In many countries, sea lettuces are commonly consumed as food by human since the beginning of times. Sea lettuces contain significant amount of nutrients which are essential for human body. Moreover, several studies have provided insight into biological activities and health promoting effects of sea lettuces. Despite having so much health beneficial effects, sea lettuces are still identified as an underexploited plant resources for food purposes. Hence, sea lettuces have a great potential for further development as products in foods and pharmaceutical areas. Further, potential applications of polysaccharides, protein and amino acid, lipid and fatty acid, mineral and vitamin contents may increase the sea lettuces value. This contributions presents information on the currently culinary use of sea lettuces worldwide and nutritional aspects of sea lettuces.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-387669-0.00005-3 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Molecular-level insights into dissolved organic matter during Ulva prolifera degradation and its regulation on the environmental behaviour of the organic pollutant tributyl phosphate.
Water Res
March 2025
Department of Marine Ecology, College of Marine Life Science, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, PR China. Electronic address:
Macroalgal blooms have frequently occurred in coastal waters, and a large amount of algogenic dissolved organic matter (DOM) is input into seawater as macroalgae degraded. It undergoes continuous changes under microbial degradation; however, the impact of microbially-modified marine DOM on the environmental behaviour of organic pollutants remains underexplored. This study focused on Ulva prolifera, the dominant species in green tides, and investigated the molecular diversity of DOM from U.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBioaccessibility and cellular transport study of silver and titanium dioxide nanoparticles from exposed seaweed and mussels using Caco-2 cells.
Mikrochim Acta
March 2025
Trace Element, Spectroscopy and Speciation Group (GETEE), Instituto de Materiais (iMATUS), Faculty of Chemistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, Av. das Ciencias, s/n, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Bioavailability studies on pollution pre-concentrator organisms such as algae and mussels are necessary to ensure food safety, particularly in the case of nanomaterials whose industrial applications have increased in recent years. Thus, the bioaccessibility and the bioavailability of total Ag and Ti and AgNPs and TiONPs from raw and cooked seaweed (Palmaria palmata and Ulva sp.) and cooked mussels (Mytilus edulis) exposed to 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUlvan Microneedles Loaded with Photosensitizer 5-aminolevulinic Acid Inhibits Human Cervical Cancer HeLa cells In vitro.
Anticancer Agents Med Chem
March 2025
The Affiliated Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221009, China.
Background: Cervical cancer encompasses highly invasive and metastatic malignant tumors with poor prognoses. Recently, microneedles have gained significant attention as a novel, non-invasive drug delivery method, offering unique advantages in tumor treatment.
Objective: This study aims to develop an ulvan-based microneedle delivery system encapsulating the photosensitizer 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA-UMNs) and to investigate its inhibitory effects on the growth of human cervical cancer Hela cells.
Outbreaks of Ulva prolifera green tides reduce the network complexity and stability of cooccurring planktonic microbial communities.
J Environ Sci (China)
August 2025
College of Marine Life Sciences, Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Lab of Polar Oceanography and Global Ocean Change, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; UMT-OUC Joint Center for Marine Studies, Qingdao 266003, China.
Ulva prolifera green tides are becoming a worldwide environmental problem, especially in the Yellow Sea, China. However, the effects of the occurrence of U. prolifera green tides on the community organization and stability of surrounding microbiomes have still not been determined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReproductive traits of floating Ulva prolifera sporophytes and gametophytes and their contribution to the Yellow Sea green tide.
Mar Pollut Bull
March 2025
Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China; Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Qingdao, China. Electronic address:
Since 2007, the Yellow Sea green tide has become a recurring ecological phenomenon with a profound impact on coastal landscapes and marine ecosystems. Floating Ulva prolifera, the primary species driving the Yellow Sea green tide, exhibits morphologically indistinguishable sporophyte and gametophyte stages. This study is the first to systematically explore the growth and reproductive characteristics of U.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!