Frontiers in Microbiology (Jan 2022)

Broad Spectrum Algae Compounds Against Viruses

  • Jacqueline Graff Reis,
  • Rafael Dorighello Cadamuro,
  • Ariadne Cristiane Cabral,
  • Ariadne Cristiane Cabral,
  • Izabella Thaís da Silva,
  • Izabella Thaís da Silva,
  • David Rodríguez-Lázaro,
  • David Rodríguez-Lázaro,
  • Gislaine Fongaro

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.809296
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12

Abstract

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The pharmaceutical industry is currently trying to develop new bioactive compounds to inactivate both enveloped and non-enveloped viruses for therapeutic purposes. Consequently, microalgal and macroalgal bioactive compounds are being explored by pharmaceutical, as well as biotechnology and food industries. In this review, we show how compounds produced by algae include important candidates for viral control applications. We discuss their mechanisms of action and activity against enveloped and non-enveloped viruses, including those causing infections by enteric, parenteral, and respiratory routes. Indeed, algal products have potential in human and animal medicine.

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