Sargassum siliquastrum is a brown alga species in the genus Sargassum.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Gyrista |
| Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Fucales |
| Family: | Sargassaceae |
| Genus: | Sargassum |
| Species: | S. siliquastrum
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| Binomial name | |
| Sargassum siliquastrum (Mertens ex Turner) C.Agardh, 1820
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| Synonyms | |
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Sargassum tortile (C.Agardh) C.Agardh, 1820 | |
Sargachromanols are bio-active isolates of S. siliquastrum. It has anti-inflammatory effect.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Yoon WJ, Heo SJ, Han SC, Lee HJ, Kang GJ, Kang HK, Hyun JW, Koh YS, Yoo ES (August 2012). "Anti-inflammatory effect of sargachromanol G isolated from Sargassum siliquastrum in RAW 264.7 cells". Arch Pharm Res. 35 (8): 1421–30. doi:10.1007/s12272-012-0812-5. PMID 22941485.
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