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Post by beebs on Dec 27, 2011 10:16:18 GMT -5
As an intro do Marine Nutriton, see the Vid below: Intro ARticle discussing the benefits of marine foods: Marine Bioactives as Functional Food Ingredients: Potential to Reduce the Incidence of Chronic DiseasesSinéad Lordan, R. Paul Ross, and Catherine Stanton* Teagasc Food Research Centre Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland; E-Mails: sinead.lordan@teagasc.ie (S.L.); Email: paul.ross@teagasc.ie (R.P.R.) *Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: catherine.stanton@teagasc.ie; Tel.: +353-25-42-606; Fax: +353-25-42-340. Received April 2, 2011; Revised June 2, 2011; Accepted June 8, 2011. This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Small right arrow pointing to: Abstract The marine environment represents a relatively untapped source of functional ingredients that can be applied to various aspects of food processing, storage, and fortification. Moreover, numerous marine-based compounds have been identified as having diverse biological activities, with some reported to interfere with the pathogenesis of diseases. Bioactive peptides isolated from fish protein hydrolysates as well as algal fucans, galactans and alginates have been shown to possess anticoagulant, anticancer and hypocholesterolemic activities. Additionally, fish oils and marine bacteria are excellent sources of omega-3 fatty acids, while crustaceans and seaweeds contain powerful antioxidants such as carotenoids and phenolic compounds. On the basis of their bioactive properties, this review focuses on the potential use of marine-derived compounds as functional food ingredients for health maintenance and the prevention of chronic diseases. Keywords: disease, functional food ingredients, marine, polyunsaturated fatty acids ...../ www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3131561/?tool=pmcentrez
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Post by beebs on Dec 27, 2011 10:33:09 GMT -5
The pub below discusses the powerful anticoagulant and anti oxidantsagainst oxidative stress of a brown seaweed Heterofucans from the Brown Seaweed Canistrocarpus cervicornis with Anticoagulant and Antioxidant ActivitiesCont/... We obtained six types of anticoagulant and antioxidant heterofucans from the brown alga C. cervicornis. These were denominated CC-0.3, CC-0.5, CC-0.7, CC-1.0, CC-1.2, and CC-2.0. Heterofucans CC-0.3, CC-0.5, CC-0.7 and CC-1.0 were able to double aPPT with only 0.1 mg/mL of plasma, a result similar to that obtained with Clexane®. Indeed, CC-0.7 and CC-1.0 had the greatest anticoagulant activity. All the heterofucans exhibited appreciable total antioxidant capacity, low hydroxyl radical scavenging activity, good superoxide radical scavenging efficiency (except CC-1.0) and excellent ferrous chelating ability (except CC-0.3). With such strong concomitant antioxidant and anticoagulant activities, several heterofucans, mainly CC-0.7 and CC-1.2, were identified as potential multipotent drugs. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3039474/?tool=pmcentrez
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Post by beebs on Dec 27, 2011 10:38:07 GMT -5
I had posted about marine nutrients such as phytoplankton and Ecklonia Cava etc lost all the data. Neuroprotective effects of marine algae.Pangestuti R, Kim SK. Source Marine Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Pukyong National University, Busan 608-737, Korea. Abstract The marine environment is known as a rich source of chemical structures with numerous beneficial health effects. Among marine organisms, marine algae have been identified as an under-exploited plant resource, although they have long been recognized as valuable sources of structurally diverse bioactive compounds. Presently, several lines of studies have provided insight into biological activities and neuroprotective effects of marine algae including antioxidant, anti-neuroinflammatory, cholinesterase inhibitory activity and the inhibition of neuronal death. Hence, marine algae have great potential to be used for neuroprotection as part of pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and functional foods. This contribution presents an overview of marine algal neuroprotective effects and their potential application in neuroprotection. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21673890
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Post by beebs on Dec 27, 2011 10:42:12 GMT -5
One of my favorites, Ecklonia Cava.. Phlorotannins from Ecklonia cava (Phaeophyceae): biological activities and potential health benefits.Wijesekara I, Yoon NY, Kim SK. Source Marine Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Pukyong National University, Busan, Republic of Korea. Abstract The importance of bioactive derivatives as functional ingredients has been well recognized due to their valuable health beneficial effects. Therefore, isolation and characterization of novel functional ingredients with biological activities from seaweeds have gained much attention. Ecklonia cava Kjellman is an edible seaweed, which has been recognized as a rich source of bioactive derivatives mainly, phlorotannins. These phlorotannins exhibit various beneficial biological activities such as antioxidant, anticancer, antidiabetic, anti-human immunodeficiency virus, antihypertensive, matrix metalloproteinase enzyme inhibition, hyaluronidase enzyme inhibition, radioprotective, and antiallergic activities. This review focuses on biological activities of phlorotannins with potential health beneficial applications in functional foods, pharmaceuticals, and cosmeceuticals. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20803523
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