Antiviral Potential of Algae Polysaccharides Isolated from Marine Sources: A Review

Table 1

Antiviral activities of algae polysaccharides derived from marine sources.

Antiviral polysaccharide	Organism	Virus
Carrageenan	Red alga, Gigartina skottsbergii	Influenza virus, DENV, HSV-1, HSV-2, HPV, HRV, HIV
Galactan	Red algae, Callophyllis variegate, Agardhiella tenera, Schizymenia binderi, Cryptonemia crenulata	HSV-1, HSV-2, HIV-1, HIV-2, DENV, HAV
Alginate	Brown algae, Laminaria hyperborea, Laminaria digitata, Laminaria japonica, Ascophyllum nodosum, Macrocystis pyrifera	HIV, IAV, HBV
Fucan	Brown algae, Adenocytis utricularis, Undaria pinnatifida, Stoechospermum marginatum, Cystoseira indica, Cladosiphon okamuranus, Fucus vesiculosus	HSV-1, HSV-2, HCMV, VSV, Sindbis virus, HIV-1
Laminaran	Brown algae, Fucus vesiculosus, Saccharina longicruris, Ascophyllum nodosum	HIV
Naviculan	Diatom, Navicula directa	HSV-1, HSV-2
p-KG03	Microalga, Gyrodinium impudicum	EMCV, influenza A virus
A1 and A2	Microalga, Cochlodinium polykrikoides	Influenza A and B viruses, RSV-A, RSV-B, parainfluenza-2
Calcium spirulan	Blue-green alga, Arthrospira platensis	HSV-1, measles, mumps, influenza, polio, Coxsackie, HIV-1, HCMV
Nostaflan	Blue-green alga, Nostoc flagelliforme	HSV-1, HSV-2, influenza A virus, human cytomegalovirus
Sea algae extract	Red alga, Schizymenia pacifica	HIV, AMV, RMLV