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Hairuo Du1, Min Zhang1, Yan Zhao1
1Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, School of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China.
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Brown seaweeds can produce a variety of phytochemicals, such as fucoxanthin, phenolic compounds and carbohydrates, etc., showing diverse biological activities including antioxidant, antimicrobial, antitumor and immune regulation. These extensive biological activities make brown seaweeds candidates for the development of products or components for industrial applications. The main commercially valuable biomolecules derived from brown seaweeds are polyphenols, fucoxanthin, alginate, fucoidan and laminarin. This review described the structures, properties, biological activities and applications in the food and pharmaceutical fields of the above five high-value biomolecules from brown algae, as well as their cascade extraction processes, highlighting the future development trends and preparation prospects of these compounds.
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