Sargassum ringgoldianum

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Sargassum ringgoldianum
Scientific classification edit
Clade: SAR
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Fucales
Family: Sargassaceae
Genus: Sargassum
Species:
S. ringgoldianum
Binomial name
Sargassum ringgoldianum
Harvey 1860
Subspecies
  • Sargassum ringgoldianum subsp. coreanum (J.Agardh) Yoshida
  • Sargassum ringoldianum var. costatum Grunow
  • Sargassum ringoldianum f. ellipticum Okamura

Sargassum ringgoldianum is a brown alga species in the genus of Sargassum. The ethanol extract of S. ringgoldianum contains phlorotannins of the bifuhalol type, which shows an antioxidative activity.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Phlorotannins as Radical Scavengers from the Extract of Sargassum ringgoldianum. Masaaki Nakai, Norihiko Kageyama, Koichi Nakahara, Wataru Miki, Marine Biotechnology, August 2006, Volume 8, Issue 4, pages 409-414, doi:10.1007/s10126-005-6168-9
  • Characters of new algae, chiefly from Japan and adjacent regions, collected by Charles Wright in the North Pacific Exploring Expedition under Captain James Rodgers. Harvey W.H., Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1860, volume 4, pages 327-335

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