Logo do repositório
 
A carregar...
Miniatura
Publicação

The Quest for Phenolic Compounds from Macroalgae: A Review of Extraction and Identification Methodologies

Utilize este identificador para referenciar este registo.
Nome:Descrição:Tamanho:Formato: 
biomolecules-09-00847-v2 (3).pdf2.04 MBAdobe PDF Ver/Abrir

Orientador(es)

Resumo(s)

The current interest of the scientific community for the exploitation of high-value compounds from macroalgae is related to the increasing knowledge of their biological activities and health benefits. Macroalgae phenolic compounds, particularly phlorotannins, have gained particular attention due to their specific bioactivities, including antioxidant, antiproliferative, or antidiabetic. Notwithstanding, the characterization of macroalgae phenolic compounds is a multi-step task, with high challenges associated with their isolation and characterization, due to the highly complex and polysaccharide-rich matrix of macroalgae. Therefore, this fraction is far from being fully explored. In fact, a critical revision of the extraction and characterization methodologies already used in the analysis of phenolic compounds from macroalgae is lacking in the literature, and it is of uttermost importance to compile validated methodologies and discourage misleading practices. The aim of this review is to discuss the state-of-the-art of phenolic compounds already identified in green, red, and brown macroalgae, reviewing their structural classification, as well as critically discussing extraction methodologies, chromatographic separation techniques, and the analytical strategies for their characterization, including information about structural identification techniques and key spectroscopic profiles. For the first time, mass spectrometry data of phlorotannins, a chemical family quite exclusive of macroalgae, is compiled and discussed

Descrição

Palavras-chave

Bioactive compounds Extraction Characterization Macroalgae Phenolic Compounds Phlorotannins Mass spectrometry Seaweed

Contexto Educativo

Citação

Santos, S. A. O., Félix, R., Pais, A. C. S., Rocha, S. M., & Silvestre, A. J. D. (2019). The Quest for Phenolic Compounds from Macroalgae: A Review of Extraction and Identification Methodologies. Biomolecules, 9(12), 847. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom9120847

Projetos de investigação

Unidades organizacionais

Fascículo

Editora

MDPI

Licença CC

Métricas Alternativas