• 제목/요약/키워드: Marine alga

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Antioxidant Activity of Sulfated Polysaccharides Isolated from Sargassum fulvellum

  • Choi, Dae-Sung;Athukorala, Yasantha;Jeon, You-Jin;Senevirathne, Mahinda;Cho, Kyun-Rha;Kim, Soo-Hyun
    • Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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    • 제12권2호
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    • pp.65-73
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    • 2007
  • Sargassum fulvellum, a marine brown alga, is a popular low priced edible plant in Korean markets. The polysaccharide fraction of the alga was separated and investigated for its radical scavenging activities and the results compared with those of commercial fucoidans (Fucus vesiculosus and Undaria pinnatifida), BHA and ${\alpha}$-tocopherol. The polysaccharide fraction of S. fulvellum showed a promising DPPH radical scavenging activity than did other fucoidans. Moreover, the sample exhibited a dose-dependent activity on hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity in the V79-4 cell line. Interestingly, all the tested polysaccharide counterparts were more potent NO. scavengers than were the commercial antioxidants, BHA and ${\alpha}$-tocopherol. The sulfated polysaccharide of S. fulvellum had an approximate molecular weight of 529 kDa and mainly consisted of fucose and galactose, and minor amounts of mannose, rhamnose and xylose.

Inhibition of the expression on MMP-2, 9 and morphological changes via human fibrosarcoma cell line by 6,6'-bieckol from marine alga Ecklonia cava

  • Zhang, Chen;Li, Yong;Shi, Xiujuan;Kim, Se-Kwon
    • BMB Reports
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    • 제43권1호
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    • pp.62-68
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    • 2010
  • Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of zinc-endopeptidases which can degrade extracellular matrix (ECM) components and play important roles in a variety of biological and pathological processes. 6,6'-bieckol isolated and characterized from an edible marine brown alga Ecklonia cava (EC), according to the comprehensive spectral analysis of MS and NMR data. Here the influence of 6,6'-bieckol on expressions of MMPs was examined by zymography and western blot analysis via human fibrosarcoma cell line (HT1080). It is shown that 6,6'-bieckol significantly down regulated the expressions of MMP-2 and -9 in dose-dependent manner. The influence of 6,6'-bieckol on the cell viability and cell behavior of HT1080 cells were also investigated, our dates shown that it suppressed the migration and 3D culture in HT1080 cells. Meanwhile, we explored several signal pathways which may contribute to this process, and found the suppressing of MMPs expressions in HT1080 cells might be due to the suppression of NF-${\kappa}B$ signal pathway.

Community Structure of Free-living Marine Nematodes in the Area of Agar-Producing Alga Ahnfeltia Tobuchiensis Field (Starka Strait, Peter the Great Bay, East Sea)

  • Pavlyuk, Olga;Trebukhova, Yulia
    • Ocean Science Journal
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    • 제42권3호
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    • pp.165-170
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    • 2007
  • The structure of the nematodes communities has been studied in the sediments on two sites located outside and under the layer of Ahnfeltia tobuchiensis (Kanno and Matsubara 1932; Makijenko 1970). Bottom sediments at the stations were represented by sands with a different degree of silting. Specific structure of nematodes at the stations was significantly different under the similar environmental conditions (water depth, dissolved oxygen saturation, salinity, temperature of the bottom layer and organic carbon content inside of the sediment). Nematodes dominated (75.7 %) in meiobenthos community under the layer of A. tobuchiensis where concentration of silt particles was 12 %. Representatives of the family Comesomatidae were dominant. Low index of species diversity and high Simpson domination index were detected in this community. Under a layer of A. tobuchiensis with the thickness of 30 cm concentration of the silt particles was 5.39 %; nematodes density was low and made 32.1 % of the general density of meiobenthos. Species of the families Xyalidae and Monoposthiidae were dominant. Outside of A. tobuchiensis, field percentage of silt particles was minimal (3.1 %) and representatives of families Cyatholaimidae and Axonolaimidae dominated. The specific structure of nematodes in this type of the ground is characterized by high index of species diversity and low level of domination.

