Sargassum siliquastrum

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Sargassum siliquastrum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: Sar
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Fucales
Family: Sargassaceae
Genus: Sargassum
Species:
S. siliquastrum
Binomial name
Sargassum siliquastrum
(Mertens ex Turner) C.Agardh, 1820
Subspecies
  • Sargassum siliquastrum var. nipponense Grunow
  • Sargassum siliquastrum var. capitellatum Grunow
  • Sargassum siliquastrum var. pyriferum Harvey
Synonyms

Sargassum tortile (C.Agardh) C.Agardh, 1820

Sargassum siliquastrum is a brown alga species in the genus Sargassum .

Contents

Sargachromanols are bio-active isolates of S. siliquastrum. It has anti-inflammatory effect. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ Yoon WJ, Heo SJ, Han SC, Lee HJ, Kang GJ, Kang HK, Hyun JW, Koh YS, Yoo ES (August 2012). "Anti-inflammatory effect of sargachromanol G isolated from Sargassum siliquastrum in RAW 264.7 cells". Arch Pharm Res. 35 (8): 1421–30. doi:10.1007/s12272-012-0812-5. PMID   22941485.

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