Utilization of a marine brown alga, Sargassum horneri (Turner) C. Agardh, as a sustainable biomass resource

可溶性膳食纤维的含量与藻体的成熟度和分泌物的粘稠度有明显的对应关系。horneri）。最好的季节来收获人类消费的仙人掌是在早春，当它已经完全成长和成熟。老S。horneri也富含膳食纤维。本研究表明，S. horneri可以作为一种可持续的植物性食物资源。Horneri显示出显著更高的粪便排出量以及肠道植物群的变化。因此，S.对大鼠的肠道环境可能有积极的影响。喂食富含胆固醇饮食的大鼠显示血清总胆固醇（T-CHO）浓度增加。老S。Horneri对高胆固醇血症大鼠具有降低胆固醇的作用。

The amount of soluble dietary fiber apparently corresponds to the maturity level and viscous exudates from the tissues of Sargassum horneri (S. horneri). The best season to harvest the alga for human consumption is in early spring, when it has fully grown and matured. Aged S. horneri is also rich in dietary fiber. The present study showed that S. horneri could be utilized as a sustainable plant food resource.Rats fed S. horneri showed significantly higher fecal output, as well as changes in the intestinal flora. Thus, the consumption of S. horneri might have positively influenced on the intestinal environment of the rats. Rats fed cholesterol-enriched diets showed an increase in the concentration of serum total cholesterol (T-CHO). Aged S. horneri imparted cholesterol-lowering effects on hypercholesterolemic rats.