Dictyota friabilis explained

Dictyota friabilis is a species of brown seaweed in the family Dictyotaceae.^[1] It has been found around the world in tropical and subtropical climates, including Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Gulf of Oman. There are different medical studies involving Dictyota friabilis for use in human application.^{[2] [3]}

Description

Dictyota friabilis has Y-shaped branching tips and is iridescent which makes it glow bluish green.^[4] Dictyota friabilis can grow to between in size with a frond span of .^[5]

Distribution

Dictyota friabilis in tropical and subtropical climates worldwide, including Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Gulf of Oman.^{[6] [7]}

Habitat

Dictyota friabilis inhabits coastal areas at depths of up to .^[8]

Human use

There have been a few studies with the goals of using Dictyota friabilis for medical purposes. One study used dolabelladienetriol, a compound acquired from the species, to reduce the replication of HIV-1.^{[9] [10]} Another study found that there were compounds that had large variation on cancer cells depending on the season, which may be due to the amount of energy being acquired from photosynthesis.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Dictyota friabilis Setchell, 1926 . 220782 . 2024-10-21.
2. Rushdi . Mohammed I. . Abdel-Rahman . Iman A. M. . Attia . Eman Zekry . Saber . Hani . Saber . Abdullah A. . Bringmann . Gerhard . Abdelmohsen . Usama Ramadan . 2022-01-20 . The Biodiversity of the Genus Dictyota: Phytochemical and Pharmacological Natural Products Prospectives . Molecules . en . 27 . 3 . 672 . 10.3390/molecules27030672 . free . 35163940 . 8838102 . 1420-3049.
3. Mansur . Ahmad A. . Brown . Murray T. . Billington . Richard A. . August 2020 . The cytotoxic activity of extracts of the brown alga Cystoseira tamariscifolia (Hudson) Papenfuss, against cancer cell lines changes seasonally . Journal of Applied Phycology . en . 32 . 4 . 2419–2429 . 10.1007/s10811-019-02016-z . 2020JAPco..32.2419M . 0921-8971.
4. Web site: Dictyota friabilis . 2024-10-21 . www.marinelifephotography.com.
5. Web site: Dictyota friabilis Dictyota friabilis . 2024-10-21 . www.reeflex.net.
6. Nic Dhonncha . E. . Guiry . M. D. . December 2002 . Algaebase: Documenting Seaweed Biodiversity in Ireland and the World . Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy . 102B . 3 . 185–188 . 10.1353/bae.2002.a809909 . 2009-003X.
7. Wysor . B. . Clerck . O. De . 2003-01-10 . An Updated and Annotated List of Marine Brown Algae (Phaeophyceae) of the Caribbean Coast of the Republic of Panama . Botanica Marina . 46 . 2 . 10.1515/BOT.2003.016 . 0006-8055.
8. Web site: Dictyota friabilis Setchell . 2024-11-25 . Sealifebase.
9. Stephens . Paulo Roberto Soares . Cirne-Santos . Claudio Cesar . de Souza Barros . Caroline . Teixeira . Valéria Laneuville . Carneiro . Leila Abboud Dias . Amorim . Leonardo dos Santos Corrêa . Ocampo . Jurandy Susana Patrícia . Castello-Branco . Luíz Roberto Ribeiro . de Palmer Paixão . Izabel Christina Nunes . April 2017 . Diterpene from marine brown alga Dictyota friabilis as a potential microbicide against HIV-1 in tissue explants . Journal of Applied Phycology . en . 29 . 2 . 775–780 . 10.1007/s10811-016-0925-1 . 2017JAPco..29..775S . 0921-8971.
10. Rushdi . Mohammed I. . Abdel-Rahman . Iman A. M. . Attia . Eman Zekry . Saber . Hani . Saber . Abdullah A. . Bringmann . Gerhard . Abdelmohsen . Usama Ramadan . 2022-01-20 . The Biodiversity of the Genus Dictyota: Phytochemical and Pharmacological Natural Products Prospectives . Molecules . en . 27 . 3 . 672 . 10.3390/molecules27030672 . free . 35163940 . 8838102 . 1420-3049.
11. Mansur . Ahmad A. . Brown . Murray T. . Billington . Richard A. . August 2020 . The cytotoxic activity of extracts of the brown alga Cystoseira tamariscifolia (Hudson) Papenfuss, against cancer cell lines changes seasonally . Journal of Applied Phycology . en . 32 . 4 . 2419–2429 . 10.1007/s10811-019-02016-z . 2020JAPco..32.2419M . 0921-8971.