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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Peter Chater, Dr Matthew WilcoxORCiD, Paul Cherry, Dr Iain Brownlee, Emeritus Professor Chris SealORCiD, Professor Jeffrey Pearson
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The effect of three Hebridean brown seaweeds on lipase activity was assessed using a turbidimetric lipase activity assay and an in vitro simulation of the upper digestive tract. The preparations of Ascophyllum nodosum, Fucus vesiculosus, and Pelvetia canaliculata were tested; whole seaweed homogenate, sodium carbonate extract, and ethanol extracts (pellet and supernatant were tested separately). All extracts showed significant inhibition of lipase, suggesting multiple bioactive agents, potentially including alginates, fucoidans, and polyphenols. Whole homogenate extract of F. vesiculosus was the most potent inhibitor of Lipase (IC50 = 0.119 mg mL-1), followed by ethanol supernatant (IC50 = 0.159 mg mL-1) while ethanol pellet and sodium carbonate extract showed relatively weaker inhibition (IC50 = 0.360 mg mL-1 and IC50 = 0.969 mg mL-1 respectively). For A. nodosum and P. canaliculata, strongest inhibition occurred with ethanol pellet (IC50 = 0.238 and 0.228 mg mL(-1), respectively). These inhibitory effects were validated in a model gut system. The data presented herein suggests the use of seaweed as a potential weight management tool is deserving of further investigation.
Author(s): Chater PI, Wilcox M, Cherry P, Herford A, Mustar S, Wheater H, Brownlee I, Seal C, Pearson J
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Applied Phycology
Year: 2016
Volume: 28
Issue: 2
Pages: 1303-1313
Print publication date: 01/04/2016
Online publication date: 26/05/2015
Acceptance date: 07/05/2015
ISSN (print): 0921-8971
ISSN (electronic): 1573-5176
Publisher: Springer
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-015-0619-0
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-015-0619-0
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