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Anti-Cancer Activity of Porphyran and Carrageenan from Red Seaweeds.
Molecules. 2019 Nov 25; 24(23)M

Abstract

Seaweeds are some of the largest producers of biomass in the marine environment and are rich in bioactive compounds that are often used for human and animal health. Porphyran and carrageenan are natural compounds derived from red seaweeds. The former is a characteristic polysaccharide of Porphyra, while the latter is well known from Chondrus, Gigartina, and various Eucheuma species, all in Rhodophyceae. The two polysaccharides have been found to have anti-cancer activity by improving immunity and targeting key apoptotic molecules and therefore deemed as potential chemotherapeutic or chemopreventive agents. This review attempts to review the current study of anti-cancer activity and the possible mechanisms of porphyran and carrageenan derived from red seaweeds to various cancers, and their cooperative actions with other anti-cancer chemotherapeutic agents is also discussed.

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Liu Z
School of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, Zhuhai College of Jilin University, Zhuhai 519041, China. School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Gao T
Institute of Marine Biology, College of Oceanography, Hohai University, Nanjing 210017, China.
Yang Y
Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, 79 Chating East Street, Nanjing 210017, China.
Meng F
School of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, Zhuhai College of Jilin University, Zhuhai 519041, China.
Zhan F
School of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, Zhuhai College of Jilin University, Zhuhai 519041, China.
Jiang Q
Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, 79 Chating East Street, Nanjing 210017, China.
Sun X
School of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, Zhuhai College of Jilin University, Zhuhai 519041, China. School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.

MeSH

CarrageenanHumansImmunityNeoplasmsPolysaccharidesSeaweedSepharose

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

31775255

Citation

Liu, Zhiwei, et al. "Anti-Cancer Activity of Porphyran and Carrageenan From Red Seaweeds." Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), vol. 24, no. 23, 2019.
Liu Z, Gao T, Yang Y, et al. Anti-Cancer Activity of Porphyran and Carrageenan from Red Seaweeds. Molecules. 2019;24(23).
Liu, Z., Gao, T., Yang, Y., Meng, F., Zhan, F., Jiang, Q., & Sun, X. (2019). Anti-Cancer Activity of Porphyran and Carrageenan from Red Seaweeds. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 24(23). https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24234286
Liu Z, et al. Anti-Cancer Activity of Porphyran and Carrageenan From Red Seaweeds. Molecules. 2019 Nov 25;24(23) PubMed PMID: 31775255.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Anti-Cancer Activity of Porphyran and Carrageenan from Red Seaweeds. AU - Liu,Zhiwei, AU - Gao,Tianheng, AU - Yang,Ying, AU - Meng,Fanxin, AU - Zhan,Fengping, AU - Jiang,Qichen, AU - Sun,Xian, Y1 - 2019/11/25/ PY - 2019/10/27/received PY - 2019/11/21/revised PY - 2019/11/24/accepted PY - 2019/11/29/entrez PY - 2019/11/30/pubmed PY - 2020/4/18/medline KW - anti-cancer KW - carrageenan KW - porphyran KW - seaweed JF - Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) JO - Molecules VL - 24 IS - 23 N2 - Seaweeds are some of the largest producers of biomass in the marine environment and are rich in bioactive compounds that are often used for human and animal health. Porphyran and carrageenan are natural compounds derived from red seaweeds. The former is a characteristic polysaccharide of Porphyra, while the latter is well known from Chondrus, Gigartina, and various Eucheuma species, all in Rhodophyceae. The two polysaccharides have been found to have anti-cancer activity by improving immunity and targeting key apoptotic molecules and therefore deemed as potential chemotherapeutic or chemopreventive agents. This review attempts to review the current study of anti-cancer activity and the possible mechanisms of porphyran and carrageenan derived from red seaweeds to various cancers, and their cooperative actions with other anti-cancer chemotherapeutic agents is also discussed. SN - 1420-3049 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/31775255/Anti-Cancer_Activity_of_Porphyran_and_Carrageenan_from_Red_Seaweeds DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -