10 research outputs found
Interactions between plant pathogenic bacteria and host plants during the establishment of susceptibility
Remarkable Temperature Dependence of Time-Resolved Photoresponse in Electrical Conductivity of Deuterated Îș-(BEDT-TTF) 2
Impact of sirolimus-eluting stent fractures without early cardiac events on long-term clinical outcomes: A multislice computed tomography study
Therapeutic efficacy of azithromycin, clarithromycin, minocycline and tosufloxacin against macrolide-resistant and macrolide-sensitive Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in pediatric patients
Relationship Between Coronary Artery Remodeling and Plaque Composition in Culprit Lesions
Large-scale transcriptome changes in the process of long-term visual memory formation in the bumblebee, Bombus terrestris
This work was supported by the earmarked fund for Modern Agro-industry Technology Research System (grant no. CARS-45-KXJ3), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 31340061 and 31772684), the HFSP (grant no. RGP0022/2014) and funding from the China Scholarship Council and Queen Mary University of London
Molecular organization and regulation of glutamate receptors in developing and adult mammalian central nervous systems
Bioactive compounds in seaweed; functional food applications and legislation
Seaweed is more than the wrap that keeps rice together in sushi. Seaweed biomass is already used for a wide range of other products in food, including stabilising agents. Biorefineries with seaweed as feedstock are attracting worldwide interest and include low-volume, high value-added products and vice versa. Scientific research on bioactive compounds in seaweed usually takes place on just a few species and compounds. This paper reviews worldwide research on bioactive compounds, mainly of nine genera or species of seaweed, which are also available in European temperate Atlantic waters, i.e. Laminaria sp., Fucus sp., Ascophyllum nodosum, Chondrus crispus, Porphyra sp., Ulva sp., Sargassum sp., Gracilaria sp. and Palmaria palmata. In addition, Undaria pinnatifida is included in this review as this is globally one of the most commonly produced, investigated and available species. Fewer examples of other species abundant worldwide have also been included. This review will supply fundamental information for biorefineries in Atlantic Europe using seaweed as feedstock. Preliminary selection of one or several candidate seaweed species will be possible based on the summary tables and previous research described in this review. This applies either to the choice of high value-added bioactive products to be exploited in an available species or to the choice of seaweed species when a bioactive compound is desired. Data are presented in tables with species, effect and test organism (if present) with examples of uses to enhance comparisons. In addition, scientific experiments performed on seaweed used as animal feed are presented, and EU, US and Japanese legislation on functional foods is reviewed