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Post by beebs on Sept 3, 2012 18:52:00 GMT -5
Excerpt from an article concerning the powerful antioxidative, free radical scavenging mechanism of seaweeds. Amazing capacity to scavenge Nitric Oxide (NO) Hydroxyl, and Hdrogen Peroxide. I have been chewing on Dulse, Kombu and other sea weeds on/off. The article discusses Gelidiella acerosa which contains highest antioxidant activity and Haligra sps which shows remedial activities towards some Staph infectious pathogens. Its worth reading the whole article. I will read up on those two seaweeds mentioned in the article, and find out about accessibility. Bioprotective properties of seaweeds: In vitro evaluation of antioxidant activity and antimicrobial activity against food borne bacteria in relation to polyphenolic contentKasi P Devi*, Natarajan Suganthy, Periyanaina Kesika and Shanmugaiahthevar K Pandian Abstract Background For many years chemical preservatives have been used in food, to act as either antimicrobials or antioxidants or both. In general, consumers regard additive-free foods as safer since preservatives can cause health hazards like asthma and cancer and are suspected to be mutagenic and neurotoxic. The present study was carried out to evaluate the antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of methanolic extracts of seaweeds, with a view to developing safer food preservatives. Whole article here: www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/8/38
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