Ulva conglobata

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]

Ulva conglobata
Scientific classification
Clade:	Viridiplantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	UTC clade
Order:	Ulvales
Family:	Ulvaceae
Genus:	Ulva
Species:	U. conglobata
Binomial name
Ulva conglobata Kjellman, 1897

Description

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

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

1. "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.
2. 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. Bibcode:2006JAPco..18....9M. doi:10.1007/s10811-005-9008-4. S2CID 20197601.
3. M.D. Guiry (March 7, 1998). "Ulva conglobata Kjellman". Seaweed Africa. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
4. "Ulva conglobata Kjellman, 1897". Retrieved March 24, 2013.
5. 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.
6. Tricone A (2011). "Marine Biocatalysts: Enzymatic Features and Applications". Mar Drugs.
7. "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

• 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.