Table 1 Edible red and green Korean seaweeds with reference to their reported bioactive compounds and food applications
From: Nutrients and bioactive potentials of edible green and red seaweed in Korea
Name | Applications | Bioactive properties | References |
|---|---|---|---|
Capsosiphon fulvescens | Soup, stomach disorders, and hangovers | Antioxidant | |
Anticancer | Kwon and Nam 2007 | ||
Immunomodulation | Karnjanapratum et al. 2012 | ||
Anti-diabetic | Han et al. 2016 | ||
Anticoagulant | Synytsya et al. 2015 | ||
Caulerpa lentillifera | High blood pressure, rheumatism, diabetes, and bacterial and fungal infections | Antioxidant | Nguyen et al. 2011 |
Anticancer | Maeda et al., 2012b | ||
Immunomodulation | Maeda et al., 2012a | ||
Anti-diabetic | |||
Enteromorpha linza | Soup, seasoned cooked vegetables | Antioxidant | |
Anticancer | |||
Anti-diabetic | Zhang et al., 2013a | ||
Antimicrobial | Patra et al. 2015 | ||
Enteromorpha prolifera | Ingredient in meals and cookies or as an essence | Antioxidant | Xu et al. 2015 |
Anti-diabetic | Tang et al. 2013 | ||
Antimicrobial | Shao et al. 2017 | ||
Ulva pertusa | Urinary diseases, sunstroke, and hyperlipidemia | Antioxidant | Qi and Sun 2015 |
Anti-inflammatory | |||
Anticoagulant | Kang et al., 2015a | ||
Codium fragile | To treat dysuria, dropsy, and enterobiasis | Anti-inflammation | Lee et al. 2017 |
Porphyra spp. | Snacks, rice wraps | Antioxidant | Lee et al., 2016b |
Anticancer | Kim et al., 2015b | ||
Gelidium amansii | Agar jelly | Antioxidant | Seo et al. 2012 |
Antimicrobial | Kang et al. 2016 | ||
Gracilaria verrucosa | Agar jelly | Antioxidant | Heo et al. 2006 |
Anti-diabetic | Woo et al. 2013 | ||
Gracilariopsis chorda | Agar | Antioxidant | Mohibbullah et al. 2015 |
Gloiopeltis tenax | Agar, to treat diarrhea and colitis. | Antioxidant and Antimicrobial | |
Grateloupia filicina | Agar, traditional food in the Kangwando area of Korea | Antioxidant |