About the Authors

Sheeja Aravindan

Affiliations Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America, Department of Marine Sciences, Center of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, India

Caroline R. Delma

Affiliations Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America, Department of Marine Sciences, Center of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, India

Somasundaram S. Thirugnanasambandan

Affiliation Department of Marine Sciences, Center of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, India

Terence S. Herman

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America

Natarajan Aravindan

naravind@ouhsc.edu

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America

Competing Interests

Please note that the co-author Natarajan Aravindan is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all and any of the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NA SA ST TSH. Performed the experiments: SA CD NA ST. Analyzed the data: NA SA CD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NA ST TSH. Wrote the paper: NA SA CD ST TSH. Seaweed colllection: CD. Polyphenol extraction: CD NA.