Abstract/Aim
The CROSS-ATLANTIC project aims at extracting, isolating and purifying sulfated polysaccharides (SP) from macroalgae with anti-inflammatory, photoprotective and neuroprotective properties. This project will study macroalgae from Portugal coast and macroalgae from Ceará coast (Brazil) on in vitro and in vivo models. The sulfated polysaccharides have already shown strong bioactive properties including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and neuroprotective, suggesting that those compounds can contribute to open new opportunities for products development by the cosmetic and/ or pharmaceutical industry.
Keywords
Seaweed; Neurodegenerative diseases; Inflammation; Sulphated polysaccharides
Partners
Veterinary Faculty of University of Santiago de Compostela; CarboLec – Federal University of Ceará; University of Lisboa, Faculty of Sciences; BioISI – Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute
Coordinator
MARE-Polytechnic of Leiria: Rui Pedrosa – rui.pedrosa@ipleiria.pt
Funding
239.898,16 € (Polytechnic of Leiria)| POCI – Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização/FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia // Duration 2018-2022
