Ulva conglobata
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Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Ulvales |
| Family: | Ulvaceae |
| Genus: | Ulva |
| Species: | U. conglobata
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| Binomial name | |
| Ulva conglobata Kjellman, 1897
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Ulva conglobata is a species of seaweed in the family Ulvaceae that can be found on Jeju Island of Korea,[1] Qingdao province of China[2] and Yokohama, Japan.[3]
Description[edit]
It is 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in length with rounded edges that are 9–16 micrometres (0.00035–0.00063 in) long and are 7–12 micrometres (0.00028–0.00047 in) wide. Its base is made up of 2 lines of cells which are 50 centimetres (20 in) in length. Its sides are 34–39 micrometres (0.0013–0.0015 in) while the bottom is 38–50 micrometres (0.0015–0.0020 in).[4]
Uses[edit]
Its methanol extract is used to treat Alzheimer's disease[5] while its ethanol have polysaccharides which contains 23.04-35.20% of sulfate ester with 10.82-14.91% of uronic acid, and 3.82-451% of protein.[2] It also produces crude enzyme when its mixed with linoleic acid[6] which is widely used to fight influenza.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ulva conglobata" (PDF). Faculty of Applied Marine Sciences. Jeju, Korea: Cheju National University. pp. 690–756. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- ^ a b Wenjun, Mao; Xiaoxue, Zang; Yi, Li; Huijuan, Zhang (February 1, 2006). "Sulfated polysaccharides from marine green algae Ulva conglobata and their anticoagulant activity". Journal of Applied Phycology. 18 (1). Springer Journals: 9–14. doi:10.1007/s10811-005-9008-4. S2CID 20197601.
- ^ M.D. Guiry (March 7, 1998). "Ulva conglobata Kjellman". Seaweed Africa. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- ^ "Ulva conglobata Kjellman, 1897". Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- ^ Da-Qing Jina; Chol Seung Lima; Jin-Young Sunga; Han Gil Choib; Ilho Haa; Jung-Soo Han (July 2006). "Ulva conglobata, a marine algae, has neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects in murine hippocampal and microglial cells". Neuroscience Letters. 402 (1–2): 154–158. doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2006.03.068. PMID 16644126. S2CID 41257619.
- ^ Tricone A (2011). "Marine Biocatalysts: Enzymatic Features and Applications". Mar Drugs.
- ^ "Water soluble polysaccharides of marine algal species of Ulva (Ulvales, Chlorophyta) of Indian Oceans" (PDF). Indian Journal of Marine Sciences. September 2001. pp. 166–172.
Further reading[edit]
- Jin, Da-Qing; Lim, Chol Seung; Sung, Jin-Young; Choi, Han Gil; Ha, Ilho; Han, Jung-Soo (July 10, 2006). "Ulva conglobata, a marine algae, has neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects in murine hippocampal and microglial cells". Neuroscience Letters. 402 (1–2): 154–158. doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2006.03.068. ISSN 0304-3940. PMID 16644126. S2CID 41257619.
- William Albert Setchell, Nathaniel Lyon Gardner (November 29, 1919). The Marine Algae of the Pacific Coast of North America: Myxophyceae. Vol. 8. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 270.
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