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Bioactive Nanoparticles Derived From Marine Brown Seaweeds and Their Biological Applications: A Review Publisher Pubmed



Jaison JP1 ; Balasubramanian B2 ; Gangwar J1 ; Pappuswamy M1 ; Meyyazhagan A1 ; Kamyab H3, 4 ; Paari KA1 ; Liu WC5 ; Taheri MM6 ; Joseph KS1
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  1. 1. Department of Life Sciences, Christ University, Karnataka, Bangalore, 560 029, India
  2. 2. Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
  3. 3. Department of Biomaterials, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, 600 077, India
  4. 4. Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, UTE University, Calle Rumipamba S/N and Bourgeois, Quito, Ecuador
  5. 5. Department of Animal Science, College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, P.R., Zhanjiang, 524088, China
  6. 6. Department of Pharmaceutical Biomaterials, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering Published:2024


Abstract

The biosynthesis of novel nanoparticles with varied morphologies, which has good implications for their biological capabilities, has attracted increasing attention in the field of nanotechnology. Bioactive compounds present in the extract of fungi, bacteria, plants and algae are responsible for nanoparticle synthesis. In comparison to other biological resources, brown seaweeds can also be useful to convert metal ions to metal nanoparticles because of the presence of richer bioactive chemicals. Carbohydrates, proteins, polysaccharides, vitamins, enzymes, pigments, and secondary metabolites in brown seaweeds act as natural reducing, capping, and stabilizing agents in the nanoparticle’s synthesis. There are around 2000 species of seaweed that dominate marine resources, but only a few have been reported for nanoparticle synthesis. The presence of bioactive chemicals in the biosynthesized metal nanoparticles confers biological activity. The biosynthesized metal and non-metal nanoparticles from brown seaweeds possess different biological activities because of their different physiochemical properties. Compared with terrestrial resources, marine resources are not much explored for nanoparticle synthesis. To confirm their morphology, characterization methods are used, such as absorption spectrophotometer, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscope, and transmission electron microscopy. This review attempts to include the vital role of brown seaweed in the synthesis of metal and non-metal nanoparticles, as well as the method of synthesis and biological applications such as anticancer, antibacterial, antioxidant, anti-diabetic, and other functions. Graphical abstract: (Figure presented.). © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2024.