Sargassum siliquastrum

Sargassum siliquastrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Chromista
Phylum:	Ochrophyta
Class:	Phaeophyceae
Order:	Fucales
Family:	Sargassaceae
Genus:	Sargassum
Species:	S. siliquastrum
Binomial name
	Sargassum siliquastrum; (Mertens ex Turner) C.Agardh, 1820
Subspecies
	Sargassum siliquastrum var. nipponense Grunow; Sargassum siliquastrum var. capitellatum Grunow; Sargassum siliquastrum var. pyriferum Harvey;
Synonyms
	Sargassum tortile (C.Agardh) C.Agardh, 1820

Sargassum siliquastrum is a brown alga species in the genus Sargassum.

Sargachromanols are bio-active isolates of S. siliquastrum. It has anti-inflammatory effect.[1]

References

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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