Inhibition of β-amyloid (Aβ) aggregation in the cerebral cortex of the brain is a promising therapeutic and defensive strategy in identification of disease modifying agents for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Since natural products are considered as the current alternative trend for the discovery of AD drugs, the present study aims at the evaluation of anti-amyloidogenic potential of the marine seawe...

Abstract: Aim/Background: Cancer is still known to be a devastating disease condition. Even after getting advancements in multimodality therapies, the success rate with respect patient survival very limited. Hence there an emerging need find alternative medication strategies for cancer treatment. Recently seaweeds are their significance due its tremendous medicinal properties. Among different c...

Abstract Sterile and fresh tissues of three marine macroalgae red, green brown ( Kappaphycus alvarezii, striatus Padina gymnospora ) collected from Malaysia east costal seas were compared for the antioxidants polysaccharide composition sugars as well active components. Results obtained showed that polysaccharides isolated can be used a source natural antioxidant compounds they possess potential...

The marine ecosystems of Todos os Santos Bay (TSB, The State of Bahia, Brazil) have been impacted by the presence on its coast of a large metropolitan area as well as of chemical and petrochemical activities. Despite its ecological importance, there is a lack of scientific information concerning metal contamination in TSB marine biota. Thus, we analyzed concentrations of metals in four species ...