Porthesia scintillans, a serious pest threat to major crops. Here, we evaluated the toxicity of Caulerpa scalpelliformis fractions (CSF1, CSF2, and CSF3) against P. scintillans. Fraction CSF1 attra...

The regulation of the inflammatory response is essential to maintaining homeostasis. Several studies have investigated new drugs that may contribute to avoiding or minimizing excessive inflammatory process. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of extracts of green algae Caulerpa mexicana on models inflammation. In mice, the inflammatory peritonitis model is induced by zymosan. Previ...

The authors have listed 85 species of macrophytes that have probably been introduced to the Mediterranean. Among them, nine species can be considered as invasive, i.e., playing a conspicuous role in the recipient ecosystems, taking the place of keystone species and/or being economically harmful: Acrothamnion preissii, Asparagopsis armata, Lophocladia lallemandii, Womersleyella setacea (Rhodophy...

In present study, biochemical compositions (ash, lipid and protein) of five different macroalgae ((Green Macroalgae-GMA (Chaetomorpha linum Caulerpa prolifera), Red Macroalgae-RMA (Pterocladiella capi-lacea), Brown Macroalgae-BMA (Sargassum vulgare Ericaria amentacea)) Angiosperm/Seagrass (Hal-ophila stipulacea) collected from Iskenderun Bay were investigated. The differences observed between s...

Caulerpa racemosa is a tropical green alga introduced into the Mediterranean as an immigrant from the Red Sea which has successfully fast-spread in the south-eastern and in the north-western part of the basin. C. racemosa occurs mostly in shallow but also in deep subtidal habitats colonising hard and soft substrata where turfs, erect algae and even seagrasses are present with the potential to p...

Radikal bebas merupakan suatu molekul yang sangat reaktif dan tidak stabil, dapat mengakibatkan kerusakan protein, Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid (DNA), membran sel, serta memicu timbulnya penyakit degeneratif. Kerusakan-kerusakan tersebut dicegah dengan senyawa antioksidan alami maupun sintetik. Caulerpa sp. rumput laut hijau berpotensi sebagai sumber alami. umum diolah menjadi urap dalam keadaan se...