EFFECT OF MARINE ALGAE ON CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM IN. RABBIT

Authors

  • Shahnaz Ismail PCSJR Laboratories Complex, Karachi-75280, Pakistan
  • Maryam Mirza PCSJR Laboratories Complex, Karachi-75280, Pakistan
  • Alia Bano PCSJR Laboratories Complex, Karachi-75280, Pakistan
  • Viqaruddin Ahmed Hussain Ebrahim Jamal Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • Yasmeen Radar PCSJR Laboratories Complex, Karachi-75280, Pakistan

Keywords:

Sargassum boveanum, Hypo-cholestemic activity, Rabbit serum, Lipid.

Abstract

Brown seaweed species Cystoseira barbata, Jyengaria stellata and Sargassum boveanum were collected from Karachi coast at Ras Mauri (Capemonze) and Bulleji. Studies have been carried out to determine their fat content and the effect of weed S. boveanum diet on the cholesterol level of rabbit serum. To estimate the extent of the effectiveness of seaweed, a parallel study was made with a drug "LOPID" [gemfibroxil; 2, 2-dimethyl-5- (2, 5-Xylyloxy) Valerie acid; (Parke-Davis Corp.)]. The tested seaweed is more effective than the standard drug used.

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Published

2001-04-23

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 2 (2001): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles

How to Cite

EFFECT OF MARINE ALGAE ON CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM IN. RABBIT. (2001). Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 44(2), 86-88. https://www.v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/1885

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