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ReviewBioMed research international2025

Marine Carotenoids: A Critical Review of Bioactivities, Bioavailability, and Therapeutic Potential.

Gamal M El-Sherbiny, Mohamed H Kalaba

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Review in BioMed research international, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Gamal M El-SherbinyBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, azhar.edu.eg.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3968-0536
Mohamed H KalabaBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, azhar.edu.eg.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1984-8103

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The marine environment is a significant origin of bioactive substances like carotenoids. Marine carotenoids are secondary metabolites with mechanism-anchored benefits across redox, immune, and metabolic pathways, comprising antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, anticancer, and antimicrobial activities. These bioactive compounds have garnered significant interest from the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and cosmetic industries, driving the exploration for novel natural reservoirs of carotenoids. However, most of the research has focused on carotenoids found in fruits, vegetables, and other higher plant components. Despite increasing interest, there are few publications on carotenoids found in marine sources such as seaweed, microalgae, and marine animals. This review summarizes chemistry, biosynthesis, extraction methods, bioavailability, and the bioactivities reported for major marine carotenoids (e.g.,

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Aquatic OrganismsCarotenoidsAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsBiological AvailabilityHumansMicroalgaeSeaweedXanthophyllsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsCarotenoidsXanthophyllsastaxanthinbioavailabilitycanthaxanthinfucoxanthinhalocynthiaxanthinlycopeneneoxanthinperidininspirilloxanthinzeaxanthinα, β-carotene

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PMID41473736
PMCPMC12746009

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