Phlorotannins from Brown Algae (Fucus vesiculosus) Inhibited the Formation of Advanced Glycation Endproducts by Scavenging Reactive Carbonyls

• Published in: Journal of agricultural and food chemistry Vol. 60; no. 5; pp. 1326 - 1334
• Main Authors: Liu, Haiyan, Gu, Liwei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 08.02.2012
• Subjects: acetates; acetone; Biological and medical sciences; bovine serum albumin; butanol; chemistry; diabetes; drugs; Food industries; Fucus; Fucus - chemistry; Fucus vesiculosus; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; glucose; glycation; Glycation End Products, Advanced - chemistry; Glycosylation End Products, Advanced; Glyoxal; Glyoxal - chemistry; methylene chloride; Phaeophyceae - chemistry; Phaeophyta; Phloroglucinol; Phloroglucinol - chemistry; Pyruvaldehyde; Pyruvaldehyde - chemistry; renal failure; Serum Albumin, Bovine; Serum Albumin, Bovine - chemistry; advanced glycation endproducts; Fucus vesiculosus; methylglyoxal; Heterokontophyta; Algae; Glycation; Phaeophyceae

Accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in vivo is associated with aging, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, renal failure, etc. The objective of this study was to investigate the inhibitory effects of brown algae Fucus vesiculosus phlorotannins on the formation of AGEs. F. vesiculosus ph...