Bioactive Metabolites and Value-Added Products from Marine Macroalgae

摘要: The natural product chemistry of marine organisms has received substantial attention during recent years as a promising and new area study. Among these, algae or seaweeds have proven to be rich source structurally diverse bioactive compounds with valuable food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical potential. Marine are still considered under-exploited plant resources, although they long been used in food diets well for traditional remedies Asian countries. So far, numerous metabolites such polysaccharides, phlorotannins, carotenoids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, peptides, terpenoids, alkaloids isolated evaluated their pharmacological properties. also possess reasonable quantity polyamines, but the importance polyamines development dietary ingredients yet explored. significance functional is recognized due beneficial health effects, including antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, photoprotective, anticancer, antiobesity, antiviral, antiplasmodial, antihypersensitive activities. In considering these significant benefits, could resource meet future demands. aim this chapter update available scientific information on value-added products from macroalgae most