High-Value Compounds from Marine Algae

Dear Colleagues,

An estimated 5000–6000 marine macroalgae species are grown worldwide in various climatic conditions, representing a large reservoir of various high-value compounds, including polyphenols, terpenoids, alkaloids, steroids, pigments, polysaccharides, fatty acids, peptides, and many others, some of which cannot be found anywhere else in terrestrial plants. Many of these compounds have been associated with promising health benefits and have demonstrated a significant potential for application in foods, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, and other industries.

Contributions to this Special Issue, both in the form of original research and review articles, may cover distinct aspects related to seaweed bioactive metabolites, including but not limited to their extraction and purification; structural characterization of new compounds; biological activities and mechanisms of action of extracts, purified fractions, isolated compounds, and/or of novel value-added products; structure–bioactivity relations; interaction with other substances in the formulated matrices; safety and stability of new value-added products; and technological innovation.

Dr. Marcelo D. Catarino
Guest Editor

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