4.5.5. Anti-Inflammatory Activity

Several studies have demonstrated that some extracts and compounds from a wide variety of algae have potential anti-inflammatory compounds. For example, [66] studied the anti-inflamatory capacity of methanolic extracts obtained from red seaweed *Dichotomaria obtusata*. Other authors [65] reported the enhanced anti-inflamatory ability of brown kelp *Laminaria japonica* by fermentation with *Bacillus subtilis*. Likewise, [67] reported anti-inflammatory properties of several marine algae collected from the Mannar coast gulf (Tuticorin, South India).
