Secondary metabolites and biological activity of invasive macroalgae of southern Europe

Patrícia Máximo; Luísa M. Ferreira; Paula Branco; Pedro Lima; Ana Lourenço

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Secondary metabolites and biological activity of invasive macroalgae of southern Europe

Patrícia Máximo, Luísa M. Ferreira, Paula Branco, Pedro Lima, Ana Lourenço

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Abstract

In this review a brief description of the invasive phenomena associated with algae and its consequences on the ecosystem are presented. Three examples of invasive algae of Southern Europe, belonging to Rodophyta, Chlorophyta, and Phaeophyta, were selected, and a brief description of each genus is presented. A full description of their secondary metabolites and biological activity is given and a summary of the biological activity of extracts is also included. In Asparagopsis we encounter mainly halogenated compounds. From Caulerpa, several terpenoids and alkaloids were isolated, while in Sargassum, meroterpenoids prevail.

Original language	English
Article number	265
Journal	Marine Drugs
Volume	16
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/md16080265
Publication status	Published - 2 Aug 2018

Keywords

Asparagopsis sp
Biological activity
Caulerpa sp
Chemistry
Invasive species
Sargassum sp

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