Identification of Chemical Structure and Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Diphlorethohydroxycarmalol Isolated from a Brown Alga, Ishige okamurae

  • Heo, Soo-Jin;Kim, Jong-Pyung;Jung, Won-Kyo;Lee, Nam-Ho;Kang, Hahk-Soo;Jun, Eun-Mi;Park, Soon-Hye;Kang, Sung-Myung;Lee, Young-Jae;Park, Pyo-Jam;Jeon, You-Jin
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제18권4호
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    • pp.676-681
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    • 2008
  • To obtain a natural antioxidant from a marine biomass, this study investigated the antioxidative activity of methanolic extracts from the marine brown alga, Ishige okamurae collected off Jeju Island. A potent free radical scavenging activity was detected in the ethyl acetate fraction containing polyphenolic compounds, and the potent antioxidant elucidated as a kind of phlorotannin, diphlorethohydroxycarmalol, by NMR and mass spectroscopic data. The free radical scavenging activities of the diphlorethohydroxycarmalol were investigated in relation to 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), alkyl, and hydroxyl radicals using an electron spin resonance (ESR) system. The diphlorethohydroxycarmalol was found to scavenge DPPH ($IC_{50}=3.41{\mu}M$) and alkyl ($IC_{50}=4.92{\mu}M$) radicals more effectively than the commercial antioxidant, ascorbic acid. Therefore, these results present diphlorethohydroxycarmalol as a new phlorotannin with a potent antioxidative activity that could be useful in cosmetics, foods, and pharmaceuticals.

제주연안 큰열매모자반의 생장과 성숙패턴 분석을 위한 생식배분 지수의 적용 (Application of reproductive allocation index to the analysis of growth and maturation patterns of Sargassum macrocarpum C. Agardh in Jeju Island, Korea)

  • 고신자;김유경;홍성완;강민수;황은경;이영돈
    • 환경생물
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    • 제37권4호
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    • pp.672-681
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    • 2019
  • 큰열매모자반은 제주도 연안 생태계에서 수관층을 형성하는 중요한 다년생 갈조류이다. 이 연구는 2018년 5월부터 2019년 6월까지 제주연안에서 큰열매모자반 개체군의 생장 및 생식패턴을 밝히기 위하여 수행되었다. 큰열매모자반 개체군의 정량조사를 통해 월별 형질분석, 밀도 및 현존량 분석을 실시하였다. 또한 큰열매모자반의 생식자원 배분 특성을 조사하기 위하여 전체 엽체길이 및 엽중량에 대한 생식엽길이와 중량비율을 측정하였다. 조사지역에서 큰열매모자반의 최대 엽장은 6월에 135.3±20.0 cm, 최대 엽중량은 5월에 평균 3.6±2.1kg·wet-wt., 평균밀도는 4.5 individuals·m-2 및 평균현존량은 4.6 kg·wet-wt.·m-2였다. 생식기탁의 형성은 4~8월(수온 16.1~25.0℃)까지 관찰되었으며, 난 방출 시기는 6~7월(수온 19.3~22.9℃)이었다. 엽체의 발달은 수온 14.1℃ 이상의 조건에서 이루어 졌으며, 성숙에 요구되는 유효 적산온도는 726.3 degree-days였다. 큰열매모자반의 생식배분은 6월에 최대 69.3%로 나타났다. 큰열매모자반의 생장과 성숙패턴은 생장기(10~1월), 생식시작기(2~4월), 성숙기(5~6월), 난 방출기(6~7월) 및 휴지기(8~9월)로 구분되었다.

광합성 미세조류 Nannochloropsis oculata의 최적배양 조건 (Optimal Culture Conditions for Photosynthetic Microalgae Nannochloropsis oculata)

  • 박현진;진은정;정태만;주현;이재화
    • 공업화학
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    • 제21권6호
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    • pp.659-663
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    • 2010
  • 미세조류는 전 세계 바다에 분포하고 있으며 일부 종들은 인간의 식품에 이용되어 왔다. 특히, 광합성 미세조류 Nannochloropsis oculata는 영양적 가치가 우수하여 관심을 받고 있다. 본 연구에서는 광합성 미세조류 Nannochloropsis oculata의 고농도배양을 위한 배양온도, 초기 pH, 배양액 선정, 인공해수 농도, 배지농도, $CO_2$영향 등 최적조건을 확립하고자 하였다. 그 결과, 3%의 인공해수, 초기 pH 8.5, 배양온도 $25^{\circ}C$가 최적 배양조건으로 판별되었다. 미세조류에 $CO_2$를 공급하지 않았을 때에는 건조 균체량이 0.76 g/L이었지만, 5% $CO_2$ 공급 이후 1.50 g/L로 높은 성장률을 보였다. 클로로필 생합성은 미세조류 성장과 깊은 연관이 있는 것으로 판명되었다.