Bioactivities from marine algae of the genus Gracilaria.
Seaweeds are an important source of bioactive metabolites for the pharmaceutical industry in drug development. Many of these compounds are used to treat diseases like cancer, acquired immune-deficiency syndrome (AIDS), inflammation, pain, arthritis, as well as viral, bacterial, and fungal infections. This paper offers a survey of the literature for Gracilaria algae extracts with biological activity, and identifies avenues for future research. Nineteen species of this genus that were tested for antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antihypertensive, cytotoxic, spermicidal, embriotoxic, and anti-inflammatory activities are cited from the 121 references consulted.
['de Almeida|Cynthia Layse F|CL|', 'Falcão|Heloina de S|Hde S|', 'Lima|Gedson R de M|GR|', 'Montenegro|Camila de A|Cde A|', 'Lira|Narlize S|NS|', 'de Athayde-Filho|Petrônio F|PF|', 'Rodrigues|Luis C|LC|', 'de Souza|Maria de Fátima V|Mde F|', 'Barbosa-Filho|José M|JM|', 'Batista|Leônia M|LM|']
D000818:Animals D000890:Anti-Infective Agents D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents D000927:Anticonvulsants D001419:Bacteria D002470:Cell Survival D004267:DNA Viruses D005658:Fungi D044724:Gracilaria D006801:Humans D009420:Nervous System D010936:Plant Extracts D010974:Platelet Aggregation D012328:RNA Viruses
Gracilaria seaweed biological activity macroalgae natural product review