Tertiary red algae from Borneo

Red algae delays chronological ageing

During the chronological ageing process epidermal skin stem cells become less effective, meaning that the renewing and repairing activity of the epidermis is reduced. Moreover, fewer elastic fibres are synthesised, thereby inducing a progressive loss of skin elasticity. The standardised, COSMOS certified Cyanidium caldarium red algae extract, unique in its capability to produce gamma aminobutyr...

Polysaccharides from Red Algae: Genesis of a Renaissance

The Red Queen Effect is an evolutionary hypothesis [1]. This evolutionary concept is named for the Red Queen ́s comment to Alice in Through the Looking Glass that “it takes all the running you can do, to stay in the same place”. It posits that multicellular organisms with long life cycles must constantly change, adaptation process driven by the changing conditions of the environment, in order to...

Efficient Extraction of Agarose from Red Algae Using Ionic Liquids

We explored the possibility of using ionic liquids (ILs) as medium for efficient extraction of agarose via dissolution of red algae under varying conditions of heating or microwave irradiation. As compared to conventional methods, a very high extraction yield of good quality agarose (as high as 39 wt%) could be achieved depending upon the nature of used IL and applied experimental conditions. P...

CLASSIFICATION: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, BIOCHEMISTRY Characterization of the hetero-oligomeric red-type rubisco activase from red algae Short title: Hetero-oligomeric rubisco activase from red algae Key words: Rubisco, activase, photosynthesis, AAA+ proteins, red algae

Biological Activity and Chemical Constituents of Red and Brown Algae from the Persian Gulf

Different solvent extracts of a red algae, Hypnea flagelliformis,and two brown algae, Cystoseira myrica and Sargassum boveanum, collected from the Persian Gulf coast were subjected to different bioassays including: 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging assay, antibacterial and antifungal activity by thin layer chromatography (TLC)-bioautography, agar disc diffusion (ADD) ...