title: Therapeutic potential and health benefits of Sargassum species.
abstract: Sargassum species are tropical and sub-tropical brown macroalgae (seaweed) of shallow marine meadow. These are nutritious and rich source of bioactive compounds such as vitamins, carotenoids, dietary fibers, proteins, and minerals. Also, many biologically active compounds like terpenoids, flavonoids, sterols, sulfated polysaccharides, polyphenols, sargaquinoic acids, sargachromenol, pheophytine were isolated from different Sargassum species. These isolated compounds exhibit diverse biological activities like analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, neuroprotective, anti-microbial, anti-tumor, fibrinolytic, immune-modulatory, anti-coagulant, hepatoprotective, anti-viral activity etc., Hence, Sargassum species have great potential to be used in pharmaceutical and neutralceutical areas. This review paper explores the current knowledge of phytochemical, therapeutic potential, and health benefits of different species of genus Sargassum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Gurunanak College of Pharmacy, Nagpur, India.
authors.forename: Subhash R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Yende
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Research Consultant, Nagpur, India.
authors.forename: Uday N
authors.initials: UN
authors.lastname: Harle
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, University of Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Bhupal B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Chaugule
keywords: Brown seaweed; Sargassum; sulfated polysaccharide; therapeutic potential