This study was designed to investigate the comparative in vivo cardiovascular protective effects of red, green, and brown tropical seaweeds, namely, Kappaphycus alvarezii (or Eucheuma cottonii), Caulerpa lentillifera, and Sargassum polycystum, in rats fed on high-cholesterol/high-fat (HCF) diets. Male Sprague-Dawley rats (weighing 260-300 g) on the HCF diet had significantly increased body weig...

The branched glucans glycogen and starch are the most widespread storage carbohydrates in living organisms. The production of semicrystalline starch granules in plants is more complex than that of small, soluble glycogen particles in microbes and animals. However, the factors determining whether glycogen or starch is formed are not fully understood. The tropical tree Cecropia peltata is a rare ...

Seagrasses are important habitat-formers and ecosystem engineers that are under threat from bloom-forming seaweeds. These seaweeds have been suggested to outcompete the seagrasses, particularly when facilitated by eutrophication, causing regime shifts where green meadows and clear waters are replaced with unstable sediments, turbid waters, hypoxia, and poor habitat conditions for fishes and inv...

Mantacaprella macaronensis new genus, new species, is described based on specimens collected from Canary Islands and Cape Verde. Mantacaprella is close to the genera Pariambus , Pseudolirius , Propodalirius and Paracaprella , but can be distinguished by the combination of the following characteristics: pereopods 3, 4 and 5 two-articulate; pereopods 6 and 7 six-articulate; mandibular molar prese...

Caulerpa racemosa (C. racemosa) is a seaweed containing folic acid, thiamine, ascorbic and phenol as secondary metabolites that function antioxidants. This study aims to formulate hand moisturizing cream C. extract evaluate the quality of preparation. The manufacture from was carried out in several stages, namely extraction, antioxidant testing, formulation preparations, evaluation. Evaluation ...

Caulerpa lentillifera is widely known to have pharmacological benefits based on a variety of research findings. The study aims analyze the potential immunostimulant extract ethanol in blood profiles vivo. methods carried out included extraction ethanol, observation hematological profile erythrocytes, leukocytes and micronucleus phagocytosis activity Balb/c scavengers administered orally with do...

Indonesia is a maritime country that has seaweed natural resources have the potential to be developed. Several types of started cultivated by manipulating cultivation environment such as providing various fertilizers complement nutrient needs. This research was carried out at Hatchery and Aquaculture Technology Laboratory Study Program, Faculty Agriculture, Malikussaleh University in February –...