09/16/2019 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez
Researchers from Federal Fluminense University in Brazil evaluated the anti-coagulant and anti-platelet effects of extracts from Acanthophora spicifera and some commercial products, such as biotin, myristic acid, cholesterol, beta-carotene, and vitamin B12. The results of their study were published in the Journal of Medicinal Plants Research.
Based on these results, the researchers concluded that the commercial products they tested and the A. spicifera extracts have therapeutic potential and can be used to develop a new class of anti-hemostatic drugs.
Journal Reference:
Vivian RDS, Laura DAM, Ana CRDS, Kelly KGP, Caio CRN, Diana NC, Valeria LT, Andre LF. EXPLORING THE ANTICOAGULANT AND ANTIPLATELET EFFECT OF THE EXTRACTS OF THE RED MARINE ALGA ACANTHOPHORA SPICIFERA. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 25 January 2019;13(2):31–40. DOI: 10.5897/jmpr2018.6718
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