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Ecklonia Kurome
''Ecklonia kurome'' ( (kurome), zh, 鹅掌菜) is a brown alga species in the genus '' Ecklonia'' found in the Sea of Japan. The phlorotannins eckol, phlorofucofuroeckol A and 8,8'-bieckol can be found in ''Ecklonia kurome''. An oligosaccharide extract from ''Ecklonia kurome'' called is approved in China for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, but the evidence is highly dubious. See also * Kombu ''Konbu'' (from ) is edible kelp mostly from the family Laminariaceae and is widely eaten in East Asia. It may also be referred to as ''dasima'' () or ''haidai'' (). Kelp features in the diets of many civilizations, including Chinese and Icela ... References External links algaebase.org kurome Plants described in 1927 Biota of the Temperate Northern Pacific {{Phaeophyceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kintarô Okamura
was a Japanese botanist and educationalist (1867 - 1935). He is the author of important studies about seaweed Seaweed, or macroalgae, refers to thousands of species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae. The term includes some types of ''Rhodophyta'' (red), '' Phaeophyta'' (brown) and ''Chlorophyta'' (green) macroalgae. Seaweed species such as ...s. He's also well known for his educational books collection, the ''Ohraimono''. Okamura is the editor of two exsiccatae, namely ''An Album of Japanese Bryophyta'' and ''Algae Japonicae exsiccatae''. Bibliography * * * * - published between 1907 and 1937, Japanese text with English summary. Total 10 volumes were bound to seven. Reprint in 2016. ** * * * * * * * References Short biography 1867 births 1935 deaths 20th-century Japanese botanists 19th-century Japanese botanists Japanese phycologists Scientists from Tokyo {{Japan-botanist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecklonia
''Ecklonia'' is a genus of kelp (brown algae) belonging to the family Lessoniaceae. The genus name of ''Ecklonia'' is in honour of Christian Friedrich Ecklon (1795–1868), who was a Danish botanical collector and apothecary. The genus was circumscribed by Jens Wilken Hornemann in Kongl. Danske Vidensk. Selk. Naturvidenskab. Math. Afh. Vol.3 on pages 385–388 in 1828. Known species * '' Ecklonia biruncinata'' * '' Ecklonia brevipes'' * ''Ecklonia cava'' * '' Ecklonia fastigiata'' * ''Ecklonia kurome'' * '' Ecklonia maxima'' * '' Ecklonia muratii'' * '' Ecklonia radiata'' * '' Ecklonia stolonifera'' * '' Ecklonia radicosa'' ''Ecklonia'' species produce eckol-type phlorotannins.Protective effect of phlorotannin components phloroglucinol and eckol on radiation-induced intestinal injury in mice. Changjong Moon, Sung-Ho Kim, Jong-Choon Kim, Jin Won Hyun, Nam Ho Lee, Jae Woo Park and Taekyun Shin, Phytotherapy Research, February 2008, Volume 22, Issue 2, pages 238–242, The name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eckol
Eckol is a phlorotannin isolated from brown algae in the family Lessoniaceae such as species in the genus '' Ecklonia'' such as '' E. cava'' or '' E. kurome'' or in the genus '' Eisenia'' such as '' Eisenia bicyclis''. The molecule possesses a dibenzo-''p''-dioxin skeleton and a phloroglucinol component. The molecule can also be viewed as a phloroglucinol trimer. It exhibits an antiplasmin inhibitory effect and a radioprotective effect in a mouse model. It also exhibits an ''in vitro'' cytoprotective effect against oxidative stress in Chinese hamster lung fibroblasts. It also shows antithrombotic An antithrombotic agent is a drug that reduces the formation of blood clots ( thrombi).http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?antithrombotic Antithrombotics can be used therapeutically for prevention ( primary prevention, secondary prevention) or ... and profibrinolytic activities. References {{phlorotannin Phlorotannins Dibenzodioxins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phlorofucofuroeckol A
Phlorofucofuroeckol A is a phlorotannin isolated from brown algae species such as ''Eisenia bicyclis'' (an edible seaweed called ''arame'' in Japan), ''Ecklonia cava'', ''Ecklonia kurome'' or '' Ecklonia stolonifera''. The molecule possesses both the dibenzo-1,4-dioxin and dibenzofuran Dibenzofuran (DBF) is a heterocyclic organic compound with the chemical structure shown at right. It is an aromatic compound that has two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring. All the numbered carbon atoms have a hydrogen atom bonded to each ... elements. References Benzofuran ethers at the benzene ring Dibenzofurans Phlorotannins Dibenzodioxins {{aromatic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease and the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events. As the disease advances, symptoms can include problems with language, disorientation (including easily getting lost), mood swings, loss of motivation, self-neglect, and behavioral issues. As a person's condition declines, they often withdraw from family and society. Gradually, bodily functions are lost, ultimately leading to death. Although the speed of progression can vary, the average life expectancy following diagnosis is three to twelve years. The causes of Alzheimer's disease remain poorly understood. There are many environmental and genetic risk factors associated with its development. The strongest genetic risk factor is from an allele of apolipoprotein E. Other risk factors include a history of head injury, clinical depression, and high blood pressure. The progression of the di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kombu
''Konbu'' (from ) is edible kelp mostly from the family Laminariaceae and is widely eaten in East Asia. It may also be referred to as ''dasima'' () or ''haidai'' (). Kelp features in the diets of many civilizations, including Chinese and Icelandic; however, the largest consumers of kelp are the Japanese, who have incorporated kelp and seaweed into their diets for over 1,500 years. Prominent species There are about eighteen edible species in Laminariaceae and most of them, but not all, are called kombu. Confusingly, species of Laminariaceae have multiple names in biology and in fisheries science. In the following list, fisheries science synonyms are in parentheses, and Japanese names follow them. * ''Saccharina japonica'' (''Laminaria japonica''), ** ''Saccharina japonica'' var. ''religiosa'' (''Laminaria religiosa''), ** ''Saccharina japonica'' var. ''diabolica'' (''Laminaria diabolica''), l ** ''Saccharina japonica'' var. ''ochotensis'' (''Laminaria ochotensis''), – co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plants Described In 1927
Plants are the eukaryotes that form the kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with cyanobacteria to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water, using the green pigment chlorophyll. Exceptions are parasitic plants that have lost the genes for chlorophyll and photosynthesis, and obtain their energy from other plants or fungi. Most plants are multicellular, except for some green algae. Historically, as in Aristotle's biology, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi. Definitions have narrowed since then; current definitions exclude fungi and some of the algae. By the definition used in this article, plants form the clade Viridiplantae (green plants), which consists of the green algae and the embryophytes or land plants (hornworts, liverworts, mosses, lycophytes, ferns, conifers and other gymnosperm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
