brown alga


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brown alga

any of a mostly marine group of algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by brown pigment.
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Biological activity of Spatoglossum asperum: A Brown Alga. Phytother.
Caulerpin from a New Source Spatoglossum asperum: a Brown Alga
The fungus was isolated from the brown alga Dictyota dichotoma.
Molecular Characterization and Endophytic Life Style Pattern of Cladosporium uredinicola Derived from Marine Brown Alga Dictyota dichotoma
Effects of secondary metabolites from the tropical Brazilian brown alga Dictyota menstrualis on the amphipod Parhyale hawaiensis.
Antioxidant and anti-cancer activities of brown and red seaweed extracts from Chilean coasts
have reported the biosynthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles using a brown alga extract (Bifurcaria bifurcata).
A Review of Current Research into the Biogenic Synthesis of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles via Marine Algae and Seagrasses
Bioactive chemical constituents from the brown Alga Homoeostrichus formosana.
Isololiolide, a carotenoid metabolite isolated from the brown alga Cystoseira tamariscifolia, is cytotoxic and able to induce apoptosis in hepatocarcinoma cells through caspase-3 activation, decreased Bcl-2 levels, increased p53 expression and PARP cleavage
Chattopadhyay et al reported that fucoidan showed the highest antioxidant activity followed by alginate and laminarans from brown alga Turbinaria conoides (120).
Biological responses of algal derived sulfated polysaccharides: an emphasis on cancer prophylaxis
A dolabellane diterpene from the brown alga Dictyota pfaffii as chemical defense against herbivores.
Chemical defense in the red seaweed plocamium brasiliense: spatial variability and differential action on herbivores/Defesa quimica na macroalga marinha vermelha Plocamium brasiliense: variabilidade espacial e diferentes acoes sobre herbivoros
Jeon, "Antiproliferative and antioxidant properties of an enzymatic hydrolysate from brown alga, Ecklonia cava," Food and Chemical Toxicology, vol.
Anticancer and antitumor potential of fucoidan and fucoxanthin, two main metabolites isolated from brown algae
Examination of the epiphytes under stereomicroscope allowed identifying the species as the filamentous brown alga Pylaiella littoralis, a common macrophyte species in the shallow coastal areas of the Baltic Sea.
First evidence on the epiphytic macroalga Pylaiella littoralis on the prawn Palaemon adspersus
The field experiments were carried out with three species common in the adjacent sea area representing three different morphological and ecological groups: Ulva intestinalis, a filamentous, fast-growing green alga; Fucus vesiculosus, a perennial brown alga with slow metabolism; and Furcellaria lumbricalis, a perennial red alga.
Results of laboratory and field experiments of the direct effect of increasing C[O.sub.2] on net primary production of macroalgal species in brackish-water ecosystems/Labori-ja valikatsete tulemused: kasvava C[O.sub.2] kontsentratsiooni moju makrovetikate neto-primaarproduktsioonile riimveelistes tingimustes
The fucoidan from the brown alga Sargassum polycystum was extracted (CHOTIGEAT et al., 2004) using HCl as solvent, and yielded 22.3%.
Anticoagulant properties of a crude sulfated polysaccharide from the red marine alga Halymenia floresia (Clemente) C. Agardh/Propriedades anticoagulantes de um polissacarideo sulfatado bruto da alga marinha vermelha Halymenia floresia (Clemente) C. Agardh

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