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Biological activities and potential cosmeceutical applications of bioactive components from brown seaweeds: a review

Marine and Environmental Research Institute, Jeju National University, Hamdok, Jeju, 695-814 Republic of Korea
Phytochemistry Reviews (impact factor: 4.33). 04/2012; 10(3):431-443. DOI:10.1007/s11101-011-9214-4

ABSTRACT Seaweeds are the primary producers of all aquatic ecosystems. Chemical constituents isolated from diverse classes of seaweeds
exert a wide range of nutritional, functional and biological activities. Unique metabolites of seaweeds possess specific biological
properties that make them potential ingredients of many industrial applications such as functional foods, pharmaceuticals
and cosmeceuticals. Cosmeceuticals of natural origin are becoming more popular than synthetic cosmetics. Hence, the investigation
of new seaweeds derived functional components, a different source of natural products, has proven to be a promising area of
cosmeceutical studies. Brown seaweeds also produce a range of active components including unique secondary metabolites such
as phlorotannins and many of which have specific biological activities that give possibilities for their economic utilization.
Brown seaweeds derived active compounds have been shown various functional properties including, antioxidant, antiwrinkling,
whitening, antiinflammatory and antiallergy. It is well-known that these kind of biological effects are closely associated
with cosmeceutical preparations. This communication reviews the current knowledge on brown seaweeds derived metabolites with
various biological activities and the potential use as cosmeceutical ingredients. It is hoped that the reviewed literature
on multifunctional properties of brown seaweeds will improve access to the seaweed based natural products specially the ability
to incorporate these functional properties in cosmeceutical applications.

KeywordsBiological properties–Natural products–Phaeophyceae–Phytochemicals–Secondary metabolites

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KeywordsBiological properties–Natural products–Phaeophyceae–Phytochemicals–Secondary metabolites
 
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Unique metabolites
 
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