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Sugiura Y, Katsuzaki H, Imai K, Amano H. The Anti-Allergic and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Phlorotannins from the Edible Brown Algae, Ecklonia sp. and Eisenia sp. Nat Prod Commun 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x211060924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Because the number of people suffering from allergies has significantly increased, improved ways of treating these conditions by medical, pharmaceutical, and dietary means are required. Large numbers of studies on allergy have been conducted, and many anti-allergic compounds have been found. Phenolic compounds from terrestrial plants, including catechins and flavonoids, possess anti-allergic properties. Although polyphenols are present in some brown algae, their anti-allergic activities were not studied in detail before the 1990s. The focus was on the algal polyphenols, collectively called phlorotannins (eg., eckol, 6,6′-bieckol, 8,8′-bieckol, dieckol, and phlorofucofuroeckol-A), and research was conducted to clarify their anti-allergic activities. This review summarizes the anti-allergic effects of phlorotannins isolated from the brown alga, Eisenia nipponica, and related reports by other research groups.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yoshimasa Sugiura
- Laboratory of Food Function and Biochemistry, Department of Food Science and Technology, National Research and Development Agency, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, National Fisheries University, Shimonoseki, Japan
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- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
| | - Hideomi Amano
- Laboratory of Marine Biochemistry, Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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