κ-Karaginan adalah koloid hidrofilik yang diekstrak dari makroalga Eucheuma cottonii. κ-karaginan mempunyai berat molekul sangat besar sehingga pemanfaatannya terbatas. Namun, dalam bentuk Carrageenan Oligosaccharide (COs), aktivitas fisik dan biologi bervariasi, termasuk anti tumor, oksidan angiogenik. Enzim κ-karaginase berperan memutus ikatan β-(1,4) pada untuk menghasilkan κ-COs (κ-carragee...

This study was aimed at investigating the effects of Eucheuma cottonii (EC) in oxidative stress and the signaling for mucin synthesis in rat lungs chronically exposed to coal dust. Coal dust with concomitant oral administration of ethanolic extract of EC at doses of 150 (EC150) or 300 mg/kg BW (EC300) compared to exposed to PM10 coal dust at doses of 6.25 (CD6.25), 12.5 (CD12.5), or 25 mg/m(3) ...

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...