''Sargassum siliquastrum'' is a brown alga species in the genus ''
Sargassum
''Sargassum'' is a genus of brown macroalgae ( seaweed) in the order Fucales of the Phaeophyceae class. Numerous species are distributed throughout the temperate and tropical oceans of the world, where they generally inhabit shallow water and ...
''.
Sargachromanol
Sargachromanols are a group of related chemical compounds isolated from the brown alga '' Sargassum siliquastrum''. At least 20 members of the class have been identified, named sargachromanol A through T. Sargachromanol G has ''in vitro'' anti-i ...
s are bio-active isolates of ''S. siliquastrum''. It has anti-inflammatory effect.
See also
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List of Sargassum species
The genus ''Sargassum'' contains over 300 species of brown algae:
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*'' Sargassum abbottiae'' G.C.Trono, Jr., 1994
*'' Sargassum acinacifolium'' Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1924
*'' Sargassum acinaciforme'' Montagne, 1850
*'' Sargassum acinaria'' C ...
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Fucales
Species described in 1820