Stigmasterol- an Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor from with relevance to Alzheimer's disease Therapy.

This study observed screening, purification and identification of cholinesterase inhibitors from the microalgae . Mixed microalgal culture was screened from freshwater samples for sp. Single colony was purified and authenticated as .

In vitro hepatoprotective activity of Sargassum wightii against CCl4 induced hepatic damage.

In vitro hepatoprotective activity of Sargassum wightii methanolic extract was checked using established cell culture (Hep G2) and primary rat hepatocytes. In Hep G2 cells, the extract concentrations varying from 31.25-500 μg/ml were studied using 1% CCl4 as toxicant.

Fucoidan - An α-amylase inhibitor from Sargassum wightii with relevance to NIDDM.

The present experiment was conducted to screen the α-amylase inhibitory activity of fucoidan extracted from Sargassum wightii collected at the coastal area of Mandapam, Tamil Nadu, India. Fucoidan was extracted from the sporophyll of S. Wightii by ethanol and CaCl2 precipitation method.