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Review

Overview of Phlorotannins’ Constituents in Fucales

by
Marcelo D. Catarino
1,
Sónia M. G. Pires
1,
Sónia Silva
1,
Filipa Costa
2,
Susana S. Braga
1,
Diana C. G. A. Pinto
1,
Artur M. S. Silva
1 and
Susana M. Cardoso
1,*
1
LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
2
School of Engineering, University of Minho, Campus of Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Mar. Drugs 2022, 20(12), 754; https://doi.org/10.3390/md20120754
Submission received: 4 November 2022 / Revised: 23 November 2022 / Accepted: 24 November 2022 / Published: 30 November 2022
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Abstract

Fucales are an order within the Phaeophyceae that include most of the common littoral seaweeds in temperate and subtropical coastal regions. Many species of this order have long been a part of human culture with applications as food, feedand remedies in folk medicine. Apart from their high nutritional value, these seaweeds are also a well-known reservoir of multiple bioactive compounds with great industrial interest. Among them, phlorotannins, a unique and diverse class of brown algae-exclusive phenolics, have gathered much attention during the last few years due to their numerous potential health benefits. However, due to their complex structural features, combined with the scarcity of standards, it poses a great challenge to the identification and characterization of these compounds, at least with the technology currently available. Nevertheless, much effort has been taken towards the elucidation of the structural features of phlorotannins, which have resulted in relevant insights into the chemistry of these compounds. In this context, this review addresses the major contributions and technological advances in the field of phlorotannins extraction and characterization, with a particular focus on Fucales.
Keywords: Phaeophyceae; brown algae; sargassaceae; fucaceae; phlorotannins; phenolic compounds; structural elucidation; mass spectrometry; NMR Phaeophyceae; brown algae; sargassaceae; fucaceae; phlorotannins; phenolic compounds; structural elucidation; mass spectrometry; NMR

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Catarino, M.D.; Pires, S.M.G.; Silva, S.; Costa, F.; Braga, S.S.; Pinto, D.C.G.A.; Silva, A.M.S.; Cardoso, S.M. Overview of Phlorotannins’ Constituents in Fucales. Mar. Drugs 2022, 20, 754. https://doi.org/10.3390/md20120754

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Catarino MD, Pires SMG, Silva S, Costa F, Braga SS, Pinto DCGA, Silva AMS, Cardoso SM. Overview of Phlorotannins’ Constituents in Fucales. Marine Drugs. 2022; 20(12):754. https://doi.org/10.3390/md20120754

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Catarino, Marcelo D., Sónia M. G. Pires, Sónia Silva, Filipa Costa, Susana S. Braga, Diana C. G. A. Pinto, Artur M. S. Silva, and Susana M. Cardoso. 2022. "Overview of Phlorotannins’ Constituents in Fucales" Marine Drugs 20, no. 12: 754. https://doi.org/10.3390/md20120754

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Catarino, M. D., Pires, S. M. G., Silva, S., Costa, F., Braga, S. S., Pinto, D. C. G. A., Silva, A. M. S., & Cardoso, S. M. (2022). Overview of Phlorotannins’ Constituents in Fucales. Marine Drugs, 20(12), 754. https://doi.org/10.3390/md20120754

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