Can macroalgae provide promising anti-tumoral compounds? A closer look at Cystoseira tamariscifolia as a source for antioxidant and anti-hepatocarcinoma compounds

Marine organisms are a prolific source of drug leads in a variety of therapeutic areas. In the last few years, biomedical, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries have shown growing interest in novel compounds from marine organisms, including macroalgae. Cystoseira is a genus of Phaeophyceae (Fu...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Catarina Vizetto-Duarte, Luísa Custódio, Gerardo Acosta, João H.G. Lago, Thiago R. Morais, Carolina Bruno de Sousa, Katkam N. Gangadhar, Maria João Rodrigues, Hugo Pereira, Raquel T. Lima, M. Helena Vasconcelos, Luísa Barreira, Amélia P. Rauter, Fernando Albericio, João Varela
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2016-02-01
Subjects:	Marine natural products Brown algae Antioxidant Anti-hepatocarcinoma Cystoseira
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/1704.pdf