PMCPMC10890356
OpenAlexW4391349532

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