I am working on a collaborative, interdisciplinary project about the epiphytes of Laminaria - kelp seaweed. On the stipe of Laminaria we can find many different algae and animals (bryozoa and more) which are known to produce a variety of bioactive compounds; however, this biomass that reaches up to approximately 3.3 mil tons is discarded as waste during the harvesting process.

We implement a zero-waste approach of exploiting this epiphytic biomass trying to convert it into a variety of valuable bioactive products with promising applications in human health. We aim to the development of a sustainanble and "greener" seaweed industry. 

 

Academic article

• Barouti, Angeliki; Vinh, Le Ba; Herfindal, Lars et al. (2026). Marine Bromophenols from Laminaria hyperborea’s Epiphytic Biomass: Chemical Profiling, Cytotoxicity, and Antioxidant Activity. (external link)
• Barouti, Angeliki; Herfindal, Lars; Vagolu, Siva Krishna et al. (2024). Evaluation of the cytotoxic and antimicrobial potential of epiphytic biomass obtained from Laminaria hyperborea biorefinery side-streams. (external link)

Poster

• Valero-Rodriguez, Juan M; Sjøtun, Kjersti; Barouti, Angeliki et al. (2024). Effects of climate change on herbivory in macroalgae: a laboratory experiment. (external link)
• Barouti, Angeliki; Jordheim, Monica; Herfindal, Lars (2023). EPIPHYTES OF LAMINARIA: A PROMISING SOURCE OF ANTIMICROBIAL AND CYTOTOXIC COMPOUNDS. (external link)
• Barouti, Angeliki; Jordheim, Monica; Herfindal, Lars (2023). EPIPHYTES OF LAMINARIA: A PROMISING SOURCE OF ANTIMICROBIAL AND CYTOTOXIC COMPOUNDS. (external link)

Lecture

• Barouti, Angeliki; Jordheim, Monica; Herfindal, Lars (2022). Targeting high-value products from the epiphytes of Laminaria hyperborea. (external link)

Article in business/trade/industry journal

• Barouti, Angeliki; Herfindal, Lars; Jordheim, Monica (2021). The under-explored chemistry of seaweeds. (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.