Pre-Cooking of Edible Marine Brown Algae for Reduction of Arsenic Contents

C4-Metabolism in Marine Brown Macrophytic Algae

Photosynthesis, Dark Fixation, /?-Carboxylation, C4-Metabolism, Brown Algae Marine brown macroalgae including Macrocystis integrifolia, Nereocystis luetkeana, Lessoniopsis littoralis, Laminaria saccharina, Fucus serratus and some further representatives of the Laminariales and Fucales (Phaeophyta) have been investigated with respect to their remarkably high potential for /?-carboxylation of pho...

Comparison of Antioxidant Activity and Total Phenolic Contents of some Persian Gulf Marine Algae

Background: Marine algae, especially brown species, produce a wide range of metabolites with various biological activities. Objective: Since marine algae are rich source of dietary fibers, minerals, proteins, vitamins and phenolic components with antioxidant effect, in addition to the rule of oxidative stress in pathogenesis of chronic diseases, the aim of this study was to investigate possib...

Bioaccumulation and Biotransformation of Arsenic by Marine Algae in Hawaii

Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Marine Brown Algae Sargassum

The present study was aimed to optimize the protocol for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles using aqueous extracts of Sargassum swartzii (Turner) C.Agardh and evaluate cytotoxic potetnials using brine shrimp bio-assay activity and Trypan blue dye exclusion method. The reduction of pure Ag+ ions was monitored by measuring the UV-Vis spectrum of the solution at 200-900 nm using Shimadzu spectr...

Brown Marine Algae: A Survey of Therapeutic Potentials

S eaweeds or marine algae have long made up a key part of the Asian diet and are also consumed in other parts of the world, such as in Ireland and Wales. Seaweed has often been used as a food for people who are sick and has been credited with health-giving properties.1 Today, seaweed supplements for human use are usually considered to be sources of iodine or minerals but may offer other therape...