ar·a·me

(ăr′ə-mā, ə-rä′-)

An edible, mild-flavored seaweed.

[Japanese.]

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arame

(əˈrɑːmiː)

(Plants) a dark brown or black seaweed, Eisenia bicyclis (or Ecklonia bicyclis), that is used in Japanese cuisine

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arame - an edible seaweed with a mild flavor

seaweed - plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae

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nudus from a barren similar to urchins on the Eisenia bicyclis kelp bed (fishing ground).

DIETARY EFFECT OF KELP (SACCHARINA JAPONICA) ON GONAD QUANTITY AND QUALITY IN SEA URCHINS (MESOCENTROTUS NUDUS) COLLECTED FROM A BARREN BEFORE THE FISHING SEASON

Fucosterol derived from the brown alga Eisenia bicyclis is the most abundant phytosterol and has various biological activities, including antioxidant, anticancer, and antidiabetic properties [14].

Fucosterol Protects against Concanavalin A-Induced Acute Liver Injury: Focus on P38 MAPK/NF-[kappa]B Pathway Activity

The rates for 0.25%, 0.5%, and 2.5% Colpomenia bullosa, Costaria costata, Ecklonia cava, Eisenia bicyclis, Hizikia fusiformis, Myelophycus simplex, Petalonia binghamiae, Sargassum micracanthum, and Sargassum thunbergii methanol extracts were [greater than or equal to]69.7% at 12, 24, and 48 h; these were classified as non-larvicidal (data not shown).

LARVICIDAL EFFECTS OF KOREAN SEAWEED EXTRACTS ON BRINE SHRIMP ARTEMIA SALINA

Population studies on the Kelp Ecklonia cava and Eisenia bicyclis in Dokdo, Korea.

Effects of Ecklonia cava as fucoidan-rich algae on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, intestinal morphology and caecal microflora in weanling pigs

Inhibitors from Eisenia bicyclis, Irish seaweed, and Alaskan seaweed have all been recently reported as one of the biochemical mechanisms accountable for the reduction of serum glucose levels.

[alpha]-Amylase and [alpha]-Glucosidase Inhibitory Activities of Phenolic Extracts from Eucalyptus grandis x E. urophylla Bark

A phloroglucinol derivative from the brown alga Eisenia bicyclis has been found to be effective in inhibiting glycation and alpha-amylase (Okada et al., 2004).

Effect of Allium sativum leaf extracts on glucose tolerance in glucose-induced hyperglycemic mice

Pancreatic lipase inhibitory activity of phlorotannins isolated from Eisenia bicyclis. Phytother.

Hypolipidemic effect of the Chinese polyherbal Huanglian Jiedu decoction in type 2 diabetic rats and its possible mechanism

Similar result as observed for the same species that was cultured and feed with the brown seaweed Eisenia bicyclis (Uki, 1981) and U.

Tasas de crecimiento de Haliotis rufescens y Haliotis discus hannai en cultivos en estanques en el sur de chile (41,5[grados]S)

Choi, "Neuroprotective effect of edible brown alga Eisenia bicyclis on amyloid betapeptide-induced toxicity in PC12 cells, " Archives of Pharmacal Research, vol.

Role of copper and cholesterol association in the neurodegenerative process

Antioxidant activity of phlorotannins isolated from the brown alga Eisenia bicyclis. Fisher Sci., 62: 923-926.

Phloroglucinol, BAP and NAA enhance axillary shoot proliferation and other growth indicators in vitro culture of damask rose (Rosa damascena Mill.)