Dieckol Explained

Dieckol is a phlorotannin that can be found in arame (Eisenia bicyclis),^{[1] [2]} in Ecklonia cava^[3] or in Ecklonia stolonifera.^{[4] [5]}

This compound shows antithrombotic and profibrinolytic activities.^[2] It has also an effect on hair growth.^[6]

See also

• Procyanidin B3, a proanthocyanidin dimer with the same hair growth-promoting effect

Notes and References

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2. 10.1002/jcb.24163. Antithrombotic and profibrinolytic activities of eckol and dieckol. 2012. Kim. Tae Hoon. Ku. Sae-Kwang. Bae. Jong-Sup. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 113. 9. 2877–83. 22511271. 2151927.
3. 10.1016/j.fct.2010.06.032. Dieckol isolated from Ecklonia cava inhibits α-glucosidase and α-amylase in vitro and alleviates postprandial hyperglycemia in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. 2010. Lee. Seung-Hong. Park. Mi-Hwa. Heo. Soo-Jin. Kang. Sung-Myung. Ko. Seok-Chun. Han. Ji-Sook. Jeon. You-Jin. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 48. 10. 2633–7. 20600532.
4. 20422362. 2010. Goo. HR. Choi. JS. Na. DH. Quantitative determination of major phlorotannins in Ecklonia stolonifera. 33. 4. 539–44. 10.1007/s12272-010-0407-y. Archives of Pharmacal Research. 26981463.
5. 16880634. 2006. Joe. MJ. Kim. SN. Choi. HY. Shin. WS. Park. GM. Kang. DW. Kim. YK. The inhibitory effects of eckol and dieckol from Ecklonia stolonifera on the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-1 in human dermal fibroblasts. 29. 8. 1735–9. Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 10.1248/bpb.29.1735. free.
6. 10.3390/ijms13056407. 22754373. Effect of Dieckol, a Component of Ecklonia cava, on the Promotion of Hair Growth. 2012. Kang. Jung-Il. Kim. Sang-Cheol. Kim. Min-Kyoung. Boo. Hye-Jin. Jeon. You-Jin. Koh. Young-Sang. Yoo. Eun-Sook. Kang. Sung-Myung. Kang. Hee-Kyoung. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 13. 12. 6407–23. 3382810 . free .