Superphylum Heterokonta Family Lessoniaceae Rank Species | Class Phaeophyceae Genus Ecklonia Order Kelp | |
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Similar Ecklonia, Eisenia, Ecklonia cava, Ecklonia kurome, Arame | ||
Ecklonia stolonifera (Japanese: ツルアラメ, turuarame) is a brown alga species in the genus Ecklonia found in the Sea of Japan. It is an edible species traditionally eaten in Japan.
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Phlorotannins
Ecklonia stolonifera contains the phlorotannins phlorofucofuroeckol A, eckol, dieckol, dioxinodehydroeckol (eckstolonol), 2-phloroeckol, phlorofucofuroeckol B, 6,6'-bieckol, triphlorethol-A, phloroglucinol and 7-phloroeckol.
Those phlorotannins are responsible for the potent pharmacological effects associated with this seaweed. These molecules show a hepatoprotective activity.
Oxylipins
The oxylipins ecklonialactones A, B, C, D, E and F and fucosterol can also be isolated from the species.
References
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