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Yield optimization, physicochemical characterizations, and antioxidant properties of food grade agar from Gracilaria tenuistipitata of Cox's Bazar coast, Bangladesh. [PDF]

Food Sci Nutr, 2023
AbstractThe present study was aimed at investigating the optimization of extraction variables for food grade quality agar from Gracilaria tenuistipitata, so far, the first study on Bangladeshi seaweed. Water (native)‐ and NaOH (alkali)‐pretreated agars were comparatively analyzed by several physicochemical parameters.
Mohibbullah M, Talha MA, Baten MA, Newaz AW, Choi JS.   +4 more
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Nutritional and biofunctional characterizations of four novel edible aquatic plants of Bangladesh [PDF]

Heliyon
Aquatic plants are a cheap and renewable biomass rich in bioactive and biofunctional compounds, holding valorization prospects for use in food and pharmaceuticals.
Sharmin Suraiya, Sadia Jannat Ria, Mst. Umme Tanzim Riya, Farzana Yasmin Ritu, Ayesha Akhter Sumona, Ashika Banu Rodela, Lovely Akter, Md. Salah Uddin, Md. Nazmul Hasan   +8 more
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Aqueous Extracts of the Edible <em>Gracilaria tenuistipitata</em> are Protective Against H₂O₂-Induced DNA Damage, Growth Inhibition, and Cell Cycle Arrest [PDF]

Molecules, 2012
Potential antioxidant properties of an aqueous extract of the edible red seaweed <em>Gracilaria tenuistipitata</em> (AEGT) against oxidative DNA damage were evaluated.
Chi-Chen Yeh, Jin-Ching Lee, Szu-Cheng Yi, Hurng-Wern Huang, Chao-Neng Tseng, Hsueh-Wei Chang, Jing-Iong Yang   +6 more
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White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei That Have Received Gracilaria tenuistipitata Extract Show Early Recovery of Immune Parameters after Ammonia Stressing [PDF]

Marine Drugs, 2015
White shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei immersed in seawater (35‰) containing Gracilaria tenuistipitata extract (GTE) at 0 (control), 400, and 600 mg/L for 3 h were exposed to 5 mg/L ammonia-N (ammonia as nitrogen), and immune parameters including hyaline ...
Yu-Yuan Chen, Jiann-Chu Chen, Yong-Chin Lin, Su-Tuen Yeh, Chien-Lun Huang   +4 more
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Anti-proliferative effect of methanolic extract of Gracilaria tenuistipitata on oral cancer cells involves apoptosis, DNA damage, and oxidative stress [PDF]

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2012
Background Methanolic extracts of Gracilaria tenuistipitata (MEGT) were obtained from the edible red algae. Previously, we found that water extract of G.
Yeh Chi-Chen, Yang Jing-Iong, Lee Jin-Ching, Tseng Chao-Neng, Chan Ya-Ching, Hseu You-Cheng, Tang Jen-Yang, Chuang Li-Yeh, Huang Hurng-Wern, Chang Fang-Rong, Chang Hsueh-Wei   +10 more
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Aqueous extract of the edible Gracilaria tenuistipitata inhibits hepatitis C viral replication via cyclooxygenase-2 suppression and reduces virus-induced inflammation. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an important human pathogen leading to hepatocellular carcinoma. Using an in vitro cell-based HCV replicon and JFH-1 infection system, we demonstrated that an aqueous extract of the seaweed Gracilaria tenuistipitata (AEGT ...
Kuan-Jen Chen, Chin-Kai Tseng, Fang-Rong Chang, Jin-Iong Yang, Chi-Chen Yeh, Wei-Chun Chen, Shou-Fang Wu, Hsueh-Wei Chang, Jin-Ching Lee   +8 more
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Aqueous extract of Gracilaria tenuistipitata suppresses LPS-induced NF-κB and MAPK activation in RAW 264.7 and rat peritoneal macrophages and exerts hepatoprotective effects on carbon tetrachloride-treated rat. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
In addition to the previous investigations of bioactivity of aqueous extract of the edible Gracilaria tenuistipitata (AEGT) against H2O2-induced DNA damage and hepatitis C virus replication, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential ...
Chin-Kai Tseng, Chun-Kuang Lin, Hsueh-Wei Chang, Yu-Hsuan Wu, Feng-Lin Yen, Fang-Rong Chang, Wei-Chun Chen, Chi-Chen Yeh, Jin-Ching Lee   +8 more
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“Physicochemical characterization and microbial quality evaluation of Gracilaria tenuistipitata added crackers’’

Applied Food Research
Crackers, a widely consumed category of flour-based baked snacks, are experiencing a growing trend of incorporating functional ingredients. Gracilaria tenuistipitata is a widely cultivated tropical red seaweed in Bangladesh, yet it remains unexplored in ...
Ananya Raiyan, Md. Mohasin Hossain, Md. Ashrafuzzaman Zahid, Nazia Nawshad Lina, Suvasish Das Shuvo, Rashida Parvin   +5 more
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The complete plastid genome and phylogenetic analysis of Gracilaria edulis [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
Gracilaria edulis, a marine red macroalgae, is a rich source of sulfated polysaccharides, carbohydrate, vitamins, and minerals, and showed multiple bioactivities such as antibacterial, antitumour, and cholinesterase inhibitory activity.
Tao Liu, Xianming Tang, Xuli Jia, Xiangyu Wu, Min Huang, Jun Zeng, Weizhou Chen   +6 more
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Taxonomic identity of Gracilariaceae (Rhodophyta) species tolerant to hot summers: An integrative morphological and molecular assessment

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society
Gracilariaceae species are among the most economically important seaweeds, with a wide range of applications. Large‐scale cultivation of Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis has already been established along the eastern coast of China. However, as global demand
Zhaojun Zeng, Chunli Chen, Qun Lai, Jinhui Wu, Xinyue Yin, Enyi Xie, Kun Lin, Wencheng Yang, Manning Lei, Xinlu Wu, Youyou Guo, Rong Xin, Jianjun Cui, Xiao Jiang   +13 more
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