Seaweeds are one of the most important marine resources of the world that contain various biologically active compounds which serve as a component for nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industry. Recently there is a growing interest on the discovery of natural phytochemicals which are generally safer than synthetic chemicals. Hence the present investigation was carried out to screen bioactive com...

This study investigated the hypoglycemic effect of the Padina arborescens extract in STZ-induced diabetic mice. Freeze-dried Padina arborescens were extracted with 80% methanol and concentrated for use in this study. The hypoglycemic effect was determined by inhibitory activities against α-glucosidase and α-amylase as well as the alleviation of postprandial blood glucose level. Padina arboresce...

Ethanolic crude extracts from seven marine algal species belong to Clorophyceae (Cladophora glomerata, Enteromorpha linza, Ulva rigida), Phaeophyceae (Cystoseira barbata, Padina pavonica) and Rhodophyceae (Corallina officinalis, Ceramium ciliatum) from the coast of Vona, Turkey were evaluated in vitro for the antibacterial and antifungal activity of six bacteria and two fungus with the paper di...

—Padina antillarum (Kützing) Piccone and P. glabra Gaillard are newly reported for Florida. The first species, which has been widely reported from the Indo-Pacific under the name P. tetrastromatica Hauck, has seldom been reported from the Western Atlantic. The type locality of P. antillarum is Trinidad in the Lesser Antilles, and there are reports of its occurrence from Venezuela and Colombia. ...

Background: Padina sp. is an algae that has potential as a functional food. This study aimed to explore the chemical and photochemical constituent in the methanolic exract of Padina sp. Methods: Brown algae of Padina sp. from Puntondo coast, Takalar, Indonesia was prepared. The algae characterization was carried out based on the standard procedure of Association of Official Agricultural Chemis...

Article history: Received on: 03/04/2016 Revised on: 05/05/2016 Accepted on: 30/06/2016 Available online: 26/09/2016 Marine algae are potential sources of biologically active compounds with antiviral, antimicrobial and anticancer activities. Two species of marine algae, Padina boryana Thivy and Enteromorpha sp were collected from the Red Sea. Both species were extracted with ethanol, acetone, a...

Predicting the impacts of ocean acidification on coastal ecosystems requires an understanding of the effects on macroalgae and their grazers, as these underpin the ecology of rocky shores. Whilst calcified coralline algae (Rhodophyta) appear to be especially vulnerable to ocean acidification, there is a lack of information concerning calcified brown algae (Phaeophyta), which are not obligate ca...

A survey of 152 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains from medical centers in Las Cruces, NM, and El Paso, TX, revealed the presence of spa types 2 and 24 (clone USA100) and spa type 1 (clone USA300-0114). Las Cruces MRSA displayed relatively high vancomycin MICs, and one hetero-vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus strain was identified.

Abstiact: When offered single species of seaweeds in excess amounts, the sea urchin Arbuciapunctulata (Lamarck) Philippi consumed significantly more Gracilana folijr,a (Forsskal) Borgrsen and Codium z3thmocladium Vickers than Sargassum filipendula C. Agardh, Padina vickersiae Hoyt, or Dictyota dichotomu (Hudson) Lamouroux. When all five species were offered to urchins simultaneously, patterns o...

1. Computational Neuroimaging Lab. Biocruces Health Research Institute. Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain 2. Quantitative Biomedicine Unit. Biocruces Health Research Institute. Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain 3. Dipartimento di Fisica, Universit degli Studi di Bari and INFN, Bari, Italy 4. Ikerbasque, The Basque Foundation for Science. Bilbao, Spain *Correspondence to je...