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Ecklonia Stolonifera
''Ecklonia stolonifera'' (Japanese: ツルアラメ, turuarame) is a brown alga species in the genus '' Ecklonia'' found in the Sea of Japan. It is an edible species traditionally eaten in Japan. Chemistry Phlorotannins ''Ecklonia stolonifera'' contains the phlorotannins phlorofucofuroeckol A, eckol, dieckol, dioxinodehydroeckol (eckstolonol), 2-phloroeckol, phlorofucofuroeckol B, 6,6'-bieckol, triphlorethol-A, phloroglucinol Phloroglucinol is an organic compound with the formula C6H3(OH)3. It is a colorless solid. It is used in the organic synthesis, synthesis of pharmaceuticals and explosives. Phloroglucinol is one of three isomeric benzenetriols. The other two isom ... and 7-phloroeckol. Those phlorotannins are responsible for the potent pharmacological effects associated with this seaweed. These molecules show a hepatoprotective activity. Oxylipins The oxylipins ecklonialactones A, B, C, D, E and F and fucosterol can also be isolated from the spec ... [...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] |
Hepatoprotective
Hepatoprotection or antihepatotoxicity is the ability of a chemical substance to prevent damage to the liver. This is opposite to hepatotoxicity. Hepatoprotective molecules used in emergency medicine * Acetylcysteine is considered the hepatoprotective drug of choice when treating an overdose of acetaminophen/paracetamol. * Silymarin is given intravenously to treat poisoning from Amanita mushrooms according to the Santa Cruz protocol devised by Dr Todd Mitchell at UCSC. Herbs with potentially hepatoprotective constituents * '' Astragalus membranaceus'' * ''Brassica'' * ''Silybum marianum ''Silybum marianum'' is a species of thistle. It has various common names including milk thistle, blessed milkthistle, Marian thistle, Mary thistle, Saint Mary's thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, variegated thistle and Scotch thistle (not ...'', from which silymarin is derived * '' Andrographis paniculata''Andrographis paniculata http://www.stuartxchange.com/Sinta.html References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plants Described In 1913
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] |
Fucosterol
Fucosterol is a sterol isolated from algae such as ''Ecklonia cava'' or ''Ecklonia stolonifera ''Ecklonia stolonifera'' (Japanese: ツルアラメ, turuarame) is a brown alga species in the genus '' Ecklonia'' found in the Sea of Japan. It is an edible species traditionally eaten in Japan. Chemistry Phlorotannins ''Ecklonia stolonife ...''. References External links * Ecklonia Sterols {{steroid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxylipin
Oxylipins constitute a family of oxygenated natural products which are formed from fatty acids by pathways involving at least one step of dioxygen-dependent oxidation. These small polar lipid compounds are metabolites of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) including omega-3 fatty acids and omega-6 fatty acids. Oxylipins are formed by enzymatic or non-enzymatic oxidation of PUFAs. In animal species, four main pathways of oxylipin production prevail: lipoxygenases (LOXs) pathway, cyklooxygenases (COXs) route, cytochrome P450 (CYPs) pathway, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) route. These pathways result in formation of many different oxylipin molecules which are important for number of processes in living organisms. The processes include inflammation, blood flow, energy metabolism, cellular life, cell signaling, or muscle contractions. Oxylipins have both pro- and anti-inflammatory roles. Oxylipins are widespread in aerobic organisms including plants, animals and fungi. Many of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7-phloroeckol
7-Phloroeckol is a phlorotannin found in the edible brown algae arame (''Ecklonia bicyclis'') and turuarame (''Ecklonia stolonifera ''Ecklonia stolonifera'' (Japanese: ツルアラメ, turuarame) is a brown alga species in the genus '' Ecklonia'' found in the Sea of Japan. It is an edible species traditionally eaten in Japan. Chemistry Phlorotannins ''Ecklonia stolonife ...''). References Phlorotannins Dibenzodioxins {{aromatic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
