| SP | Seaweed proteins |
| AA | Amino acids |
| EAA | Essential amino acids |
| NEAA | Non-essential amino acids |
| BAPs | Bioactive peptides |
| GP | Glycoprotein |
| PBP | Phycobiliprotein |
| PE | Phycoerythrin |
| MAAs | Mycosporine-like amino acids |
| λmax | Absorption maxima |
| ORAC | Oxygen radical absorption capacity |
| FRAP | Ferric reducing antioxidant power |
| DPPH | 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |
| ABTS | 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| ACE | Angiotensin-I converter enzyme |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HSV | Herpes simplex virus |
| HPV | Human papilloma virus |
| SARS-CoV | Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus |
| IL | Interleukin |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| NO | Nitric oxide synthase |
| iNOS | Nitric oxide |
| TLR | Toll-like receptors |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-β |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor κb |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharides |
| MPO | Myeloperoxidase |
| HO-2 | Hemeoxygenase-2 |
| JNK | Jun N-terminal kinase |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-related kinase |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| IGF-IR | Insulin-like growth factor-I receptor |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| DPP-IV | Dipeptidyl peptidase-IV |
| GLP-1 | Glucagon-like peptide-1 |
| IRS-I | Insulin receptor substrate-I |