Email this article Phlorotannins are Polyphenolic Metabolites of Brown Algae
- Authors: Imbs T.I.1, Zvyagintseva T.N.1
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Affiliations:
- Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far East Branch
- Issue: Vol 44, No 4 (2018)
- Pages: 263-273
- Section: Review
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1063-0740/article/view/184222
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S106307401804003X
- ID: 184222
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Abstract
This review is devoted to the analysis of publications on studies of phlorotannins, which are polyphenolic metabolites of brown algae. Their properties, the pathway of biosynthesis, and the structural diversity and classification of phlorotannins, as well as the methods for their isolation and determination of their metabolic profiles, are examined. The antioxidant, antitumor, and antimicrobial activities of phlorotannins and their role in the regulation of enzyme activity are discussed. These properties of phlorotannins determine the prospects of using phlorotannins in pharmacology.
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T. I. Imbs
Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far East Branch
Author for correspondence.
Email: tatyanaimbs@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690022
T. N. Zvyagintseva
Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far East Branch
Email: tatyanaimbs@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690022
