Kim Se-Kwon, Bhatnagar Ira
Department of Chemistry, Pukyong National University, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Adv Food Nutr Res. 2011;64:85-96. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-387669-0.00007-7.
Laminaria is a kelp that finds its place in the brown algae family. It has been an area of study for past many years, and its wonderful biological properties have always attracted medical professionals and researchers to explore more and more from this wonder kelp. The constituents of Laminaria include iodine, potassium, magnesium, calcium and iron. Iodine compounds, TEA-hydroiodide in particular, are great lipolytic agents as they stimulate lipase activity. Laminarins on the other hand are used as a tumor angiogenic blocker. This genus of the kelps is also rich in algin, a high molecular weight polysaccharide that forms viscous colloidal solutions or gels in water leading to the use of kelp derivatives as bulk laxatives. It has great applications in cosmeceutical science, as well as some antibacterial properties have also been assigned to Laminaria. A deeper insight into the physical, biological, and chemical properties of this wonder kelp would lead to further exploitation of Laminaria for medicinal and cosmeceutical purpose.
海带是一种褐藻，属于褐藻科。在过去的许多年里，它一直是研究的领域，其奇妙的生物学特性一直吸引着医学专业人士和研究人员从这种神奇的海带中进行越来越多的探索。海带的成分包括碘、钾、镁、钙和铁。碘化合物，特别是氢碘酸三乙醇胺，是很好的脂肪分解剂，因为它们能刺激脂肪酶的活性。另一方面，海带多糖被用作肿瘤血管生成阻滞剂。这种海带属还富含藻胶，藻胶是一种高分子量多糖，在水中形成粘性胶体溶液或凝胶，导致海带衍生物被用作容积性泻药。它在药妆科学中有很大的应用，海带也被赋予了一些抗菌特性。对这种神奇海带的物理、生物学和化学特性进行更深入的研究，将有助于进一步开发海带用于医药和药妆目的。
